Bank of America claims ex-employees took databases

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• Bank of America claims ex-employees took databases
• Microsoft to boost Office 2003, 2007 security
• Kids spend £64m online without parents' knowledge
• Facebook crimes surge by 7,400 percent
• LOIC tool enables 'easy' WikiLeaks-driven DDoS attacks
• Policy, education key to reining in rogue cloud
• Will feds mandate Internet routing security?
• The 10 bloodiest battles Microsoft and Google fought in 2010
• Gawker Hack Exposes Ridiculous Password Habits
• Mozilla expands bug rewards for other web apps
• Former contractor says FBI put back door in OpenBSD
• India tightens security on government websites after hack
• Sheriff's Office mistakenly posts informant, others' data online
• Defense Department wants secure, global high-tech supply chain
• What Linesider brings to Cisco
• Defense Department wants secure, global high-tech supply chain

Bank of America claims ex-employees took databases Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST Bank of America has claimed in a lawsuit that four ex-employees copied confidential databases of its trade secrets, and executed a "co-ordinated" attack on its wealth management unit using the data.

Microsoft to boost Office 2003, 2007 security Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST Microsoft said on Tuesday that it would backport an Office 2010 security feature to the older and more widely used Office 2003 and Office 2007 early next year.

Kids spend £64m online without parents' knowledge Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST Children are spending £64m per year online without their parents knowledge, says CPP.

Facebook crimes surge by 7,400 percent Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST The number of crimes taking place on Facebook has soared by 7,440 percent in the past three years.

LOIC tool enables 'easy' WikiLeaks-driven DDoS attacks Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST As the tools employed within the pro-Wikileaks distributed denial-of-service attacks highlight, attack software is getting insanely simple to deploy and use.

Policy, education key to reining in rogue cloud Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST It used to be that rogue access points and USB drives kept IT administrators up at night, worrying about employees exporting sensitive corporate data. Now, with good reason, they're worrying about employees using cloud services in ways that could compromise corporate data.

Will feds mandate Internet routing security? Posted: 15 Dec 2010 02:00 AM PST The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has spent $3 million over the past few years on research aimed at bolstering the security of the Internet's routing system.

The 10 bloodiest battles Microsoft and Google fought in 2010 Posted: 15 Dec 2010 02:00 AM PST Microsoft and Google battle on a dizzying number of fronts.

Gawker Hack Exposes Ridiculous Password Habits Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST Whew! Is it just me, or is it getting tough to keep track of all the info spilled via this week's massive Gawker hack?

Mozilla expands bug rewards for other web apps Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST Mozilla has expanded the scope of its vulnerability reward program and will now pay out for problems found within applications used across its websites.

Former contractor says FBI put back door in OpenBSD Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST A former government contractor says that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation installed a number of back doors into the encryption software used by the OpenBSD operating system.

India tightens security on government websites after hack Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST India has instructed government ministries and departments to get their websites certified for security, following the hacking of the website of the country's top investigation agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Sheriff's Office mistakenly posts informant, others' data online Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST The Sheriff's Office in Mesa County, Colorado mistakenly posted to a publicly available Web site a database containing names, Social Security numbers and contact information on confidential drug informants, suspects, and victims in criminal investigations.

Defense Department wants secure, global high-tech supply chain Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST Concern about the possibility of malicious back doors ending up in commercial high-tech products is prompting the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to push industry to establish a way to vet and identity what's being called a trusted global supply chain.

What Linesider brings to Cisco Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST In the last newsletter we pointed out that Cisco recently acquired a network management company - Linesider. We also pointed out that this is the first network management company that Cisco has acquired since 2005. In this newsletter we will explain the functionality that Linesider brings to Cisco and explain why this acquisition makes total sense given Cisco's corporate direction.

Defense Department wants secure, global high-tech supply chain Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST Concern about the possibility of malicious back doors ending up in commercial high-tech products is prompting the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to push industry to establish a way to vet and identity what's being called a trusted global supply chain.

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