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Computerworld Security
November 09, 2007
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In this issue:
* Microsoft stands by its invite to arrested hacker
* NaviSite says 90% of 165,000 Web sites back online
* 17 charged in massive ID theft bust
* Early iPhone 1.1.2 update testers confirm it breaks 3d-party apps
* Exploit code out for Oracle Database 10g vulnerability
* Microsoft plans just two patches next week
* Symantec: Data breaches, phishers, attack kits top threats of '07 (so far)
* Alicia Keys' MySpace page hacked, serves up attacks
* Seattle man pleads guilty to ID theft over P2P networks
* Vonage tentatively settles AT&T patent lawsuit, reports loss
* New Windows refurbisher program fights piracy, Linux
* Firms more likely to block MySpace than Facebook, Barracuda study says
* It's now or never: Tell us about your green IT company
* IT and climate change -- save the date!
* Take-Two polishes off 'Hot Coffee' sex content case
Computerworld Blogs:
* Douglas Schweitzer: Crime and punishment, Internet style
* IT Blogwatch: Proof that Microsoft and Eolas love each other (and
bra-bra-bra-bra-bra-Brazil)
* Shark Bait: Emergency WebEx
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Microsoft stands by its invite to arrested hacker
Roberto Preatoni's arrest on charges related to an Italian spying scandal
doesn't mean the WabiSabiLabi founder was a bad choice to speak at Microsoft's
recent Blue Hat security conference -- quite the opposite, in fact, according
to George Stathakopoulos.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2317420/114916/86881/2/
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NaviSite says 90% of 165,000 Web sites back online
About 90% of the 165,000 Web sites hosted by NaviSite that had been down since
Saturday are back online, the company said.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2317420/114916/86882/2/
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17 charged in massive ID theft bust
Seventeen people have been arrested in an international identity theft scam
that raked in $35 million over four years.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2317420/114916/86883/2/
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Early iPhone 1.1.2 update testers confirm it breaks 3d-party apps
Thursday's iPhone update is knocking out third-party applications that
previously ran on the Apple phone, say users, and a few owners of unlocked
phones are reporting odder behavior.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2317420/114916/86884/2/
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Exploit code out for Oracle Database 10g vulnerability
Exploit code that could affect Oracle's flagship database is on the loose, and
while Oracle says it has a fix, the company doesn't plan to release the patch
until its next security update in January.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2317420/114916/86885/2/
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Microsoft plans just two patches next week
Only one of the bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest
ranking, while the other will be labeled "important," the next-lower rating.
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Symantec: Data breaches, phishers, attack kits top threats of '07 (so far)
Although the year still has another seven weeks to go, Symantec is already
offering a look at the top security issues of 2007, with data breaches,
phishing scams and problems with Vista included in the mix.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2317420/114916/86887/2/
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Alicia Keys' MySpace page hacked, serves up attacks
The MySpace pages of R&B singer Alicia Keys and an unknown number of other
MySpace users have been spewing socially engineered attacks and unseen drive-by
exploits, according to a security researcher.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2317420/114916/86888/2/
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Seattle man pleads guilty to ID theft over P2P networks
A Seattle man has pleaded guilty to using P2P networks to steal data he could
use for identity theft. It was the first U.S. case involving ID theft over
file-sharing networks.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2317420/114916/86889/2/
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Vonage tentatively settles AT&T patent lawsuit, reports loss
Vonage reaches a tentative agreement to settle a patent infringement lawsuit by
AT&T.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2317420/114916/86890/2/
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New Windows refurbisher program fights piracy, Linux
PC refurbishers, many of whom have asked for quite some time for relief from
Microsoft's byzantine Windows licensing policies for rebuilt machines, have
help on the way. It's not entirely out of the goodness of Redmond's heart,
though; Linux has the company nervous.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2317420/114916/86891/2/
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Firms more likely to block MySpace than Facebook, Barracuda study says
A study by Barracuda Networks showed that more than half of businesses using
Barracuda's Web filtering technology restrict online surfing -- and almost
two-thirds expect to do so next year.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2317420/114916/86892/2/
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Take-Two polishes off 'Hot Coffee' sex content case
For all the gamers out there who are fine with graphic violence but feel a bit
fragile at the prospect of naked people, take heart: The long legal wrangling
over Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' "Hot Coffee" mod is over. The terms of the
settlement, however, probably won't soothe the ruffled feathers of the delicate.
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COMPUTERWORLD BLOGS
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Crime and punishment, Internet style
Douglas Schweitzer: We all know the dangers of online commerce and
communications, but how many of us can ignore it in today's world? Because it
is such an inherent part of our lives, Internet safety has to remain one of the
top priorities for law enforcement...
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Proof that Microsoft and Eolas love each other (and bra-bra-bra-bra-bra-Brazil)
Click to activate IT Blogwatch: in which Microsoft removes the restriction on
ActiveX controls caused by its patent dispute with Eolas. Not to mention where
the nuts come from...
To view the rest of the post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2317420/114916/86879/2/
Shark Bait: Emergency WebEx
Pilot Fish: I got a call from one of our building administrators at about 11
a.m. this morning that her staff had a WebEx and conference call at 1 p.m. They
hadn't bothered to let anyone know or schedule a room or equipment. I, trying
to be helpful, said I would help them get it set up, just to bring the
information ...
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http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2317420/114916/86880/2/
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