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"You don't have to be a genius to do this," said Jason Hart, security director at Whitehat UK. "You can see what people are photocopying on your monitor. You just have to search for online devices on Google."

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Google stores billions of Web URL’s and information on Web servers, which can be called upon at anytime. If the Web server is improperly configured it could actually broadcast out information such as IP addresses, login details and device information.

"Essentially Google caches everything on the Web," said Hart. "By inputting commands into Google you can extract information and use it as a reverse-engineering tool."

You should regularly check Google for cached information. "You can ask Google to take certain information off its site," said Hart. "It's always worth taking a look at. It's a simple check, but worthwhile."

Symantec Fixes Holes In Firewall. Several patches have been released for flaws in its security products. After releasing a bulletin, Symantec, has stated that they have resolved some high-risk vulnerabilities in the software used in its Firewall/VPN Appliance hardware models 100, 200 and 200R.

The flaws could have opened the firewall appliances to a DNS attack. They also could have allowed an outsider to identify active services in the WAN (wireless-area-network) interface and exploit on of those services to collect and alter the firewall’s configuration.

Hackers Offered £10,000 To Break An Anti-Virus Product. Avecho, a small anti-virus company, is offering a reward for any hacker who can successfully sneak a virus by their GlassWall product. The reward is £10,000, and the challenge is even open to the developers of the software.

"Lots of people have already tried to do this," said Mark Elliott, vice-president of international marketing for Avecho. "I think this is something we are able to do. The only condition is that people must be willing for us to publicize their failure as well as their success."

The GlassWall product has been a mystery for some time. Avecho still refuses to tell how the product works. In past reviews Avecho has said they keep the mechanics quiet because they were unable to patent their products.

Is Your Security Worth $239? If you want the “security enhancements” of Windows XP SP2 but you’re running an earlier version of Windows, you might have to upgrade. The cost of upgrading to Windows XP is $239.

This means that about 200 million computers still running

old versions of Windows are soon to be cut off from their security updates, unless the opt to upgrade.

Ben English, the head of security at Microsoft Australia, said the decision to leap forward, leaving older versions of its software behind, was necessary, to rethink security at the core of Windows because the internet was a more dangerous place. "We're living in a vulnerable world now," English said. "That's a harsh reality of modern Internet life."

Charles Britton, a policy officer for the Australian Consumers' Association, said: "We'd rather see them use some other carrot than the security stick."

Upgrading an operating system was not to be taken lightly, Britton said, because it could involve also having to buy new hardware and software - even for machines just a few years old.



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Jeremy Muncy + The SecurityProNews Team