Security Blanket
Mon 2009-06-01 20:29:12

When Charlie Miller said last March that his Mack hacking book had a 0day hidden in it, he wasn't kidding. Apple patched the bug on Monday.

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Tue 2009-05-26 20:07:17

Why is the dubiously named MD5 Collisions Inc. a trusted CA in the Firefox browser? To make you more secure, of course.

Thu 2009-05-21 13:20:34

A Saudi man is trying to patent an implant chip that could be used to track and kill people via radio.

Fri 2009-04-24 14:53:37

The NSA hit the RSA conference big time this year, with a keynote speech from the agency's director. On the show floor, staffers manned the NSA's "Igloo" booth, hoping to recruit attendees.

Fri 2009-03-27 17:54:39

60 Minutes will air a report on malware Sunday. It will cover Conficker but also raise awareness about the larger legal issues allowing cyber crime to flourish in countries such as Russia.

Thu 2009-03-19 12:16:23

Black Hat Europe organizers are promising another blockbuster disclosure that will be "as important as Dan Kaminsky's DNS research from the summer."

Tue 2009-03-17 18:17:05

Diebold is warning its Opteva ATM customers worldwide after criminals in Russia installed malicious software and devices on some of the company's ATM machines.

Wed 2009-02-04 17:02:18

Terry Childs, the admin jailed for not handing over passwords to the City of San Francisco, has filed a $3 million claim against the city. Meanwhile, his court case drags on.

Mon 2009-02-02 18:45:12

According to his linkedin profile, the admin accused of writing a script that would have wiped out Fannie Mae's servers works for BofA.

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Tue 2009-01-27 19:13:18

If you're using Solaris/IPV6, you should probably patch now.