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HP threatens researchers with DMCA
News If HP files suit or persuades the federal government to prosecute, the company could set a precedent that stifles research into computer security flaws, a practice that frequently involves publishing code that demonstrates vulnerabilities.
[July 31, 2002, 12:15]
Pro-Palestinian virus hits Israeli firms
News A handful of companies have been hit by a computer virus named Injustice that causes a victim's computer to send pro-Palestinian messages to 25 Israeli organisations and government agencies. The virus sends itself in email messages to the first 50...
[March 20, 2001, 10:35]
A Year Ago: Netscape announcement - Giant Lizard eats San Francisco
News Most notably, the cryptographic features are missing -- in part because that portion of the source contains code licenced from RSA Data Security and cannot be distributed freely, due to the US Government's ban on encryption exports.
[March 31, 1999, 6:02]
Firefox: The ultimate test for open source?
Talkback Maybe not to hackers but business, marketing and government. They have a great many "oops" situations which they leave go so marketing, business types and government would have no problems seeing and recording your information, not to mention...
[January 13, 2005, 14:16]
SGI warns of Web server vulnerability
News The company makes machines used for everything from scientific research to movie special effects, and many are used by government and defence organisations. One vulenerability was found in Apache's split-logfile program, a tool used to manage...
[March 20, 2002, 13:53]
One in three UK companies have been hacked
News The CMA said that some government offices have been the victims of cyber break-ins and information theft. Guy Kewney says -- there's no such thing as a perfect program. A survey of IT professionals released today indicates that one in three UK...
[April 3, 2001, 17:11]
PGP creator launches voice encryption for Windows
News But some in the industry are speculating that Zfone may put Zimmermann under renewed government scrutiny. Last week it was revealed that the UK government is preparing to give police the authority to force organisations and individuals to disclose...
[May 23, 2006, 13:15]
FBI 'hack' could set dangerous precedent
News Although US officials downplay the incident, some legal experts fear that this first publicly acknowledged government "hack" could spark a rash of indiscriminate, international hacking by individuals, foreign governments and corporations.
[May 2, 2001, 8:17]
Ensuring your business can survive disaster
News The stark reality is that government organisations and agencies are bigger targets for terrorists, whether international or home-grown. For every IT shop out there, there is a system or a process or a program that only one person knows and everyone...
[April 5, 2005, 11:20]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog It's supposedly the US government standard AES, which is designed to be uncrackable by anyone other than, er, the US government -- and even they'll have problems. One program that's attracting a lot of interest is Skype (rhymes with tripe), which...
[December 19, 2003, 16:15]
FAQ: The Code Red threat
News If most people are safe, why are the media, Microsoft and the government making such a big deal of it? Another idea is an automated program that -- when attacked by a server infected with the worm -- would attack back, hacking the server, deleting...
[August 1, 2001, 9:08]
New Pretty Park virus in the wild
News It's spreading quickly, according to Network Associates, and has infected computers on a dozen corporate and government networks. Virulent emails arrive with the subject line "C:CoolProgsPretty Park.exe" and an attached program with an icon of Kyle...
[March 3, 2000, 13:48]
Hashing standard cracked
News The latest attack made use of a cryptoanalysis attack against a similar, but more easily breakable, algorithm known as SHA-0.While the problems -- if confirmed -- could lead to SHA-1 being phased out by the government, the effects of the break may...
[February 17, 2005, 8:40]
Congress isn't swallowing Carnivore
News The results will be distributed to government, academia and industry. DiGregory went so far as to claim that if the government "fails to make the Internet safe", e-commerce could be in jeopardy. Officials from the FBI and the US Department of...
[July 25, 2000, 9:01]
Spyware company goes undercover
News The only thing that the UK government could do -- and there is dispute over whether this should be the Home Office or DTI -- is to warn the public of the dangers. The government admits that spyware is "an issue" to be addressed.
[January 31, 2002, 9:37]
Researchers weigh publication, prosecution
News Even if Intel entered into an agreement with a hacker, it could not preclude any other party--the government, the recording industry--from bringing charges," he said. The most high-profile DMCA case so far is that of Dmitry Sklyarov, a Russian...
[August 16, 2001, 9:20]
Microsoft takes spam fight to source
News The firm plans to work with government departments and business groups across Asia to run technical training for businesses, focused on how to secure computer systems against spammers. Plans to launch the program have been announced for Hong Kong...
[June 20, 2003, 15:37]
Well now we know what the new Skype CEO does all day long with his head ***
Blog You see this is all part of the Skype mentality GRAB EVERYBODYS MONEY AND RUN and it is still going on today with the Customer Support system or rather Skype's excuse for one and it STILL has not changed today read on.This was part of his...
[October 6, 2008, 8:03]
Sony DRM rootkit 'legal in the UK'
News Another potential risk for Sony is government intervention. The End-User License Agreement (EULA) on the Van Zant CD states that the "CD will automatically install a small proprietary software program", which is "intended to protect the audio files...
[November 4, 2005, 13:45]
Sklyarov takes the stand in DMCA trial
News Instead of calling him to the stand during the trial, however, government lawyers played an edited videotape of Sklyarov's deposition and would not comment on their decision. Sklyarov, whose arrest in July 2001 prompted the current case against his...
[December 10, 2002, 10:24]
