Waging crypto wars 2.0

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• Waging crypto wars 2.0
• Poll: 6 in 10 PC users have had a computer virus
• Why a "Sandbox" Makes Adobe Reader More Secure
• Adobe hits Reader users with 23-patch 'whammy'
• Teenager jailed for refusing to hand over computer password
• Commissioner calls for stonger data protection law
• Hackers break into Cryptome whistleblowing site
• MoD urges staff not to use Facebook Places
• Fake spam Apple iTunes Store emails lead to dodgy sites
• Facebook spammer tries to cash in on $873 million fine
• Adobe patches Reader, Acrobat security holes
• Online banking fraud figure falls in the UK
• Criminals will continue to use Zeus Trojan, expert says
• Fake browser warnings dupe users into downloading 'scareware'
• Issue of cloud security continues to reign
• A heavyweight fight: Cisco vs. HP

Waging crypto wars 2.0 Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT I was drawn to security in the early 90s during the crypto battle against the U.S. government, which was trying to force companies to adopt broken encryption with built in backdoors, like the failed Clipper Chip. Fortunately, the crypto wars were won by the side of reason, not least because of activists hoarding crypto technology in offshore locations.

Poll: 6 in 10 PC users have had a computer virus Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT More than six out of every 10 PC users (62.1 percent) have had a computer virus at some point, a PC Advisor survey has found.

Why a "Sandbox" Makes Adobe Reader More Secure Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT Adobe released a major security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat yesterday--a week ahead of the quarterly release scheduled for next Tuesday. At the same time, Adobe provided a glimpse at how "sandboxing" in the upcoming Adobe Reader Protected Mode will help prevent exploits even when vulnerabilities exist.

Adobe hits Reader users with 23-patch 'whammy' Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT Adobe patched 23 security vulnerabilities in its Reader PDF viewer on Tuesday, most of them critical, including one that has been exploited by hackers for at least a month or possibly much longer.

Teenager jailed for refusing to hand over computer password Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT A teenager has been jailed for four months after refusing to hand over an encryption key for his computer to police.

Commissioner calls for stonger data protection law Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT The Information Commissioner's Office has called for significant improvements to data protection laws.

Hackers break into Cryptome whistleblowing site Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT The Cryptome whistleblowing website was hacked last weekend in an attack that could have compromised sensitive data, possibly including the email addresses of top secret sources for leaks sent to the site.

MoD urges staff not to use Facebook Places Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT The Ministry of Defence(MoD) has warned employees not to use Facebook's new geo-location service, Places.

Fake spam Apple iTunes Store emails lead to dodgy sites Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT PandaLabs has warned of a spam scam involving genuine looking Apple iTunes Store receipts.

Facebook spammer tries to cash in on $873 million fine Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT Facebook calls him a spammer and a U.S. court has fined him US$873 million. But Montreal's Adam Guerbuez doesn't seem to care; he calls himself the US$873 million man and says he won't pay a cent.

Adobe patches Reader, Acrobat security holes Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT Adobe rushed out a pair of updates to its Reader and Acrobat Pro products on the Mac Tuesday to tackle security holes in the software. The updates also improve stability of Reader and Acrobat, according to Adobe.

Online banking fraud figure falls in the UK Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT Online banking fraud losses fell by more than a third in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year, a welcome decline following a spate of Zeus-related arrests in the U.S., U.K. and Ukraine.

Criminals will continue to use Zeus Trojan, expert says Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT Despite dozens of recent arrests targeting large online fraud organizations, other criminals are continuing to use the Zeus Trojan and other Web tools to steal identities and money from Internet users, one cybersecurity expert said Tuesday.

Fake browser warnings dupe users into downloading 'scareware' Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT Scammers are spoofing the anti-malware warnings of popular browsers to dupe Windows users into downloading fake security software, according to Symantec.

Issue of cloud security continues to reign Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT We can't seem to get away from talking about identity and cloud computing, but that does seem to be the "hot topic" for at least the rest of this year. So hot, in fact, that we can begin to speak of various identity niches within the whole cloud computing/software-as-a-service environment.

A heavyweight fight: Cisco vs. HP Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT This newsletter will look at the continually deteriorating relationship between HP and Cisco and what this means for IT organizations as both HP and Cisco race to provide an integrated solution that involves networking, storage and servers.

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