 Security News AlertNetwork World's Security News Alert, 10/02/07iPhone's Bluetooth bug under the hacker microscope, 09/28/07: Almost lost in the hubbub over Thursday's iPhone firmware update and whether it would "brick" unlocked phones was the fact that Apple patched 10 vulnerabilities -- twice the number of fixes issued since the phone's June debut. Top 14 VoIP vulnerabilities, 10/01/07: How are VoIP networks weak and vulnerable to attack and catastrophic failure? Securing VoIP Networks, the new book by Peter Thermos and Ari Takanen, looks at VoIP infrastructure and analyzes its vulnerabilities much as the Open Web Application Security Project did for Web-related vulnerabilities and Mitre did with its Common Weakness Enumeration dictionary for software. And it’s about human failings, too, not just technology problems. Simulated attack shows vulnerable U.S. power infrastructure, 09/28/07: A report this week on CNN that showed how a software vulnerability in a control system could be used to physically destroy power grid equipment refocused attention on an issue that some have been quietly trying to fix for several years.
FTC settles with alleged spyware operation, 10/01/07: A Nevada company will pay $330,000 to settle a complaint from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it hid spyware in other software consumers could download for free, the FTC announced Monday. EFF sues to uncover alleged telco lobbying, 09/28/07: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) believes telecommunications carriers are pushing for an amnesty to protect them from lawsuits over alleged illegal wiretapping, and it is suing for the evidence. McAfee: Most consumers overestimate PC safety, 09/28/07: It's self-serving, but a new study by McAfee and the National Cyber Security Alliance has found that 78% of consumer PCs in the U.S. are not protected (defined as having up-to-date AV, spyware and a properly configured firewall). Why you should change the default passwords on routers: Convicted VoIP hacker Robert Moore reveals why it is so easy to steal from networks. Data on Gap job applicants exposed in laptop theft, 09/28/07: Gap said on Friday that a laptop storing personal information on 800,000 job applicants was "recently" stolen from the offices of a third-party vendor that manages job applicant data for the retailer. Enter to win a Cisco security book: Enter to win Monitoring with Cisco Security MARS by Gary Halleen and Greg Kellog, and published by Cisco Press. Plus: read a free chapter. Got carrier questions?: National IT recruiter Matt Colarusso will be available for a live text chat Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. Eastern, no registration necessary. Just go to the Network World Chat page at the appointed time and log in. |
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