October 2008
Morris worm turns 20: Look what it's done →
Oct 31st
iPod as device for stealing... →
Oct 31st
Virtual Heist Nets 500,000+ Bank, Credit Accounts... →
Oct 31st
Stark warning over cyber attacks on UK businesses... →
Oct 30th
Windows 7: Oops! Microsoft did it again!... →
Oct 29th
Techworld.com - Criminals still using Google to... →
Oct 29th
Debunking Google's security vulnerability... →
Oct 29th
NSA and Army on quest for quantum physics jackpot... →
Oct 29th
Washington Times - Army defense task force... →
Oct 29th
http://cse.ucsd.edu/~rroemer/doc/sparc.pdf →
If you haven’t seen this yet….  one more reason why static code analysis is not sufficient, and neither are some dynamic analyses. I seem to recall an attack like this performed against computers in the 1970s, but I don’t recall where I saw it.
Oct 28th
Speed Camera Pranks: The Muppet's Animal Caught... →
Oct 27th
What should Apple do with all its extra cash?  →
How about a paltry $100 million donation to CERIAS at Purdue?
Oct 27th
Come Sunday, it will be 20 years ago today a worm... →
Oct 27th
Oct 26th
U.S. innovation: On the skids →
Oct 26th
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“Solaris has over 3,000 kernel locks. Whenever an OS gets that multi-threaded,...”
Oct 26th
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081009r.pdf →
Oct 24th
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Speaks on... →
Oct 23rd
TPMCafe | Talking Points Memo | Tech Policy and... →
Oct 22nd
Dear Mr. President: Let's talk tech →
Oct 21st
Thousands Face Mix-Ups In Voter Registrations →
Oct 20th
Washington Post Cites Growing Voter Database... →
Oct 20th
msnbc.com video: Colin Powell endorses Obama →
very American should listen to these remarks by Gen. Colin Powell. IN PARTICULAR, his comments about our fellow citizens who are Muslim, should be heeded. We have patriots who are Muslim and many who have (and are) risking their lives for us. The Republican tactic of trying to smear Sen Obama by hinting he is Muslim is offensive for several reasons, and this most of all. General Powell is a leader...
Oct 20th
Hospital patient data revealed  →
So much for HIPAA compliance….
Oct 20th
Official: Sarkozy's bank account hacked by thieves... →
Oct 19th
Presidential Politics →
If you are in the United States, it has been nigh-on impossible to watch TV, read a newspaper, follow a blog, or (in some states) get your paper mail without something about the upcoming election…
Oct 19th
“According to a recent U.S. poll, 54 percent of American adults now dispute that...”
– - Matthew Chapman, screenwriter, from the article “God or Gorilla” in the February 2006 issue of Harper’s Magazine. Chapman is the great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin.  via Quote of the Day mailing list
Oct 19th
EDUCAUSE Analyzes University IT Workforce -... →
Oct 17th
Treasury office faults IRS computer security (AP)... →
Oct 17th
Report: Russian Hacker Forums Fueled Georgia Cyber... →
Oct 17th
The Things He Carried - The Atlantic (November... →
Oct 16th
Oct 16th
Why Technology Isn't The Answer To Better... →
Oct 16th
Cyber threats on the rise, FBI official says →
Oct 16th
Cellphone Botnets, Blackmailing VOIP & a Healthy... →
Oct 16th
Blackmailing hacker hijacks hotel emails -... →
Oct 15th
Authorities Shut Down Major Spam Ring -... →
Oct 15th
SKorean PM warns of hacking threat by NKorea,... →
Oct 15th
Terror email ID was created in US:... →
Oct 15th
A Framework For Thinking About Surveillance →
Oct 15th
Security policy being bypassed by employees,... →
Oct 14th
South Korea links Web slander to celebrity... →
Oct 14th
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of October 13 →
Oct 14th
Cybercrime Supersite 'DarkMarket' Was FBI Sting,... →
Oct 14th
'Experimental' security fix is malware, Microsoft... →
Oct 14th
DHS not prepared for cyberattacks, House committee... →
Oct 14th
Tom Ricks's Inbox - washingtonpost.com →
Really excellent.  (Found via Bruce Schneier’s blog)
Oct 13th
Oct 13th
World Bank under cyberattack? | News - Security -... →
Oct 12th
Sipera Develops VoIP Spy Program—to Prove a Point →
Oct 12th