Yahoo Aims To Redefine What It Means To Search At media event in San Francisco on Tuesday, Yahoo Search executives insisted that Internet users don’t want to search. “Nobody really wants to search,” declared Prabhakar Raghavan, head of Yahoo Labs and Yahoo Search Strategy. “People want to run their lives.” The stated theme for the [...]
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IT professionals confused about Web 2.0
IT professionals confused about Web 2.0 Even IT professionals are confused about what constitutes Web 2.0, according to a survey released Wednesday. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/qqlt1QeqA3c/
concept to urge Apple action
Researcher publishes Java proof-of-concept to urge Apple action Calling Apple’s patching process “opaque,” a security researcher has decided that publishing a proof-of-concept exploit is the best way to force the computing giant to fix a months-old flaw. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/shT93FcubG4/
Microsoft releases SDL tool
Microsoft releases SDL tool Microsoft on Tuesday released a free tool to help application developers better secure their programs. The SDL (Secure Development Lifecycle) Process Template for Visual Studio Team System provides a framework — including auditable requirements — for building security into applications. The offering complements previous Microsoft SDL releases: Optimization Model, Pro Network [...]
“Chain of Trust” initiative launched to fight malware
“Chain of Trust” initiative launched to fight malware A group of cybersecurity advocacy organizations have teamed up to fight malware on the web. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/WF1imCihbuE/
Microsoft validates web server vulnerability
Microsoft validates web server vulnerability Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed the presence of a privilege-escalation vulnerability in its Internet Information Services web server — but said no exploits are underway. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/MRQDeMPNzOQ/
Open letter to vendors on software security
Open letter to vendors on software security Customers, consumers and enterprises need their vendors to take the entire life cycle of security management far more seriously than is evident from their behavior today. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/dWtyjqmWk10/
Double-duty solutions enable secure access and prove compliance
PCI DSS: Double-duty solutions enable secure access and prove compliance The reward that comes with being able to process payment card transactions is phenomenal, so is the risk URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/rLI53xoGTyI/
Private equity firm disputes Entrust’s alternate takeover offers
Private equity firm disputes Entrust’s alternate takeover offers The acquisition of Entrust by Thoma Bravo is expected to be finalized next month, but some holdups are keeping the deal from becoming a certainty. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/M0yaPHcCslI/
Scientology hacker admits guilt
Scientology hacker admits guilt A 19-year-old New Jersey man has pleaded guilty for his role in a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that took down the website of the Church of Scientology. Dmitriy Guzner, who was charged in October, was part of an underground group named Anonymous. Guzner faces up to 10 years in prison when [...]
New Microsoft IIS flaw
New Microsoft IIS flaw A vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web server could enable an attacker to access or upload files to protected WebDAV folders. The SANS Internet Storm Center said in a blog post that “adding certain Unicode characters to an URL makes it possible to bypass authentication in IIS.” The vulnerability [...]
Who is destroying our internet?
Who is destroying our internet? Posted by James Matthews on May 18 Whenever a major service goes down people speculate whether it was hacked or not. This past week we saw Google go down…. And now Avsim was killed by hackers. news.digitaltrends.com/news-article/19942/flight-sim-site-killed-by-hackers While these two events are not related in anyway,… URL: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/May/0148.html
Google’s Chrome was ‘hackable’ at Pwn2Own
Google’s Chrome was ‘hackable’ at Pwn2Own Although Google’s Chrome was the only browser left standing after March’s Pwn2Own hacking contest, it was vulnerable to the same bug that a German college student used to bring down Apple’s Safari, Google acknowledged this week. Although Google patched the Chrome vulnerability May 7, it waited until last Wednesday [...]
Google’s traffic jam was not a DDoS attack
Google’s traffic jam was not a DDoS attack Google has apologized after it suffered a huge traffic jam that left millions of users unable to access the site Thursday. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/5PsCn86cjis/
Octomom’s hospital fined
Octomom’s hospital fined California health officials have fined Kaiser Permanente Hospital $250,000 after hospital employees illegally accessed medical records for octuplet mother Nadya Suleman. Hospital spokesman Jim Anderson told the Associated Press the state found that the hospital did not do enough to prevent the privacy breach. The hospital did, however warn workers to stay [...]
