OpenBSD back door claim now in doubt

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• OpenBSD back door claim now in doubt
• WikiLeaks founder wins fight to be released from UK jail
• US Dept. of Commerce: New online privacy rules needed
• Police investigate WikiLeaks retaliation attacks
• What the Gawker Hack Should Teach Us About Passwords
• What's beyond 10G Ethernet?
• How to reduce WAN costs
• Remains of the Day: Money for nothing, tweets for free
• RIM Patches Yet Another PDF-Related BES Flaw
• New HP security group will push services

OpenBSD back door claim now in doubt Posted: 16 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST The claim that the FBI planted a backdoor in OpenBSD a decade ago has been flatly denied by developer protagonists named as having been involved in the conspiracy in an email sent to OpenBSD founder, Theo de Raadt.

WikiLeaks founder wins fight to be released from UK jail Posted: 16 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST London's High Court ruled Thursday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be freed if he posts £240,000 (US$384,000) in bail, rejecting prosecutors' appeal that he be imprisoned pending a January extradition hearing, according to the BBC.

US Dept. of Commerce: New online privacy rules needed Posted: 16 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST The U.S. Department of Commerce recommends a new privacy bill of rights and an enforceable privacy code of conduct for online firms.

Police investigate WikiLeaks retaliation attacks Posted: 16 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST The Metropolitan Police revealed they will investigate the spate of recent DDoS attacks on firms withdrawing their support for WikiLeaks.

What the Gawker Hack Should Teach Us About Passwords Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST Unless you've been leading a Luddite existence--off camping in the Rockies or something--you are probably aware that Gawker was the victim of an attack which exposed passwords and led to a deluge of Twitter spam. The silver lining of this incident is that it gives us yet another opportunity to examine real-world passwords and hopefully learn a lesson or two...but don't hold your breath.

What's beyond 10G Ethernet? Posted: 16 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST So 10G Ethernet is now taking off - 10G accounts for roughly 25% of the overall $18 billion Ethernet switching market and the growth trajectory is only up from there.

How to reduce WAN costs Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST There are basically two ways to cut WAN costs: reduce the amount of bandwidth used or find somebody who sells cheaper bandwidth.

Remains of the Day: Money for nothing, tweets for free Posted: 16 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST Twitter keeps raking in the cash, a pretty iPad knockoff conceals an ugly secret, and yet another Apple Store has been the victim of a robbery. But there's one thing they can never take from you: the remainders for Wednesday, December 15, 2010.

RIM Patches Yet Another PDF-Related BES Flaw Posted: 16 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST That pesky PDF distiller in Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) BlackBerry Attachment Service has yet again been identified as a security risk, and RIM has issued another "interim security update" to patch the vulnerability.

New HP security group will push services Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST HP has created a new security group in the UK, gluing together a clutch of acquisitions it has made in the last two years into a single brand selling security services.

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