Malware may hide behind long names in Windows registry

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Malware may hide behind long names in Windows registry, 08/30/05

Security experts have found a vulnerability in the Windows
operating system that could allow malware to lurk undetected in
long string names of the Windows Registry.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6219>

Weblog: Communist China spying via the 'Net?, 08/29/05

The Washington Post caused a stir last week with a page 1 story
that officials in the Defense Department, speaking anonymously,
are concerned that network attacks originating in China have
breached "hundreds of unclassified networks" in federal
agencies, without citing which networks those might be.
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/security/009856.html>

'Loverspy' program creator indicted, on the run, 08/29/05

The creator of Loverspy, software to surreptitiously observe
individuals' online activities, has been indicted for allegedly
violating federal computer privacy laws, local and federal
authorities announced Friday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-loverspy.html>

DOJ deploys software to track crime data, 08/29/05

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics
has deployed predictive analysis software from SPSS to analyze
crime data and produce reports on key justice-related issues.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6220>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. 2005 salary survey
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2. Google dives deeper into networking
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3. Cisco aims to simplify switch mgmt.
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4. VoIP season about to heat up
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6223>

5. A proposal for governing the 'Net
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6224>

Today's most-forwarded story:

VoIP rollouts generate heat, power concerns
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