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All rights reserved Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:20:09 PST Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:20:09 PST CNET News CNET http://www.news.com/2009-1090-980549.html 20 CNET News http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/gr/prtnr/rss_logo.gif http://news.cnet.com/ 88 31 Alarm systems at risk: UL establishes a higher security requirement for magnetic switches http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10129012-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 Underwriters Laboratories recently updated UL 634 to address the insecurity of current magnetic switches that are used in alarm systems. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10129012-83.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:05:38 PST Twitter phishing scam may be spreading http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10130566-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 Beware this bogus direct message: "Hey! check out this funny blog about you..." http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10130566-2.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:04:00 PST 'Curse of silence' smartphone flaw disclosed http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10130499-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 German security researcher has demonstrated a denial-of-service attack that could affect Symbian-based smartphones made by Nokia and others. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10130499-83.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:33:00 PST Defense contractors eye cybersecurity bonanza http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10130225-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 Boeing, Lockheed, Raytheon, and others are getting ready for an expected boom in federal outlays to protect government computer networks. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10130225-83.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:46:00 PST Photos: Apollo 8's mission round the moon http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10000110.html?tag=rsspr.6248625&part=rss&subj=news Seven months before the first astronauts landed on the moon, Apollo 8 made a key round-trip into lunar orbit. http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10000110.html Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:54:00 PST Web browser flaw could put e-commerce security at risk http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10129693-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 Key piece of Internet technology that banks and e-commerce sites rely on to keep transactions safe suffers from a serious security vulnerability, an international team of researchers reports. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10129693-83.html Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:15:00 PST Microsoft denies vulnerability in Windows Media Player http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10129682-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 Software giant says flaw is a "reliability issue with no security risk to customers" and criticizes researcher for not contacting the company. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10129682-83.html Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:20:00 PST SF engineer to stand trial in hijacked network http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10129313-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 A network administrator will stand trial for allegedly hijacking the network he designed and maintained for the city of San Francisco. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10129313-83.html Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:55:00 PST Taking the classical approach to security http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10127617-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 RSA chief scientist Ari Juels explains why classical literature has a place in IT security, and what to make of security in radio frequency identification. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10127617-83.html Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:00:00 PST MIT students to help Boston secure subway fare system http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10128632-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 Transit authority and students it sued will work together to fix weaknesses in Boston's subway fare collection system now that lawsuit over RFID card hacking research has been dropped. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10128632-83.html Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:09:00 PST Year in review: Scams up, but big Net attack averted http://marketwatch-cnet.com.com/Year-in-review-Scams-up%2C-but-big-Net-attack-averted/2009-7349_3-6248488.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5&subj=news The bad news: cybercriminals stepped up efforts to separate consumers from their money. The good news: a major flaw in Internet protocol got fixed. Security http://marketwatch-cnet.com.com/Year-in-review-Scams-up%2C-but-big-Net-attack-averted/2009-7349_3-6248488.html Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:00:00 PST Looking ahead at security trends for 2009 http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10128133-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 The recession might slow innovation and business in many sectors, but information security will continue to be a dominant priority for tech companies in 2009. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10128133-83.html Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:58:00 PST Microsoft probing SQL Server vulnerability http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10128588-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 The vulnerability opens system to remote code execution but only affects certain versions of the database software. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10128588-83.html Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:43:00 PST Microsoft warns of SQL Server vulnerability http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10128475-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 Software giant issues an advisory that it is investigating a remote code execution vulnerability affecting its SQL Server line. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10128475-83.html Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:15:00 PST Check Point to acquire Nokia's security appliance business http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10127973-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 With the purchase, security company aims to broaden its presence in the appliance market. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10127973-83.html Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:56:00 PST Mozilla patches highly critical security flaws http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10126106-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 Open-source software developer releases an update that addresses vulnerabilities of users' sensitive information in Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10126106-83.html Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:45:00 PST Huawei calls espionage claims 'ludicrous' http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10126078-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 Networking vendor denies that it has links to the China's government that could cause security problems for Australia's future National Broadband Network. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10126078-83.html Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:50:02 PST Year in review: Snooping gets sanctioned http://marketwatch-cnet.com.com/Year-in-review-Snooping-gets-sanctioned/2009-1029_3-6248295.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5&subj=news In 2008, the immunization of companies assisting NSA wiretaps became a hot-button issue, as did P2P network monitoring. Security http://marketwatch-cnet.com.com/Year-in-review-Snooping-gets-sanctioned/2009-1029_3-6248295.html Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:00:00 PST Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10125593-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 Faced with malicious attackers exploiting Internet Explorer, Redmond releases a critical security patch outside its normal cycle. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10125593-83.html Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:18:00 PST Vietnam: Where pirated apps match personal budgets http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10122530-1.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 Many Vietnamese view pirated software as the only way they can afford the apps they want and need. Considering their wage scale, they aren't necessarily wrong. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10122530-1.html Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:00:00 PST Yahoo to anonymize user data after 90 days http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10125132-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-5 Clearly, the race is on to the bottom on data retention policies. In particular, Google and Yahoo have been playing a game of privacy leapfrog. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10125132-83.html Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:04:00 PST