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  1. Microsoft finally acknowledges Windows 7 will ship in 2009
  2. Duke Nukem material released
  3. Cadets Trade the Trenches for Firewalls
  4. Maldives Elections Commission website hacked
  5. Living with Windows 7 release candidate
  6. Mergers and acquisitions in the botnet world
  7. Porn Leads To Conviction Under 'Hacker Law'
  8. Security Researchers Hijack Cybercrime Network
  9. Students excel in new-age crime technology
  10. As Hacking Hits Home, China Strengthens Cyber Laws
  11. New version of Microsoft "Geneva" identity and access management platform
  12. Authentication technology for critical infrastructure protection
  13. DOJ signals newly vigorous antitrust enforcement
  14. TrueCrypt 6.2 is available
  15. Military beefs up cyberwar capabilities with games, Linux
  16. Brief: Cyber attack could bring U.S. military response
  17. Brief: Hackers steal UC Berkeley health records
  18. Ensuring Data Security When it's Time to Retire Computers
  19. Sysinternal Updates 3 Applications, (Mon, May 11th)
  20. l337 Beta Testers Needed
  21. Brief: Hackers steal UC Berkeley health records
  22. Brief: Air traffic systems vulnerable, IG states
  23. Off the wire: A step-by-step introduction to using the AUTOPSY Forensic Browser
  24. New ReadyNAS 2100 rack-mount system from Netgear
  25. New book: "Network Access Control for Dummies"
  26. Hitachi Storage Cluster for Microsoft Hyper-V
  27. Off the wire: Web murderer given life sentence
  28. Q&A: The critical infrastructure and digital security
  29. What Did Darkmarket.ws Look Like?
  30. The feeling of greater security tempts us to be more reckless
  31. Classify data first
  32. 6 ways to protect your privacy on Google
  33. Inside a data leak audit
  34. EC: Software makers must be held responsible for code
  35. VoIP Hopper 1.0 released
  36. Desktop ultra-compact network appliance platform
  37. EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft
  38. First Windows 7 bug discovered
  39. Top 10 dangerous technologies
  40. Google Morocco suffers DNS attack
  41. Brown denies leaking Rihanna pictures
  42. 30% 'afraid of shopping online'
  43. Microsoft plans 10 fake 'updates' for Windows 7
  44. First Windows 7 bug discovered
  45. Top 10 dangerous technologies
  46. Google Morocco suffers DNS attack
  47. Hints That iPhone OS 3.0 is Near
  48. Brown denies leaking Rihanna pictures
  49. 30% 'afraid of shopping online'
