[November
2006]
November SECURITY NEWS
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Date: 11/27/06
Ex-Chicago
School Workers' Info Exposed
Names, Social Security numbers and home addresses of nearly 1,740
former
Chicago school employees were mistakenly mailed to other members of
the
group, prompting concerns the information could be used for identity
theft.
Date:
11/27/06
Hackers
Use New Tricks to Evade Detection
Hackers are incorporating virtual machine detection into their Trojans,
worms and other malware in order to thwart antivirus vendors and virus
researchers...
Date:
11/27/06
Password
burden affecting security
The burden of multiple passwords continues to pose a significant IT
security
risk and encourages end-user behavior that endangers compliance initiatives,
according to the results of a new password management survey by RSA,
the
Security Division of EMC, which took place during GITEX last month.
Date: 11/14/06
Hackers
Steal Data From Floyd Landis Lab
Hackers stole data from computers at the French anti-doping lab where
tests are being challenged by American cyclist Floyd Landis, police
said Tuesday.
Date: 11/6/2006
Mideast
IT security spending to top $5bn
"The Middle East is now placed second in worldwide IT security
services spending, according to a recent report from market analyst
IDC."
Date: 11/6/2006
IT
and corporate security need to work with management to educate employees
about online risks
Summary: "Cisco has released the results from a second international
study of remote workers and their online behavior, revealing disconcerting
perceptions of IT’s role that may jeopardise corporate and personal
security - a role often perceived as reactive and, in some cases,
less authoritative than that of non-IT managers."
Date: 11/6/2006
$10k
reward for computer
"A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to
the recovery of a computer stolen from the Denver offices of Affiliated
Computer Services (ACS) during the weekend of October 14, 2006. "
Date: 11/6/2006
Starbucks
Loses Laptops with Worker Data
"Starbucks Corp. said Friday it had lost track of four laptop
computers, two of which had private information on about 60,000 current
and former U.S. employees and fewer than 80 Canadian workers and contractors.
"
Date: 11/7/2006
US
hosts a quarter of all phishing sites
Nearly 40 per cent of phishing attacks last month originated from
the US or South Korea, according to a report by anti-phishing site
PhishTank.
Date: 11/6/2006
Cyberspies
Invade Silicon Valley
Summary: Fictional super spies like James Bond may have to retire
from all the action, sizzle and international intrigue of days past
if the recent trend in stealing company secrets through computer hacking
in Silicon Valley continues.
Date: 11/6/2006
Man
Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Theft Charges
(CBS) LOS ANGELES An Azusa man, 46, pleaded innocent Monday to federal
charges related to his alleged theft of identity information via e-mails
that appeared to come from America Online.
Date: 11/7/2006
Chile
arrests 4 accused of hacking NASA, other foreign Web sites
Police in Chile arrested four suspected computer hackers for allegedly
belonging to a group accused of breaking into thousands of government
Web sites around the globe, including NASA's.
Date: 11/7/2006
Online
fraud losses increase 55 per cent
Figures released today by UK payments association Apacs show that
online bank fraud losses rose by 55 per cent from £14.5m in
the first six months of 2005 to £22.5m in the same period this
year.
Date: 11/8/2006
Majority
of organisations suffer malware attacks
Summary: According to a recent Webroot survey, the majority of organisations
within the UK have been the victim of a malware attack, and the business
implications of these attacks are becoming increasingly serious.
Date: 11/9/2006
Kama
Sutra Worm Accidentally Sent Out By Google
Google accidentally sent out e-mail containing a mass mailing worm
to about 50,000 members of an e-mail discussion list focused on its
Google Video Blog, the company said Tuesday.
Date: 11/9/2006
Security's
Real Value: Customer confidence is the payoff for a good information
security program—if you market it correctly
Weaknesses in the security of information systems have led to hundreds
of millions of dollars being lost to computer-assisted fraud and have
inspired a lack of confidence in purchasing online. Your customers
will not use online services if they do not believe they are secure.
