[Infowarrior] - VM Rootkits: The Next Big Threat?

2006-03-10 Thread Richard Forno
http://www.eweek.com/print_article2/0,1217,a=173285,00.asp VM Rootkits: The Next Big Threat? March 10, 2006 By Ryan Naraine Lab rats at Microsoft Research and the University of Michigan have teamed up to create prototypes for virtual machine-based rootkits that significantly push the envelope for

[Infowarrior] - Yet Another Terror Alert (amid low approval ratings)

2006-03-10 Thread Richard Forno
As if by now people organizing major public events didn't have security first and foremost in their minds, the FBI comes out with a late-Friday "reminder" about the possibility of terror attacks. While I'm sure this is purely coincidental, W's polls are quite low these days, and still falling

[Infowarrior] - Delete a file on your work PC, get sued

2006-03-10 Thread Richard Forno
Police blotter: Ex-employee faces suit over file deletion By Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com Published on ZDNet News: March 10, 2006, 10:32 AM PT http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6048449.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed "Police blotter" is a weekly report on the intersection of technology and the law. Wh

[Infowarrior] - Osama bin Laden fan clubs build online communities

2006-03-10 Thread Richard Forno
Osama bin Laden fan clubs build online communities By Kasie Hunt, USA TODAY http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-03-08-orkut-al-qaeda_x.htm?POE=TECISV A Al-Qaeda sympathizers are using Orkut, a popular, worldwide Internet service owned by Google, to rally support for Osama bin Laden, share video

[Infowarrior] - Bush declares war on freedom of the press

2006-03-10 Thread Richard Forno
Bush declares war on freedom of the press March 6, 2006 07:44 AM / The Rant . http://www.capitolhillblue.com/blog/2006/03/bush_declares_war_on_freedom_o.h tml By DOUG THOMPSON Using many of the questionable surveillance and monitoring techniques that brought both questions and criticism to his a

[Infowarrior] - Interesting media note....

2006-03-10 Thread Richard Forno
Anyone else notice how, in the MSM, the Western nations have "police" but second and third world nations all have "security forces" --- even when such nations (e.g., Iraq) have officially-established "police" organizations in addition to other law-enforcement and military units? Interesting use