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Computerworld Security
August 22, 2006
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In this issue:
* AOL reactivates previous CTO after shakeup
* Patent trouble ahead for SQL Server?
* MacBook Wi-Fi 'hack' didn't use Apple drivers
* Infineon chips to be used in U.S. e-passports
* Chinese begin anti-spam enforcement
* Dealing with worst-case scenarios
Computerworld Blogs:
* Heads roll at AOL
* AOLers fall on swords (and browser choices)
* Stanford: Stronger authentication from the client (browser) side
* What if they threw a recall and no one came?
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AOL reactivates previous CTO after shakeup
AOL LLC on Monday announced steps it is taking to prevent another security
breach like one in which subscriber search query results recently were posted
online. The company also announced that its previous CTO, John McKinley, will
return to the position.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/794232/114916/30866/2/
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Patent trouble ahead for SQL Server?
Timeline Inc., a Seattle-based patent portfolio company, said Monday it
terminated a limited license agreement forged with Microsoft in 1999 after the
software giant allegedly breached its terms.
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MacBook Wi-Fi 'hack' didn't use Apple drivers
Researchers who demonstrated a WiFi "hack" of a MacBook at the Black Hat
conference earlier this month used third-party wireless drivers -- not the
drivers that ship with Apple's laptops.
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Infineon chips to be used in U.S. e-passports
German chip maker Infineon Technologies will supply chips for new electronic
passports the U.S. government will begin issuing in October.
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Chinese begin anti-spam enforcement
A Chinese court has fined a domestic company for spamming, state-run media
reported Tuesday. The case is believed to be the first prosecuted under the
"Measures for the Administration of Internet Email Service" enacted in March.
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Dealing with worst-case scenarios
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COMPUTERWORLD BLOGS
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Heads roll at AOL
Martin McKeay: I'm sure no one's surprised to hear that someone has lost their
job at AOL over the search record debacle. Let loose the search records of
600,000 customers without properly anonymizing the data and there's bound to be
some repercussions...
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http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/794232/114916/30844/2/
AOLers fall on swords (and browser choices)
You're fired! It's IT Blogwatch, in which AOL's CTO and others resign over its
earlier privacy breach. Not to mention what your choice of browser says about
you...
To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/794232/114916/30845/2/
Stanford: Stronger authentication from the client (browser) side
CJ Kelly: One of the things the financial industry is facing is how to secure
Internet-based, high-risk customer and business partner transactions. While
banks have been mandated to provide stronger authentication, what does the bank
do about...
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http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/794232/114916/30846/2/
What if they threw a recall and no one came?
Robert L. Mitchell: Last week Dell agreed to take back 4.1 million laptop
batteries. But how many will they actually have to accept? Product recalls have
notoriously low response rates...
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http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/794232/114916/30847/2/
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