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Computerworld Security
July 05, 2007
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In this issue:
* 'DVD Jon' beats iPhone activation
* Woman pleads guilty to cyberstalking Linkin Park singer
* Opinion: New ad tech an invisible abomination
* 15 free security programs that work
* AOL's AIM update alert bothers upgrade holdouts
* Database admin steals 2.3M consumer records at Fidelity National subsidiary
* LG sues world's largest laptop PC maker over DVD patents
* Opinion: Forget Big Brother -- watch out for Big Entertainment
* Security gateway goes open source for all
* Beijing scores No. 1 spot for malware
* EU, U.S. passenger data sharing deal under scrutiny
* Pandemic planning not a priority in U.S., despite bird-flu threat
* Security goes to the movies: Live Free or Die Hard
Computerworld Blogs:
* Richi Jennings: Greetings card Trojan spam gets timely subject morph
* Storage This Week: VA blames IT specialist for Birmingham breach; the Harry
Potter USB threat
* Douglas Schweitzer: Spammers targeting corporate execs
* IT Blogwatch: Mass. confusion: ODF vs. OpenXML (and hicks vs. yuppies)
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'DVD Jon' beats iPhone activation
Jon Lech Johansen -- better known as "DVD Jon" -- has announced that he's
hacked the iPhone to allow Wi-Fi and iPod functionality without an AT&T
wireless plan. Guests posting to his blog confirmed success with his approach.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1750846/114916/70160/2/
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Woman pleads guilty to cyberstalking Linkin Park singer
A onetime employee of the Sandia National Laboratories pleaded guilty last week
to using government computers to stalk Chester Bennington, the lead singer of
the group Linkin Park.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1750846/114916/70161/2/
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Opinion: New ad tech an invisible abomination
How would you feel about your ISP selling ads on your site and scarfing up your
visitors' data without your permission? Network World's Scott Bradner suggests
we nip the NebuAd concept in the bud, fast.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1750846/114916/69991/2/
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15 free security programs that work
Enterprises may spend great amounts on security, but there are excellent free
downloads out there that do a great job on the threats every user faces.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1750846/114916/69982/2/
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AOL's AIM update alert bothers upgrade holdouts
An insistent upgrade alert from AOL is annoying some users of its IM service.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1750846/114916/70162/2/
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Database admin steals 2.3M consumer records at Fidelity National subsidiary
A senior database administrator at a subsidiary of Fidelity National
Information Services stole data belonging to about 2.3 million consumers and
sold it to a data broker.
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LG sues world's largest laptop PC maker over DVD patents
A Taiwan-based contract manufacturer of laptops sold under the Dell,
Hewlett-Packard and other brands is facing a patent-infringement suit from LG
Electronics, which accuses Quanta Computer of four violations.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1750846/114916/70164/2/
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Opinion: Forget Big Brother -- watch out for Big Entertainment
Draconian actions from Hollywood and the recording industry have tech in its
crosshairs, says Mark Gibbs. And if you think their efforts only target
so-called pirates, you're just not paying attention.
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Security gateway goes open source for all
Untangle -- the open-source company formerly known as Metavize -- has expanded
its offer of free-for-the-downloading security software to companies of all
sizes.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1750846/114916/70166/2/
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Beijing scores No. 1 spot for malware
Some 40% of the world's Net-borne malware launched from China in June, nearly
doubling May's percentage. Australia and Spain also made no friends in Network
Box's monthly survey. But a curious competition is under way in some quarters.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1750846/114916/69988/2/
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EU, U.S. passenger data sharing deal under scrutiny
Eyeing the agreement between the European Union and U.S. to share air-passenger
data, the leader of the European Parliament's civil liberties committee pledged
Tuesday to ensure that the deal was respectful of citizens' civil liberties.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1750846/114916/69989/2/
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Pandemic planning not a priority in U.S., despite bird-flu threat
The level of concern about a possible avian flu pandemic appears to be waning
in the U.S., leaving many IT organizations unprepared for the disruptions that
a pandemic could cause.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1750846/114916/70167/2/
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Security goes to the movies: Live Free or Die Hard
In which qualified reviewers look at the film, and cranky nerds look at the
tech details.
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COMPUTERWORLD BLOGS
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Greetings card Trojan spam gets timely subject morph
Richi Jennings: Looking at my spamtraps yesterday evening, I noticed our fake
online greetings card chums have switched from their previous boring subject
lines to new ones, commemorating U.S. Independence Day...
To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1750846/114916/70143/2/
Storage This Week: VA blames IT specialist for Birmingham breach; the Harry
Potter USB threat
In this podcast program, we'll talk about storage security -- two recent
incidents involving the VA and a Harry Potter-related scam are in the
headlines, and we'll discuss what lessons IT managers can learn from them.
Podcast duration: 5 minutes
To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link.
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Spammers targeting corporate execs
Douglas Schweitzer: There's a new breed of spammer out there. Now they're
focusing their sights on corporate executives and doing so in a cunning
manner...
To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1750846/114916/70145/2/
Mass. confusion: ODF vs. OpenXML (and hicks vs. yuppies)
It's Tuesday's IT Blogwatch: in which the state of Massachusetts thinks it
likes Office 2007 after all. Not to mention why not to mess with two yuppies in
a BMW...
To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1750846/114916/70146/2/
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