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Monday, Nov 05, 2007
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Table Of Contents:
* Experts skeptical of alleged Nov. 11 cyber jihad
* Two charged with hacking PeopleSoft to fix grades
* Online privacy policies need work, advocates say
* Wi-LAN sues Apple, Dell, HP
* Symantec CEO sees more acquisitions ahead
* Don't laugh at Estonia -- it could happen to you
* IBM details risk management, PCI tools
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EXPERTS SKEPTICAL OF ALLEGED NOV. 11 CYBER JIHAD
Security experts are saying that a reported al-Qaeda cyber jihad attack
planned against Western institutions should be treated with
skepticism.
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TWO CHARGED WITH HACKING PEOPLESOFT TO FIX GRADES
Two California men are facing 20 years in prison on charges they hacked
into a California state university's PeopleSoft system to change their
grades.
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ONLINE PRIVACY POLICIES NEED WORK, ADVOCATES SAY
Online privacy policies need to be easier to understand and more
conspicuous because few people now actually read them, said panelists at
a U.S. Federal Trade Commission workshop on targeted online
advertising.
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WI-LAN SUES APPLE, DELL, HP
As if there weren't enough patent lawsuits flying around the
telecommunications industry, Wi-LAN announced Thursday it has filed suit
against 22 companies.
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SYMANTEC CEO SEES MORE ACQUISITIONS AHEAD
The future holds more acquisitions for Symantec as it looks to
strengthen key business areas and keep pace with evolving online
security threats, its CEO said Friday.
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DON'T LAUGH AT ESTONIA -- IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
In April of this year, Estonia suffered under a huge denial-of-service
attack. Lest you think that Estonia is some little, underprepared
country that doesn't follow basic computer security practices, you need
to know that the same thing could happen to your country.
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IBM DETAILS RISK MANAGEMENT, PCI TOOLS
Security vendors have been harping on the need for enterprise companies
to adopt top-down risk management strategies to improve their overall
security standing for several years, but experts at IBM claim that the
trend is now finally taking hold.
More of this article at:
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growing global community. Download the Release Candidate today.
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