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  1. US security authorities, vendors, team to tackle identity management issues
  2. For Texas Instruments, Calculator Hackers Don't Add Up
  3. 5 gadgets from the near future
  4. New trends in identity theft
  5. McAfee: Midsized Businesses Face Security Budget Cuts, Challenges
  6. Wireshark 1.2.3 supports Windows 7 and upgrades security
  7. Opera 10.01 fixes severe security problems
  8. China raising a cyber army?
  9. Phishing trends according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group
  10. Encrypted Disk Detector 1.1.0 released
  11. Facebook users targeted by password change scam
  12. Secure USB flash drives: Do you need one?
  13. Opera browser dinged by code execution flaw
  14. Google Apps scores in L.A., with assist from Microsoft
  15. Google accused of 'malicious revenge' in China
  16. Norton 360 beta 4 made available
  17. IT Security Outsourcing in Decline
  18. Targeted attacks possible in the cloud, researchers warn
  19. 10 Reasons Why Conficker Can Happen Again
  20. Opera browser dinged by code execution flaw
  21. Video - Griffin Teaser
  22. US-CERT warns about BlackBerry spyware app
  23. Malware ads served from Gizmodo
  24. Firefox 3.5.4 released. Lots of security bug fixes. (thanks Gilbert!), (Wed, Oct 28th)
  25. Cyber Security Awareness Month - Day 28 - ntp (123/udp), (Wed, Oct 28th)
  26. International co-operation vital as malware sources disperse
  27. Infected sites rising at alarming rate
  28. Facebook freezes deceased person's profiles
  29. Firefox 3.5.4 fixes critical security issues
  30. Password strength checking with passwdqc
  31. Gawker and Gizmodo visitors preyed on by malicious ads
  32. Mozilla fixes 16 flaws with Firefox 3.5.4
  33. Internet phone systems become the fraudster's tool
  34. Google Apps scores in LA, with assist from Microsoft
  35. Privacy: Why Google Social Search Gives Me The Creeps
  36. Cisco buying Web security firm ScanSafe for $183 million
  37. Brocade partners with Thales for network-based encryption appliance
  38. Practical identity protection you can use
  39. Judge says TD Ameritrade's proposed security fixes not enough
  40. New spam: Your bank has failed, download this Trojan
  41. Scary Tech: Attack of the Killer Kindles
  42. Facebook Password Spam Conceals Malware Attack
  43. Google rolls out Android 2.0 SDK
  44. US CERT warns of malware attack against BlackBerry
  45. Internet phone systems become the fraudster's tool
  46. Espionage suspect has friends puzzled
  47. ARM signals semiconductor recovery
  48. Microsoft pulls out of Family Guy special
  49. Sniffing SSL: RFC 4366 and TLS Extensions, (Wed, Oct 28th)
  50. Wikipedia edit system should be in place by year's end
  51. Kiwis avoid early Windows 7 upgrade issues
  52. Mozilla fixes 16 flaws with Firefox 3.5.4
  53. Number of Web Sites Hosting Malware Rapidly Increasing
  54. Kingston Releases Solid-State Drive to Boost Windows 7 Performance.
  55. Wikileaks Leader Talks of Courage and Wrestling Pigs
  56. Gizmodo duped by virus ad, apologizes
  57. The Curse of Cloud Security
  58. Cisco to buy ScanSafe for $183 million
  59. The Magic Triangle of IT Security
  60. Three Plead Guilty to Violating Digital Millennium Copyright Act
  61. Chris Anderson's free advice for IT managers
  62. Barackobama.com Hack Claim Not Standing Up To Scrutiny
  63. The genius brothers behind Google Wave
  64. Brief: Cyber conflict still in infancy, states analysis
  65. Brief: Hopes high for Windows 7 security
  66. VMware Security Advisory: VMSA-2009-0015, (Tue, Oct 27th)
  67. Malware ads served from Gizmodo blog
  68. Cyber Security Awareness Month - Day 27 - Active Directory Ports, (Tue, Oct 27th)
  69. Serious cyber attacks on the horizon
  70. Q&A: Malware threats, Windows 7 and cyber crime
