With iPhone launch, a hacker's to-do list; Hackers target C-level execs and their families

Security News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Altiris Six steps to pain-free hardware upgrades Desktop hardware upgrades are traditionally costly, complicated and time-consuming - but now it's time to break with tradition. Discover six steps to a successful hardware refresh. Click here to watch this Webcast Network World's Security News Alert, 07/02/07 With iPhone launch, a hacker's to-do list, 06/29/07: When Apple introduced the latest version of its Safari browser two weeks ago, it took the hacking community just hours to start reporting bugs in the beta code. Hackers target C-level execs and their families, 07/02/07: Hackers appear to have stepped up their efforts to trick corporate executives into downloading malicious software programs that can steal company data over the past year, according to new data released Monday. Microsoft U.K. domain succumbs to SQL injection attack, 06/29/07: A hacker successfully attacked a Web page within Microsoft's U.K. domain on Wednesday, resulting in the display of a photograph of a child waving the flag of Saudi Arabia. Manage Insider Security Threats Experts say 75% of security threats come from inside your organization. Watch the latest Network World Editorial Perspectives Webcast today, "Security From the Inside," and learn which technologies and processes best protect your intellectual property and assets inside the perimeter. Click Here to View Harry Potter worm says he is dead, 06/29/07: Harry Potter worm released by hackers, said to be benign; tied to release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” Video: Inside NAC interoperability testing: A behind the scenes look at how the InteropLabs team tested the latest Network Access Control (NAC) gear, what problems they found and what you can do ensure your NAC implementation goes smoothly. IOS vulnerability in detail: Milw0rm.com publishes a detailed paper about the IOS flaw that made Michael Lynn a controversial figure at Black Hat in 2005.

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: 1. Withdrawn Black Hat paper hints at security flaws 2. 3Com to spin out TippingPoint 3. Gartner to IT: Avoid Apple's iPhone 4. Lawyers show how to avoid hiring an American 5. The $2.3M home lab of Quadruple CCIE 6. The most-hyped tech products of all time 7. CIOs leery of iPhone 8. Giving an interview gets a guy fired 9. Parallel system 100X faster than PCs 10. Microsoft security group on 'worst jobs' list MOST-DOWNLOADED PODCAST: Network World 360: Operation Bot Roast, search engine roulette and more

Contact the author: Senior Editor Ellen Messmer covers security for Network World. E-mail Ellen. This newsletter is sponsored by Altiris Six steps to pain-free hardware upgrades Desktop hardware upgrades are traditionally costly, complicated and time-consuming - but now it's time to break with tradition. Discover six steps to a successful hardware refresh. Click here to watch this Webcast BONUS FEATURE IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: security.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007