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Posts from — March 2008

- SA29586 Nik Sharpener Pro Insecure File Permissions - SecuObs

- SA29586 Nik Sharpener Pro Insecure File Permissions
SecuObs, France - 2 hours ago
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: US-CERT credits Vlad Didenko. About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their

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- SA29586 Nik Sharpener Pro Insecure File Permissions - SecuObs

- SA29586 Nik Sharpener Pro Insecure File Permissions
SecuObs, France - 2 hours ago
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: US-CERT credits Vlad Didenko. About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their

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Today's spies find secrets in plain sight - USA Today

Today's spies find secrets in plain sight
USA Today - 3 hours ago
"Just giving someone a computer and an Internet account doesn't make them an open-source analyst," Murphy says. The FBI also is one of several security

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New Zealand youth admits international computer virus charges - Earthtimes

New Zealand youth admits international computer virus charges
Earthtimes, UK - Mar 31, 2008
installed the virus on hijacked computer networks, inflicting global economic losses of up to 26 million New Zealand dollars (about 20.5 million US).

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Protect Yourself From Computer Hackers - Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Protect Yourself From Computer Hackers
Ivanhoe Broadcast News, FL - 4 hours ago
It can strike at any time and can attack and destroy your computer. A virus hit Nicole Gentile's PC with a vengeance. "It was terrible," Gentile recalls.

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Privacy commissioner raps Home Depot - Canada.com

Privacy commissioner raps Home Depot
Canada.com, Canada - 50 minutes ago
EDMONTON - Alberta's privacy commissioner has ordered Home Depot Canada to stop collecting driver's licence information and storing it on its American

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Chertoff grants SC Real ID extension - FCW.com

Chertoff grants SC Real ID extension
FCW.com, VA - 1 hour ago
Sanford said that real ID represented the creation of a national computer network of driver’s license databases that will effectively be a central

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Google Has A Privacy Policy That Doesn't Offer Privacy - InformationWeek

Google Has A Privacy Policy That Doesn't Offer Privacy
InformationWeek, NY - 2 hours ago
In an effort to demonstrate its commitment to privacy, Google on Friday announced a revamp of its online Privacy Center, a repository for information about

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Apple's Security Patch Process Gets Worse While Microsoft's Gets … - InformationWeek

Apple's Security Patch Process Gets Worse While Microsoft's Gets
InformationWeek, NY - Mar 31, 2008
but that advantage is eroding as Mac marketshare continues to rise. Mac users may not welcome this, but computer security vendors surely will.

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Apple's Security Patch Process Gets Worse While Microsoft's Gets … - InformationWeek

Apple's Security Patch Process Gets Worse While Microsoft's Gets
InformationWeek, NY - 3 hours ago
but that advantage is eroding as Mac marketshare continues to rise. Mac users may not welcome this, but computer security vendors surely will.

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Privacy Act Regulations - Trading Markets (press release)

Privacy Act Regulations
Trading Markets (press release), CA - 3 hours ago
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission proposes to add a new section 1611.15 to its Privacy Act regulations to exempt

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New RFID Law Doesn’t Protect Consumers’ Privacy - DRAFT - Media Buyer Planner

New RFID Law Doesn’t Protect Consumers’ Privacy - DRAFT
Media Buyer Planner, MD - 3 hours ago
in more and more consumer goods - sometimes without the owner’s knowledge or consent - some states are taking steps to curtail the privacy invasion.

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New Rules on School Privacy Law Proposed - Education Week News

New Rules on School Privacy Law Proposed
Education Week News, MD - 4 hours ago
By Alyson Klein The Department of Education this week proposed the most comprehensive update of its regulations for the main federal school privacy law in

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PC Guardian Ups Channel Presence with New Partners - PR Web (press release)

PC Guardian Ups Channel Presence with New Partners
PR Web (press release), WA - 6 hours ago
Each organization markets computer security products to PC Guardian's core corporate verticals (finance, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing)

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PC Guardian Ups Channel Presence with New Partners - PR Web (press release)

PC Guardian Ups Channel Presence with New Partners
PR Web (press release), WA - 35 minutes ago
Each organization markets computer security products to PC Guardian's core corporate verticals (finance, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing)

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Apple 'getting worse at handling security' - ihotdesk - IT News

Apple 'getting worse at handling security'
ihotdesk - IT News, UK - 1 hour ago
The findings were presented at the Black Hat conference on computer security in Amsterdam by researchers Stefan Frei and Bernard Tellenback, who said that

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What Price Privacy? - Philosophy Now (subscription)

What Price Privacy?
Philosophy Now (subscription), UK - 1 hour ago
In recent years, worries about privacy have increased markedly. Many people have become aware that they are the objects of an increasingly intensive,

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Mosley to sue over breach of privacy? - crash.net


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Mosley to sue over breach of privacy?
crash.net, UK - 2 hours ago
FIA President making no comment over tabloid newspaper claims, but believed to be taking legal action for breach of privacy. Max Mosley is said to be taking
Mosley to stay at FIA despite 'Nazi orgy' Times Online
FIA silent on Mosley sex allegations ITV.com
Max Mosley faces calls to quit as Formula Times Online
Management Today - Anorak.co.uk (satire)
all 185 news articles

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Whistling past the (computer) graveyard - Los Angeles Times

Whistling past the (computer) graveyard
Los Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour ago
Computer security firms (which, admittedly, sell more products when people feel more threatened) say less than a quarter of Americans have a firewall and

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Whistling past the (computer) graveyard - Los Angeles Times

Whistling past the (computer) graveyard
Los Angeles Times, CA - 11 minutes ago
This comes despite an estimated $7.1 billion in damages from viruses, spyware and phishing, according to Consumer Reports.The magazine put the odds of an

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It's April didn't you Know? - Techtree.com


Techtree.com
It's April didn't you Know?
Techtree.com, India - 14 minutes ago
But be warned; we haven't tested these for viruses and other malware, so we suggest running a virus scan before you run them on any computer: Install remote

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JCC hosts computer security contest - The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com

JCC hosts computer security contest
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com, MI - 2 hours ago
By Krystle Dunham A computer network-security administrator for a small company learned someone had hacked into the e-mail system of the business.

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JCC hosts computer security contest - The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com

JCC hosts computer security contest
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com, MI - 36 minutes ago
By Krystle Dunham A computer network-security administrator for a small company learned someone had hacked into the e-mail system of the business.

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INTERNET LAW - IN THE UINTED STATES INTERNET CRIMES WILL NOT … - IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription)

INTERNET LAW - IN THE UINTED STATES INTERNET CRIMES WILL NOT
IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription), CA - 15 hours ago
The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US CERT) is the appropriate reporting authority for online technicians.

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INTERNET LAW - IN THE UINTED STATES INTERNET CRIMES WILL NOT … - IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription)

INTERNET LAW - IN THE UINTED STATES INTERNET CRIMES WILL NOT
IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription), CA - 15 hours ago
The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US CERT) is the appropriate reporting authority for online technicians.

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