Latest security news.
Ameritrade customers vent about data breach, 09/20/07: The 2.3 million Ameritrade customers whose personal data was compromised sometime over the past 20 months can get a free year of credit checks, but only if they ask for it.
Apple’s options for stopping open source iPhone use, 09/20/07: Although Apple’s Steve Jobs has declared war on iPhone hackers, no one knows for certain how he plans to stop them.
Yahoo Messenger hit with ninth zero-day exploit, 09/19/2007: Attack code that targets Yahoo Messenger has been published on the Internet, a security researcher warned Wednesday, marking the ninth exploit aimed at the popular instant messaging software so far this year.
Is the U.S. at risk from cyberwarfare?, 09/20/07: May was not a good month for geeks in Estonia. The tiny Baltic republic weathered a month-long cyberattack that shuttered Internet servers nationwide. At the height of the crisis, people who wanted to use payment cards to buy bread or gas had to wait, as the onslaught crippled Estonia’s banks.
VMware bugs shine spotlight on virtualization security, 09/20/07: A set of newly discovered flaws in components of VMware’s virtual machine software has called attention to some of the security risks associated with the practice of running virtual computers on a single system.
Trend Micro security gurus look for better ways to classify malware, 09/19/07: Two senior security veterans from Trend Micro are trying to get the industry to change how it classifies malicious software. They argue that today’s classification system, which tends to focus on the technical way the software works, neglects a far more important metric that matters more to users: how it tries to steal your money.
IM is the biggest, most overlooked threat, 09/19/07: Messaging guru Michael Osterman discusses the overlooked IM threat, the best low-cost archiving solutions and how social networking affects the enterprise in this chat transcript.
Paypal claims gains against phishers, 09/20/2007: Paypal security chief Michael Barrett isn’t ready to claim a victory in the fight against phishing schemes, but he said that his company is slowly turning the tide using a set of new partnerships and technological means.
Video: Speaking with Whitfield Diffie: Network World Senior Editor Tim Greene talks with Whitfield Diffie, Sun Fellow, Chief Security Officer and noted cryptographer, about open source in the enterprise, security and more.
Security researcher finds flaw in Windows Media Player, 09/19/2007: Hackers can wield malicious Windows Media Player files to exploit any unpatched Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability on a PC — even if the user relies on Firefox, Opera or some other Web browser, a U.K. security researcher said yesterday.
Chat with Amazon.com’s CTO live
If ever there were a man that knew how to eek out capacity and secure a data center, it would be Werner Vogels, vice president & CTO of Amazon.com. Join him for a live chat on Monday Oct. 1 from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EDT.
