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February 28, 2008
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In this issue:
* Vista starts spotting activation cracks
* VMware tightens up virtual machine security
* PayPal: Steer clear of Apple's Safari
* Proposed Utah bill would give special designation to ISPs that block porn
* EBay aims to connect security officers via Red Team confab
* Opinion: Reduce threats with net configuration management
* Rights groups seek court OK to intervene in Wikileaks case
Computerworld Blogs:
* Mark Hall: White House CIO lacks credibility
* Michael R. Farnum: 103,000 doctors info exposed
* Douglas Schweitzer: Web site security is key!
* Tech Dispenser: Google Recommends ISO Reject Open XML
* Shark Bait: Would You Let Me Know?
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Vista starts spotting activation cracks
Microsoft is now sending an update to Windows Vista users that looks for
illegal copies of the operating system that were installed with cracks slated
to be disabled when Service Pack 1 is released next month.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2843001/114916/100762/2/
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VMware tightens up virtual machine security
A new product can halt malware before a single instruction has been executed,
VMware claims.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2843001/114916/100763/2/
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PayPal: Steer clear of Apple's Safari
Safari users are deploying a browser that's critically underpowered when it
comes to anti-phishing security features, a PayPal company rep has announced,
and they'd be better off with newer versions of... well, almost any other major
browser.
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Proposed Utah bill would give special designation to ISPs that block porn
Under a bill filed in the Utah House, Internet service providers that agree to
prevent Web users from publishing or viewing pornography could call themselves
Community Conscious Internet Providers.
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EBay aims to connect security officers via Red Team confab
CISOs concerned about cybercrime trends and seeking common ground gathered this
week in California at eBay's second Red Team security conference.
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Opinion: Reduce threats with net configuration management
Automated network configuration management tools help security and network
groups work together to investigate, diagnose, remediate and document problems.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2843001/114916/100768/2/
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Rights groups seek court OK to intervene in Wikileaks case
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU are among a growing number of
public interest groups trying to get a federal court judge to reconsider a
decision shuttering a whistle-blower Web site.
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COMPUTERWORLD BLOGS
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White House CIO lacks credibility
Mark Hall: If the CIO in the Executive branch fails to comply with federal law,
why should other government CIOs bother with a White House mandate?
To view the rest of the post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2843001/114916/100758/2/
103,000 doctors info exposed
Michael R. Farnum: A national healthcare service exposed over the private
information of over 100,000 doctors on their website for months. My question:
can this info be used for more than just ID theft?
To view the rest of the post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2843001/114916/100759/2/
Web site security is key!
Douglas Schweitzer: Businesses - not just government agencies - need to be
reminded that their Web sites continue to be vulnerable...
To view the rest of the post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2843001/114916/100760/2/
Google Recommends ISO Reject Open XML
Zaheda Bhorat, Google's manager of open source programs, is urging
international delegates to vote to reject Microsoft Office 2007's Open XML as
an international standard when the ISO votes this week. Google is firmly behind
ODF ...
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2843001/114916/100574/2/
Shark Bait: Would You Let Me Know?
Pilot Fish: I receive a call from a user reporting that a service on one of our
servers is unavailable. I check the server, and sure enough there is a hardware
failure that brought the service to a halt. The NIC card was dead. Fortunately
we have a spare on hand ...
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