Half of federal Web sites fail DNS security test

---

• Half of federal Web sites fail DNS security test
• Hackers turn back the clock with Telnet attacks
• Smart cards no match for online spies
• Share this: Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page is hacked
• Senator calls for privacy protections for device location
• Facebook offers protection against wireless Firesheep attack
• FTC wants you to help it outwit telephony crammers
• Facebook unveils security tools after Zuckerberg’s page hacked

Half of federal Web sites fail DNS security test Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:01 AM PST Half of U.S. government Web sites are vulnerable to commonplace DNS attacks because they haven't deployed a new authentication mechanism that was mandated in 2008, a new study shows.

Hackers turn back the clock with Telnet attacks Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:44 AM PST A new report from Akamai Technologies shows that hackers appear to be increasingly using the Telnet remote access protocol to attack corporate servers over mobile networks.

Smart cards no match for online spies Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:22 AM PST The U.S. government has been stepping up its use of smart cards to help lock down its computer networks, but hackers have found ways around them.

Share this: Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page is hacked Posted: 26 Jan 2011 02:51 AM PST Apparently it is possible to share too much on Facebook, even if your name is Mark Zuckerberg -- because it seems somebody inadvertently shared the details of how to gain administrative access to his Facebook fan page.

Senator calls for privacy protections for device location Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:19 AM PST A U.S. senator says he wants to rewrite rules for police access to the location information of mobile device customers.

Facebook offers protection against wireless Firesheep attack Posted: 25 Jan 2011 11:34 PM PST Facebook is rolling out a more secure way to connect to its website, which will protect users from a widely publicized wireless networking attack called Firesheep.

FTC wants you to help it outwit telephony crammers Posted: 25 Jan 2011 11:17 PM PST The Federal Trade Commission today said it will host a forum to gather the latest ideas on how to stop unauthorized charges on phone bills known as cramming.

Facebook unveils security tools after Zuckerberg’s page hacked Posted: 25 Jan 2011 09:57 PM PST Coincidence or not, Facebook today announced two new security measures -- wider use of HTTPS and the introduction of "social authentication" -- less than 24 hours after the Facebook page of company founder Mark Zuckerberg was defaced by a hacker.

You are subscribed to email updates from "Cisco" via Ehsan in Google Reader To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610