  71. China security market tough to crack for foreign vendors
  72. India's new IT law increases surveillance powers
  73. The Curse of Cloud Security
  74. Cisco buying ScanSafe for $183 million
  75. New VMware Desktop Products Released (Workstation, Fusion, ACE), (Tue, Oct 27th)
  76. Q&A: Malware threats, Windows 7 and cyber crime
  77. Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack
  78. Cisco to Acquire ScanSafe for Web Security
  79. Infrastructure fingerprinting via XSS
  80. Sourcefire iPhone application
  81. New patent for encryption key generation method
  82. Carrier grade IPsec toolkit
  83. New book: "Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Missing Manual"
  84. Amazon Relational Database Service enters public beta
  85. One-credential system for physical access control
  86. A Video For You
  87. CalOptima says data on 68,000 members may be compromised
  88. NSA to build $1.5B cybersecurity center near Salt Lake City
  89. Windows 7: Choosing the Right Version
  90. Government: Come hack our data
  91. Social Engineering in Real-World Computer Attacks, (Tue, Oct 27th)
  92. Should You Beware Omega AntiVir?
  93. CalOptima says data on 68,000 members may be compromised
  94. Scientists 'unwarp' distorted fingerprints in seconds
  95. Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter does not work on new iMac
  96. Hasta la Vista, baby: Ars reviews Windows 7
  97. Try as It Might, Apple Can't Keep Its Secrets
  98. Australian CrimTrac DNA database running out of room
  99. Google Rolls Out New Custom Search Features, Including Wikipedia Integration
  100. NSA to build $1.5B cybersecurity center near Salt Lake City
  101. Yahoo! shuts down GeoCities
  102. Study suggests $600 mass-market sweet spot for Apple tablet
  103. Security breaches are no joke
  104. EU Parliament drew back from file-sharer demands over legal uncertainty
  105. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport breached
  106. 5 Essential Free Applications For Windows 7
  107. Judge denies lawsuit deal over TD Ameritrade breach
  108. The adventures of the FrankenMac
  109. Online Data Present A Privacy Minefield
  110. Swiss foreign ministry hit by computer attack
  111. Missouri nuclear plant still using dial-up Internet access
  112. Guardian hack shows unknown IT vulnerabilities still exist
  113. Facebook updates home page, irks users (again)
  114. Tap-Fu Developer on App Store Piracy
  115. China preparing to ramp up cyberespionage?
  116. changed password???
  117. Identify and classify malware samples with YARA
  118. BlackBerry spy software
  119. Malware and poor passwords ranked as greatest threats
  120. Week in review: RSA Conference, Web application security, fuzzing, Metasploit, and more
  121. Zipped Trojan in email attachment leads to further infection
  122. Guardian jobs site falls victim to 'sophisticated' hack
  123. 500,000 job hunters details exposed in Guardian hack
  124. Pirate Bay ordered to remove links to copyright material
  125. Companies Seek Social Networking's Promise, But Peril
  126. Video: 60-Second Pitch: End-point security
  127. Hackers breach Guardian Jobs site
  128. New version of Owl security-enhanced operating system
  129. Event: IFSEC 2010
  130. RSnake releases "Detecting Malice" e-book
  131. How Notorious Trojans Hit Banks and Steal Your Money
  132. 10 Ways to Secure Your Upgrade to Windows 7
  133. Google Offers Six Tips to Stop Malicious Online Ads
  134. TippingPoint delivers new intrusion prevention system platform
  135. Cain & Abel 4.9.35 now available
  136. Cyber Security Awareness Month - Day 26 port1433/1434 MSSQL, (Mon, Oct 26th)
  137. Today: ISC Login bugfix day. If you have issues loging in using OpenID, please email a copy of your OpenID URL to jullrich\at\sans.edu, (Mon, Oct 26th)