  50. Psystar claims Apple asking for non-existent, redundant info
  51. U.S. Missile Defense Secrets, UK Medical Records Accidentally Sold on eBay
  52. The iPhone's secret silicon: A need to know?
  53. EC wants software makers held liable for code
  54. Odds are your idea of online safety is so last week
  55. IT security firms to reap gains from increasing Web attacks
  56. Do Social Networks Invite Hackers into the Office?
  57. Hackers sabotage Arab-language 'hasbara' site
  58. Off the wire: Whitepaper: SANS analyst review - log management
  59. Threat and spamscape report for May
  60. Is your Symantec Antivirus Alerting working correctly?, (Sun, May 10th)
  61. Shared SQL Injection Lessons Learned blog item, (Sat, May 9th)
  62. Unusable, Unreadable, or Indecipherable? No Breach reporting required, (Sat, May 9th)
  63. What did Darkmarket.ws look like?
  64. In China, $700 puts a spammer in business
  65. HK Hospital Authority steps up patient data security
  66. 160,000 student, alumni accounts breached at UC Berkeley
  67. Govt agencies losing portable data: Privacy Commissioner
  68. How to secure your home network
  69. Offshore Contract Tactics to Protect Against Threats
  70. Off the wire: WAFs and anti-SDL assumptions
  71. FBController Application Hacks Facebook’s Session Algorithm
  72. A day after hackers leak Cassie pics; nude Rihanna pics also surface
  73. 100,000 PCs wiped as malware pulls “Kill OS” trigger
  74. Gray Hat Python
  75. Windows 7 anti-piracy experience
  76. Cassie Exposed: Nude photos leaked to the net by hackers
  77. XSS flaws poke ridicule at entertainment industry
  78. Konami Code Infects Facebook
  79. Yet another reason why Macs need security software
  80. Hackers Steal Info on 160,000 People from UC Berkeley
  81. FAA's Web Security Audit: 3,857 Vulnerabilities
  82. Space chief wants DoD cyber units joined
  83. Hackers Swipe Student Data at UC Berkeley
  84. Brief: Air traffic systems vulnerable, IG states
  85. Brief: Freeze turns phones into passwords
  86. Phished Facebook accounts become spammer's tool
  87. Heartland says malware breach cost $12.6 million
  88. Report: US air-traffic control systems hacked
  89. Smaller profit margins will slow adoption of larger Kindle
  90. Web 2.0 hacking incidents on the rise
  91. Web 2.0 hacking incidents on the rise in Q1 2009
  92. Login Manager 6.0.1 released
  93. Low-power Core 2 Duo network appliance with six Gigabit LANs
  94. US missile launch data on eBay hard drive is a serious lapse in security procedures
  95. IBM PR/SM z10 EC/BC evaluated at Common Criteria Certification at EAL 5
  96. Study: U.S. air traffic control vulnerable to cyberattack
  97. Virginia Dept. of Health: Prescriptions database breached but not deleted
  98. Audit finds 700 big vulnerabilities in air traffic systems
  99. Microsoft to patch PowerPoint zero-day bug on Tuesday
  100. Microsoft renames anti-piracy tech in Windows 7
  101. Web site offline as police, FBI investigate extortion bid
  102. Meet Francis, a failed phishe
  103. Windows 7: Anti-piracy tech gets more subtle
  104. Microsoft Rebrands WGA Anti-Piracy Feature for Windows 7
  105. Researchers Release Bootkit Code Targeting Windows 7
  106. How To Choose And Remember Secure Passwords
  107. Turning up the heat on hackers with embedded firewalls
  108. Microsoft: There is no special version of XP for the Air Force
  109. Hackers taking advantage of Windows 7
  110. FBI slow to update terror watch list
  111. Open source goes back to school
  112. Hackers 'Tap In' to Improve Radio Frequency (RFID) Systems
  113. IPv6 security guru fields question
  114. North Korea said to be building cyber-war arsenal
  115. Latest iPhone 3.0 Beta Reveals Parental Controls
  116. Microsoft to patch critical PowerPoint zero day flaw
  117. FutureNet 2009: IPv6 coming, ready or not
  118. Virtualized Systems Can Be A Security Risk
  119. Hackers broke into FAA air traffic control systems
  120. Can a Palm Pre multitask better than an iPhone?
  121. Apple: All new apps must work with iPhone 3.0
  122. A packet challenge and how I solved it, (Thu, May 7th)
  123. Botnet hijacking reveals 70GB of stolen data, (Thu, May 7th)
  124. Malicious Content on the Web, (Thu, May 7th)
  125. Signature-based scanners miss 58% of malware
  126. Researchers Release Bootkit Code Targeting Windows 7
  127. New Mac OS X email worm discovered
  128. Missile Defense Secrets Sold on eBay
  129. Patch Tuesday: Fix coming for PowerPoint zero-day
  130. Microsoft Plans PowerPoint Fix for Patch Tuesday
  131. Kaspersky Lab patents heuristic analysis technology
  132. Brief: Freeze turns phones into passwords
  133. Security breach cost Heartland $12.6 million so far
  134. Despite pledge, researchers release VBootkit 2.0 code
  135. U.S. gov't: 'Top obligation' is to U.S. workers
  136. Study: US air traffic control vulnerable to cyberattack
  137. Image spam returns with a vengeance
  138. Q&A: Windows 7 File Extension Hiding
  139. Security Advisory FSC-2009-1
  140. A closer look at Folder Lock 6.2.1
  141. Off the wire: Deconstructing a Webserver attack
  142. Off the wire: On clouds and the evolving role of the CISO
  143. DeepSec 2009 call for papers
  144. Is your firewall a fire hazard?
  145. Event: EUSecWest 2009
  146. Increasing Internet security for average users
  147. How cloud services impact e-discovery
  148. Symantec sees slowdown in security sales
