Spitzer In Spat With Sony… Again
You knew it was only a matter of time before New York Attorney General (AG) Eliot Spitzer went after Sony for the rootkit row. Spitzer has battled Sony before and won. This malware debacle for Sony BMG continues to haunt them because it's starting to hit them where it counts… in the bottom line.
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Date: 2005-11-30
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Chinese Hackers Attack U.S. Military
For sometime now a Chinese hacker ring, which many believe to be run by the Chinese government, has been wreaking havoc on the U.S. security infrastructure. This group, "Titan Rain," cracked in to mulitple military computers and stole several significant key programs. The question is what does this say about our own national cyber security infrastructure?
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Date: 2005-11-28
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Beating Sony’s DRM
Don't feel like taking back your Sony CD because of their rootkit row? A new method has been found to fix the DRM problem for consumers with minimal effort. The fix requires one basic item: masking tape.
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Date: 2005-11-22
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Google Sitemaps Security Problem
SecurityProNews doesn't mention Google much because things like identity fraud and new worms get the majority of the talk. A new problem has turned up for Google in their sitemaps system and it could be fairly serious because it allows anyone to access a site's metrics.
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Date: 2005-11-18
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Cyber Security: Cutting The Lines
Right now, Internet network company Cogent is in world of hurt. They've had their lines cut in two different places, New Orleans and Washington D.C. It's disrupting traffic from Minnesota all the way to the east coast of the U.S. and it could be hours before the problem is rectified. Regarding cyber security, it shows the physical part of the network is as important as the all the other stuff.
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Date: 2005-11-17
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Microsoft Windows More Reliable Than Linux?
Security Innovation (SI) recently conducted a study commissioned by Microsoft, regarding the reliability of Windows versus Linux. The firm, SI, was independent but it does seem a bit suspicious saying Microsoft is more reliable than Linux. The study did say Windows was more consistent, predictable and easier to manage than Linux.
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Date: 2005-11-16
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Sony BMG Making Matters Worse
Sony BMG continues to have problems over their rootkit distribution problems in what has turned into public relations nightmare. It seems like they've done everything wrong in this situation and they continue to make it worse. Now, it's been discovered the cure is actually worse than the disease.
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Date: 2005-11-15
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Sophos, Microsoft Targeting Sony Spyware And Blu-Ray
Last week, security company Sophos announced they'd found a cure for the Sony rootkit-driven DRM. Microsoft announced they would be defending against the Sony-distributed rootkit on their Anti-Malware blog their Malicious Software Removal Tool. Sony maintains the rootkit was not malware.
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Date: 2005-11-14
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Spyware, EULAs and AntiSpyware Companies
One big issue working through the Internet world right is the limitations of End User License Agreements (EULA). The issue is part of the battle with Sony BMG and their rootkit problems and a number of companies who produce products used as adware or spyware are fighting with antispyware companies for listing them.
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Date: 2005-11-11
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Sony’s Rootkit Row Off To Court
Technology giant Sony is heading to court for lawsuits filed after the company distributed spyware in the form of rootkits in a number of their music CDs. Sony's attempts to protect their music rights through Digital Rights Management (DRM) and then adding the rootkit has created tremendous problems for Sony, including possible criminal actions.
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Date: 2005-11-10
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Microsoft’s November Security Bulletin: Friend Or Foe?
Microsoft sent out their new critical patch on Tuesday and it was loaded with major fixes, 3 to be specific. While this Tuesday patch has become a regular event with Microsoft, their most recent releases haven't been all that successful. In some cases, they've done as much damage as they've corrected. Is the November patch going to be more of the same?
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Date: 2005-11-09
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Juniper Snatches Man In Black Hat
The Cisco annoyance and Black Hat hacker Michael Lynn joined the kids over at Juniper Networks. Lynn got some grief back during the summer when he exposed major flaws in Cisco's routers at the Black Hat Briefings Conference in Las Vegas.
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Date: 2005-11-07
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Microsoft Advocates Privacy Legislation
Mr. Smith went to Washington and addressed the Congressional Internet Caucus. Brad Smith, senior vice president and general counsel for Microsoft, called for a strong national standard for privacy protection to protect consumers and set guidelines for businesses while still allowing commerce to flourish.
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Date: 2005-11-04
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Microsoft Patches Create Even More Holes
Microsoft's patching has had an incredible run of bad luck lately because they appear to be doing as much damage as they're preventing. The last two security releases, in August and October, Microsoft said might cause ActiveX controls and Java not to work properly on some websites.
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Date: 2005-11-03
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Sony Distributing Spyware
Sony, in their futile digital rights management efforts, has taken to playing dirty with the music CDs. Multiple security sources are confirming the existence of spyware in the form of rootkits on Sony's music CDs. This behavior is unethical in the eyes of many and the legality may be questionable as well.
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Date: 2005-11-02
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Computers Catch Bird Flu
It's nice to see virus writers have a morbid sense of humor. One of the most recent viruses to hit the web waves is called the Naiva.A, essentially Avian spelled backwards. The kids at Panda spotted this low-risk, bird-brained virus last week and posted it on Monday.
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Date: 2005-11-01
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