[ISN] InfoSec News Mailing ListInfoSecNewsNIST revises IT security guides- (Found July 2, 2008 ) InfoSec News: NIST revises IT security guides: http:www.gcn.comonlinevol1_no146561-1.html By William Jackson GCN.com 063008 The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released final revisions to three of its 800 series of special publications on information technology security. NIST calls SP 800-79-1 1 ...http://www.infosecnews.org/pipermail/isn/2008-July/016534.html Antivirus tools 'pave way' for malware- (Found July 2, 2008 ) InfoSec News: Antivirus tools 'pave way' for malware: http:www.vnunet.comvnunetnews2220316security-platforms-malware By Clement James vnunet.com 30 June 2008 German IT consultancy N.runs has warned that antivirus products can actually open the door to attackers, enabling them to penetrate company networks and load destructive code. ...http://www.infosecnews.org/pipermail/isn/2008-July/016533.html NHS manager is suspended after losing computer- (Found July 2, 2008 ) InfoSec News: NHS manager is suspended after losing computer: http:www.theherald.co.uknewsnewsdisplay.var.2371758.0.NHS_manager_is_suspended_after_losing_computer.php By Chris Watt The Herald July 1, 2008 A senior hospital manager has been suspended after a laptop containing the unencrypted personal data of more than 20,000 patients was stolen, a ...http://www.infosecnews.org/pipermail/isn/2008-July/016532.html Linux Advisory Watch: June 27th, 2008- (Found July 2, 2008 ) InfoSec News: Linux Advisory Watch: June 27th, 2008: +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ LinuxSecurity.com Weekly Newsletter June 27th, 2008 Volume 9, Number 26 ...http://www.infosecnews.org/pipermail/isn/2008-July/016531.html Burglars break into Cabinet Secretary's home, steal laptop- (Found July 2, 2008 ) InfoSec News: Burglars break into Cabinet Secretary's home, steal laptop: http:www.haaretz.comhasenspages997571.html By Haaretz Service 30062008 Burglars broke into the house of Cabinet Secretary Oved Yehezkel in Ramle Monday night, stealing a laptop computer, two cellular telephones and a case containing documents. ...http://www.infosecnews.org/pipermail/isn/2008-July/016530.html Cooper may have political immunity in breach- (Found July 2, 2008 ) InfoSec News: Cooper may have political immunity in breach: http:www.tennessean.comappspbcs.dllarticleAID=20080628NEWS028062803701009NEWS01 By Bill Theobald Tennessean Washington Bureau Tennessean.com June 28, 2008 WASHINGTON -- The question is whether Rep. Jim Cooper broke the law when he logged on to a Web site of a trade group he is accusing of wrongdoing. And the answer is that he could have, but he may be protected from legal action because he is a member of Congress. What's more,..http://www.infosecnews.org/pipermail/isn/2008-July/016538.html InfoSec News List Information- July 2, 2008 InfoSec News: InfoSec News List Information: http:www.infosecnews.org InfoSec News is a privately run, medium traffic list that caters to the distribution of information security news articles. These articles come from such sources as newspapers, magazines and online resources. Click here 1 to subscribe or unsubscribe to InfoSec News. ...http://www.infosecnews.org/pipermail/isn/2008-July/016537.html Blind Whistling Phreaks and the FBI's Historical Reliance on Phone Tap Criminality- July 2, 2008 InfoSec News: Blind Whistling Phreaks and the FBI's Historical Reliance on Phone Tap Criminality: http:www.counterpunch.orgprice06302008.html By David Price CounterPunch June 30, 2008 In 1971, Ron Rosenbaum's Esquire article, "Secrets of the Little Blue Box", introduced America to phone phreaks, a subterranean network of geek explorers who probed the global phone system as the world's largest pre-Internet interconnected machine. A star of Rosenbaum's piece was Joe Engressia, a.http://www.infosecnews.org/pipermail/isn/2008-July/016536.html UK firms are warned to tighten up on security- July 2, 2008 InfoSec News: UK firms are warned to tighten up on security: http:www.computing.co.ukcomputingnews2220313urgent-call-tighten-information By Janie Davies Computing 30 Jun 2008 Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are most likely to fail at effectively securing their data said a warning from the Economic and ...http://www.infosecnews.org/pipermail/isn/2008-July/016535.html |