  149. Add Another Layer of Security with Script Defender
  150. Post-breach, Heartland plans aggressive encryption project
  151. Cellcrypt for BlackBerry Secures Cellular Voice Conversation
  152. Windows 7 RC ignores file extension security risk
  153. 'Hacker' threatens to expose health data, demands $10M
  154. Bank of America still not ready for iPhone
  155. Off the wire: Report: FBI mishandles terror watch list
  156. Follow The Bouncing Malware: Gone With the WINS, (Wed, May 6th)
  157. Craigslist Tough Talk by South Carolina AG Lacks Legal Foundation, EFF Says
  158. Layoffs hit Microsoft security unit
  159. RSA simplifies use of encryption with new Key Manager Suite
  160. PDF most common file type in targeted attacks
  161. Durzosploit: Javascript exploits generator framework
  162. Platform-independent voice authentication solution
  163. New Mac Malware Too Buggy to Build Botnet, Sophos Says
  164. Google Chrome update fixes security issues
  165. Review: iPhone security software: Notes+
  166. Specialized search engines leading users to malicious websites
  167. Event: Gartner Information Security Summit 2009 UK
  168. Bank of America still not ready for iPhone
  169. IPv6 security guru fields questions
  170. Bluetooth proximity lock system
  171. Off the wire: Office intruder 'steals' data
  172. Critical security hole in Google Chrome
  173. Swedish Hacker Indicted for Attacking Cisco, NASA
  174. ID cards head for the high street
  175. RSA, Kleenex, and New PSI Initiatives
  176. Manchester public will get first UK ID cards
  177. Five IT security pet peeves
  178. Give users passwords they don't have to remember
  179. Use the Internet, Lose your Privacy
  180. Adobe promises patch for zero-day PDF bug by next Tuesday
  181. Apple, Opera slammed over browser patch regimes
  182. Expert: Data on Pentagon program was leaked on P2P network
  183. Crime analytics tool
  184. Apple power brick sparks lawsuit
  185. Windows 7 RC Stress Testing Begins
  186. IT managers warned over Windows XP mode
  187. Website whizzkid turns down £100m for firm he set up three months ago
  188. Swede indicted for hacking NASA, Cisco computers
  189. Internet Growing Like Its 2001 All Over Again
  190. Apple buying Twitter!
  191. Google Earth sparks racial row in Japan
  192. Microsoft moves forward with job cuts
  193. No Next-Gen Video Game Consoles Till 2013
  194. New Mac OS X worm: time to get worried?
  195. Prison Awaiting Hostile Bloggers
  196. Rumored Microsoft 3D Wii killer: we think we played with it
  197. PGP Launches Encryption Product for iOS
  198. Apple, Google face FTC antitrust probe
  199. Phishing attack on Bermuda e-mail addresses is thwarted
  200. New botnets dwarf Conficker threat
  201. Hide File Extensions, Invite Hackers?
  202. Does RFID present privacy risks?
  203. Strike Fighter data was leaked on P2P network in 2005
  204. Hackers hold US medical data hostage
  205. 10 Essential Plugins Every Modern Wordpress Site Should Have
  206. Hacker Adds Mouse Support to PSP
  207. Data Ransom Schemes Not Popular Play for Hackers
  208. The human vulnerability
  209. Businesses struggling with Adobe PDF security advice
  210. Health database breached, (Tue, May 5th)
  211. IT Security Job Tips for Surviving a Tough Economy
  212. Study: Silent patching best for securing browsers
  213. Brief: Reports: Thief holds Virginia medical data ransom
  214. Brief: U.S. wiretaps fall for first time in five years
  215. Secure calls on BlackBerry smartphones
  216. Forensically sound Windows bootable environment
  217. Digital health records to increase identity theft?
  218. IA career development: Need for IA professionals will grow
  219. EU mulls new legal fight against spam, invasion of privacy
  220. IT pros justify high-tech investments during downturn
  221. Parabon launches grid-based DDoS attack tests
  222. Leaked copies of Windows 7 RC contain Trojan
  223. Global Dispatches
  224. New version (v 1.4.2) of BASE available, (Tue, May 5th)
  225. How about textbooks by Google?
  226. Red tape keeps Conficker on medical devices
  227. Windows 7 Fail
  228. FTC investigating Google-Apple ties
  229. Swine flu spam
  230. Judge blunts Internet false advertising law
  231. Data security a key concern for 94 percent of healthcare IT directors
  232. FIPS-validated hardware security module with PCI Express interface
  233. RIM launches BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0
  234. Call for papers: Fourth annual 2009 eCrime Researchers Summit
  235. Off the wire: 3 steps to improving your data safeguards
  236. Vyatta Open Source Routing and Security Software
  237. Event: Gartner Information Security Summit 2009
  238. News to know: Windows 7; RIM; Botnet hijack; Amazon
  239. Every dot matters, (Tue, May 5th)
  240. Google: 'rough' talks ahead on privacy with Korea
  241. The legal implications of cloud security
  242. Password Seeks Partner For Long-Term, Secure Relationship
  243. 12 million new IP addresses have been hijacked by botnets
  244. Purewire brings trust to social networking
  245. ID cards seen "massive drop" in public confidence: Blunkett
  246. NYT: FTC launches antitrust inquiry into Google's, Apple's boards
  247. Inventor: SSL not to blame for security woes
  248. Adobe Promises Fixes for Latest Flaws by Next Week
  249. Hackers Break Into Virginia Health Professions Database, Demand Ransom
  250. Can a Few Good Hackers Plug Holes in US' Swiss-Cheese Nets?