[ISN] Secret army unit gets robbed

2004-01-22 Thread William Knowles
Forwarded from: Anonymous @ c4i.org http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=a0a06975-6340-4a40-ad00-a731bce04fb5 David Pugliese The Ottawa Citizen January 17, 2004 Canada's commandos may have tested their mettle against al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, but they appear to be no m

[ISN] Trend Micro balks at Reuters hysteria

2004-01-22 Thread William Knowles
Forwarded from: Vmyths.com Virus Hysteria Alert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vmyths.com Virus Hysteria Alert {20 January 2004, 19:10 CT} Reuters reporter Jennifer Tan filed a newswire last week to say "computer virus attacks cost global businesses an estimated $55 billion in damages in 2003." Her story q

[ISN] information security trends and patterns for 2003

2004-01-22 Thread William Knowles
Forwarded from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] By studying messages on various information security mailing lists, I've created a visual depiction of INFOSEC community trends over time. You can view my report at: http://www.sharp-ideas.net/research/infosec_zeitgeist.html If you'd like to leave me comments,

[ISN] Windows & .NET Magazine Security UPDATE--Linux vs. BSD--January 21, 2004

2004-01-22 Thread William Knowles
This Issue Sponsored By Exchange & Outlook Administrator http://list.winnetmag.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eeKY0CJgSH0CBw0BEf10AT 1. In Focus: Linux vs. BSD 2. Announcements - Get 2 Sample Issues of Windows & .NET Magazine! - New Web Semin

[ISN] UPDATED: FBI raids hacker home in search of stolen Half-Life 2 code

2004-01-22 Thread William Knowles
http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2004Jan/gee20040120023508.htm posted 11:55am EST Tue Jan 20 2004 submitted by J. Eric Smith Those wily grunts in the black helicopters are at it again. No, not Microsoft's Secret Service Legion, the somewhat-less-fear-inducing Federal Bureau of Investagation (FB

[ISN] CodeCon program announced, early registration deadline nearing

2004-01-22 Thread William Knowles
Forwarded from: Len Sassaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The program for CodeCon 2004 has been announced. http://www.codecon.org/2004/program.html CodeCon is the premier showcase of active hacker projects. It is a workshop for developers of real-world applications with working code and active developmen

[ISN] Bagle e-mail virus slows, fuels naming debate

2004-01-22 Thread William Knowles
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,89264,00.html [I've said it privately that one way to stomp out Windows viruses is to stop giving them cutesy names, I really wish someone would name the next Windows virus "Big Red Penis". I would think one virus outbreak with Da