January 2008


From Vinius, Lithuania, Internet security expert Miroslav LuÄ inskij blogs about what sounds like a security bug in a Skype partner feature related to the danger of executing "malicious script content" through the "mood feature" option available as part of a video selection option tied to that…

Ikea has plugged a major hole in its website security, that allowed hackers and phishers to use the "contact Ikea"…

Carphone Warehouse and TalkTalk broke data protection laws by publishing customers' confidential details online, the privacy watchdog said. The mobile phone retailer and its TalkTalk phone and broadband sister company also opened customer accounts in the wrong names.

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been slammed by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee for sloppy website security.

Last Friday, a House committee published a report about the launch of a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) website that had egregious security vulnerabilities that "exposed thousands of American travelers to potential identity theft."

In a damning report the Committee identified major security leaks in a vital TSA web page that could allow personal information to be harvested. Vulnerable details included name, address, Social Security number, birth date and place and even eye colour.

In a damning report the Committee identified major security leaks in a vital TSA web page that could allow personal information to be harvested. Vulnerable details included name, address, Social Security number, birth date and place and even eye colour.


Review of 2007: Lost in translation
Secure Computing, Australia - 39 minutes ago
A fourth zero-day vulnerability was found in Word, while the malware of the year, the Storm Worm Trojan, took advantage of bad weather in Europe,
Enterprise security in 2008: Building trust into the application Search Security
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AME Info
Axis launches latest range of surveillance solutions a Intersec 2008
AME Info, United Arab Emirates - 1 minute ago
Offering the highest level of network security, the AXIS 209 MFD is a megapixel fixed dome network camera, featuring a 1.3 megapixel sensor that delivers


Mu Security Analyzer picks up two more industry accolades
Computerworld Australia, Australia - 2 hours ago
said: “The Mu-4000 uses intelligent fuzzing logic to expose security weaknesses and performance issues in any device that talks to an IP network.

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