Linux Today SECURITY LETTER FOR MAY 13, 2000

Latest Security News for the Linux and Open Source Community.

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PRNEWSWIRE: COMPUTER ASSOCIATES WARNS OF MSTREAM DENIAL OF
SERVICE TOOL

"mstream, which was found on a Linux system at a university,
enables hackers to launch attacks from multiple hijacked servers
within one or more Internet-connected systems to flood a victim
with crippling amounts of network traffic."

COMPLETE STORY:
http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CorUbWbWbtLLgmdC0&FQ=Linux&Nav=na-search-&StoryTitle=Linux

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SUNWORLD: HACKER'S TOOLCHEST; TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS FOR
PENETRATION TESTING

"What is a hacker's approach to penetration testing? What tools
do they use? In this column, Carole Fennelly asks noted 
security specialists Brian Martin,Mark Abene, and Rain Forest
Puppy for their perspective."

COMPLETE STORY:
http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-05-2000/swol-05-security.html

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EWEEK: MICROSOFT'S OUTLOOK: CLOUDY SECURITY

"IT managers and security experts, increasingly cynical
and sharply critical over virus assaults through 
Microsoft Corp.'s Outlook e-mail client, are 
questioning not only Microsoft's technology but also 
its reaction to the latest attacks. ... 'If we didn't 
already have [Outlook] installed, I don't think I'd get it now'..."

COMPLETE STORY:
http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2568904,00.html

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FRESHMEAT: SECURITY ISSUES OF AUTO-UPGRADES

"Package managers with download capabilities make it easy to
download and install the latest software releases, bugfixes,
and security patches. Could they also make it easy to download
and install the latest exploits without your knowing about it? "

COMPLETE STORY:
http://freshmeat.net/news/2000/05/13/958276740.html

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THE STANDARD: FTC PUBLISHES INTERNET PRIVACY RULE

"While not rejecting continued industry self-regulation outright,
the commissioners are expected to heed the advice of their 
staffs and tell Congress that it should enact new laws 
aimed at governing Internet privacy."

COMPLETE STORY:
http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,15114,00.html


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