While U.S. Plots Cyber Strategy, Experts See Obstacles Ahead

The release of the International Strategy for Cyberspace late last month marked a major shift in the way that United States officials think about and treat information security, which now seems as if it will have a place at the table during diplomatic discussions. However, experts and U.S...

After the Walkman

For a company that almost single-handedly created the consumer electronics industry with blockbusters like the Walkman, Sony has had its share of strategic and public relations face plants in the last decade, with IT security being just one flash point. From its infamous digital rights management...

Ruling in Assange Extradition Case Expected Feb. 24,2011 !

Final arguments in the extradition hearing of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange were presented in a London court on Friday. The judge is expected to rule on February 24, but the case is likely to continue long afterward if either side files an appeal. Assange is being sought for questioning in...

Image Of the Day: The Internet Hijack That Wasn't?

Reports surfaced last week about an incident dating back to April, 2010 that involved the suspicious rerouting of Internet traffic through infrastructure belonging to a telecommunications carrier in China. Originally reported within technical circles in April, the incident simmered within the sma...

Private sector relations should be job one for cyber security czar

Whoever is brave enough to fill the soon-to-be-created cybersecurity czar position will find a rather large pile of challenges waiting. Among them will be dealing with a confused and argumentative Congress, doing a full-scale assessment of the country’s critical infrastructure and reaching out to...

Mandriva Update for freeradius MDVA-2008:054 (freeradius)

Check for the Version of freeradius OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for freeradius MDVA-2008:054 freeradius Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify...

[Full-disclosure] Password disclosure and remote access in Netcool/NeuSecure Security information management platform

Multiple security information disclosure paths and remote access Netcool/NeuSecure Security information management platform . Cleartext-storage of passwords in the configuration file Cleartext reporting of user password in the log Default backend Mysql database user and remote access. Laxed...