  138. Web honeypot Update, (Mon, Oct 26th)
  139. Understanding the risks of cloud computing: Questions to ask your service provider
  140. Controlled access Web portals now prime target of cybercriminals
  141. NIST SP800-53 Rev. 3: Key to Unified Security Across Federal Government and Private Sectors
  142. Trend Micro bolsters virtualization security options
  143. NIST SP800-53 Rev. 3: Key to Unified Security Across Federal Government and Private Sectors
  144. Are Flash Cookies Devouring Your Privacy?
  145. Trend Micro CEO: hackers hitting AV infrastructure
  146. Rogue AV Uses F-Secure As Bait
  147. Cyber Security Awareness Month - Day 25 - Port 80 and 443, (Mon, Oct 26th)
  148. Windows 7: Two Strikes and You're Out
  149. How Victims Encourage Cybercrime
  150. Social media creating productivity black hole
  151. A trial of words for the computer generation
  152. UAE's IT spending to grow by 12% to 2013 - research
  153. You can't have too many backups for Mac hard drives
  154. 92-year-old's website leaves oil giant Shell-shocked
  155. Siemens to cut jobs in some divisions
  156. Microsoft Offers Netbook Upgrade Tool for Windows 7
  157. How your brain creates the fourth dimension
  158. Microsoft anti-virus software dawdles over updates
  159. White House opens Web site programming to public
  160. Microsoft's Earnings Mixed, Looks to Windows 7 for Rejuvenation
  161. Why I choose 3G over Wi-Fi
  162. Bobs Double Penetration Adventure - Part 1
  163. UniKey Protects Software from Reverse Engineering
  164. The cost of getting your life back
  165. Trend Micro promises to improve its DLP
  166. Smartphone security threats likely to rise
  167. PhoneSnoop turns BlackBerry into remote bugging device
  168. Now Linux Can Get Viruses, Via Wine
  169. Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Upgrade Install Snafu
  170. Testing Microsoft Security Essentials and the Hosts file
  171. 8 horrendous technology failures
  172. Nigeria Cracking Down on E-Mail Scams
  173. What will the internet look like 40 years in the future?
  174. Internet service provider fights copyright law
  175. Nokia pushes back N900 Net tablet
  176. Google competes for the future; Microsoft, the past
  177. Why SEO is about more than just controversy
  178. Guardian Jobs hacked
  179. Are you planning a switch to Windows 7?
  180. Military`s Intranet Vulnerable to NK Hacking
  181. Ethical hacking - a new age profession
  182. How safe are you on Facebook ?
  183. Depositors bring down Dutch bank
  184. Cyber Security Awareness Month - Day 24 - The Small Services, (Sat, Oct 24th)
  185. Selected testers get new build of Microsoft Security Essentials
  186. Study: US gov't cybersecurity spending to grow significantly
  187. Former federal worker sentenced for passport snooping
  188. Ruminations on the Intersection of Inner Space & Cyber Space
  189. Win 7 Launch: Early Adopters Eager to Bid Farewell to XP
  190. Zurich loses data of 641,000 customers on tape
  191. Phishers Dangle Some Brand-New Bait
  192. Analysis: Real ID program on life support
  193. Bugs and Fixes: Stymie Malicious Media, Attacks
  194. What's with tcp/0?, (Sat, Oct 24th)
  195. Windows 7 - How is it doing?, (Sat, Oct 24th)
  196. Federal IT Security Spending to Increase Nearly $4 billion by 2014
  197. Video: Online privacy - Industry self-regulation in practice
  198. Little new tool: reversing md5/sha1 hashes http://isc.sans.org/tools/reversehash.html, (Fri, Oct 23rd)
  199. Windows 7 UAC Security Feature Raises Concerns
  200. Brief: Hopes high for Windows 7 security
  201. Brief: Rapid7 snaps up the Metasploit Project
  202. Gunter Ollmann: Time to Squish SQL Injection
  203. Mark Rasch: Lazy Workers May Be Deemed Hackers
  204. Nigeria shuts down 800 scam websites
  205. Suspected European cyber pirates denied Internet access without court order
  206. Report says China ready for cyber-war, espionage
  207. Microsoft wants ISO security certification for its Cloud services
  208. Cyber Security Awareness Month - Day 2 port 179 TCP - Border Gateway Protocol, (Fri, Oct 23rd)
  209. DHS has a vision for stronger information security
  210. DHS has a vision for stronger information security
  211. Time Warner Cable Modem/Router Fail
  212. News: FBI and SOCA plot cybercrime smackdown
  213. News: Botnet boosts criminals' revenues from Google
  214. Q&A: Security challenges in today's economy
  215. 96 percent of Americans in favor of video surveillance to counteract terrorism
  216. Botnets dominate click fraud
  217. CentOS 5.4 released
  218. Anti-virus programs certified for Windows 7
  219. Taking the 'Closed' Out of CCTV
  220. Almost half ISO 27001 'compliant' firms break with security
  221. DHS to get big boost in cybersecurity spending in 2010
  222. Anonymity of users is key issue in cyber crime: Kaspersky
  223. Botnets contributing more than ever to click fraud
  224. Mozilla Labs introduces Raindrop (their answer to Google Wave?)
  225. HTC Releases Hero Source Code for Developers
  226. Nokia sues Apple
  227. A look inside Apple's new 27-inch iMac (teardown photos)
  228. 7 Reasons to Get Windows 7 Today (and 6 Reasons Not to)
  229. Yahoo hires strippers for hackers
  230. France adopts three-strikes law for piracy
  231. Almost half ISO 27001 'compliant' firms break with security
  232. Saudi under attack from cyber criminals
  233. Halloween creates IT security risks, experts claim
  234. Botnets Contributing More Than Ever to Click Fraud
  235. Oracle delivers database fixes in Critical Patch Update
  236. Evidence Points To China In Cyber Attacks
  237. Identity theft a growing menace to social networkers
  238. Apple applies for ad-supported OS patent
  239. Windows 7 born from Vista's frustrations
  240. France adopts three-strikes law for piracy
  241. Almost half ISO 27001 'compliant' firms break with security
  242. Saudi under attack from cyber criminals
  243. Ari Weinstein - the 15 year-old iPhone jailbreaker
  244. Halloween creates IT security risks, experts claim
  245. Botnets Contributing More Than Ever to Click Fraud
  246. Oracle delivers database fixes in Critical Patch Update
  247. Evidence Points To China In Cyber Attacks
  248. Identity theft a growing menace to social networkers
  249. Apple applies for ad-supported OS patent
  250. Windows 7 born from Vista's frustrations