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Web services group still seeking security

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A group working to ensure the compatibility of Web services software is preparing to tackle its biggest challenge yet: Security. The Web Services Interoperability organization (WS-I) was formed last year at the behest of companies including IBM and Microsoft to see to it that Web services products from different companies work together.. . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 05, 2003

License To Chill -- Hackers Hamstring Rights Violators

International hacker organization issues software license that allows the group or its licensees to take human rights violators to court. This story is important for anyone interested in hacking, human rights, information security, open-source software, Internet censorship, international law, international politics, or technology transfer.. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 29, 2002

ISC Creates BIND Forum to Focus on Security

The new ISC BIND Forum will benefit members by focusing on security related issues, including early warning on attacks, defects, and patches. ISC's software is Open Source, and thus any critical information regarding the security of the protocol or implementation will be disclosed and explained to the Internet community. However, ISC believes that it is essential that critical Internet infrastructure such as root and TLD (Top Level Domain) servers are upgraded in a timely manner, and that vendors who ship BIND in their products have an opportunity to stay ahead of potential problems by delivering a patch for their customers before the public disclosure occurs. . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 21, 2002

Internet2 PKI Research Activity

The Internet2 PKI Research activity is based on the premise that a great deal of research is needed in PK-authenticated authorization and control systems and that research is not all going to come out of current efforts among PKI vendors and . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 22, 2002

The Tech Industry Rescue Squad

What makes CERT/CC unique is that it functions as an independent security reporting center that assumes anonymity with each client unless it receives permission to use the client's identity. When officials at Carnegie Mellon University's CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 17, 2002

The Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities (Updated)

The majority of the successful attacks on operating systems come from only a few software vulnerabilities. This can be attributed to the fact that attackers are opportunistic, take the easiest and most convenient route, and exploit the best-known flaws with the . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 03, 2002

Red Hat Joins Forces with Dell, Public- and Private-Sector Leaders to Launch First Open Source Secur

Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT), the world's premier open source and Linux provider, today announced the first Open Source Security Summit. The Security Summit will take place at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. on October 29, and will be cohosted by Dell. The Security Summit will provide an open forum to discuss and explore how open source technologies, methodologies, tools, and support processes meet the challenges of securing networks and computer systems.. . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 02, 2002

Start-up banks on hack-proof Linux

Start-up Guardian Digital has launched an effort to sell a version of Linux that's less vulnerable to attack, a niche the company hopes will gain it a foothold in the market for the Unix-like operating system. The Allendale, N.J.-based start-up released its EnGarde Secure Professional product Tuesday, a version of Linux that comes with management tools and server software designed to thwart attacks.. . .

Anthony Pell
Sep 24, 2002

Educating Executives

Here are examples of the types of questions you are sure to face at some point in your endeavors. Of course, each answer you give is sure to spawn even more queries. Q. What will it take for our company to be 100% secure? (This is one of those questions that is almost laughable except that it is asked far too frequently.) A. Unfortunately, it is impossible to reach a state of 100% security.. . .

Anthony Pell
Sep 10, 2002

ToorCon Computer Security Conference 2002 Announcement

We would like to invite everyone to ToorCon 2002 this year which is on the 27-29th of September. We have just recently released our finalized speaker lineup and it looks like it'll be one of ToorCon's best years yet. Pre-registration and . . .

Anthony Pell
Aug 23, 2002

CodeCon: Call For Papers

CodeCon is the premier showcase of active hacker projects. It is an excellent opportunity for developers to demonstrate their work, and for coding hackers to find out about what's going on in their community. All presentations must be accompanied by . . .

Anthony Pell
Aug 12, 2002

Vegas Braces for DefCon

Sin City is about to be packed with thousands of hackers, wannabe geeks and phreaks who envision the perfect world as the following: Computer networks would welcome curious exploration, all information would be openly shared, a lot of public toilets would . . .

Anthony Pell
Aug 01, 2002

Cyberterrorism Conference Coming Up

A global summit focusing on cyberterrorism and the targets of critical infrastructures has been announced for next month. The event, Sector 5, will be co-produced by Gardner and Flight Event Work, and held in Washington, D.C., between August 21 and 23. . .

Anthony Pell
Jul 16, 2002

Security Industry's Hacker-pipming Slammed

I spent three days at H2K2 hoping someone would say something worth mentioning in The Register. Finally, on Sunday, a couple of speakers did just that (on which more tomorrow). Best of all was Gweeds' savage synopsis of a thing which. . .

Anthony Pell
Jul 15, 2002

Whole Lot of Happy Hacker Campers

Just eight hours after the East Coast's largest hacking conference opened its doors Friday, H2K2 had already taken on the feel of summer camp for enthusiastic engineers. While most are here to hack around the clock for a few days and. . .

Anthony Pell
Jul 15, 2002

Hacker group targets Net censorship

Some of the world's best-known hackers unveiled a plan this weekend to offer free software to promote anonymous Web surfing in countries where the Internet is censored, especially China and Middle Eastern nations. An international hacker group calling itself Hactivismo released a program on Saturday called Camera/Shy that allows Internet users to conceal messages inside photos posted on the Web, bypassing most known police monitoring methods.. . .

Anthony Pell
Jul 14, 2002

Who To Call About Computer Crime

How businesses should deal with law enforcement was a topic of discussion at INT Media Group's recent E-Security Conference and Expo in Vienna, Va. In separate sessions, attendees heard from David Green, principal deputy chief of the Department of Justice Computer . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 14, 2002

Chief (in)security officer

The departure of these and other information security veterans from Fortune 500 companies reflects the beginning of turbulent times for chief security officers (CSO). Since Sept. 11, CSOs have faced new pressures to prove the value and effectiveness of their security measures, even as they struggle politically for legitimacy within their corporations and for support from the technology and business units they're trying to protect, say analysts.. . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 13, 2002

Security firms tout savings, not safety

At a recent publicity event here, two security companies and accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers showed off their latest tool for selling software: a calculator that lets clients estimate how much money they can save by using the companies' offerings.. . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 13, 2002

Desperately Seeking the Security ROI

Talk may be cheap, but the infosec price tag is not. It shouldn't come as a surprise that the infamous TCO (total cost of ownership) and ROI (return on investment) justifications have descended upon the unsuspecting troopers in the infosec trenches. Apparently, it's time for us security geeks to learn some new tricks.. . .

Anthony Pell
May 27, 2002

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