Monthly Archives: March 2007
H-1B Scramble Hits Fever Pitch
The yearly rough and tumble for H-1B temporary workers visas is in full swing this weekend, as the first day of the filing season...
Better Hope That the ANI Attacks Pass over Your Computer
There are many reasons to be disappointed in Microsoft over the .ANI vulnerability that is the talk of the security community the last few...
Analysts, Lawyers Dissect New GPLv3 Draft
The new GPL drafts digital ink hadnt had time to dry before everyone began voicing their opinion on it. Some observers hate it, while...
You PWN It, You Own It
If you haven't heard already, you're going to have to put on your Mac hacking cap for CanSecWest Vancouver 2007, in April. The show...
ANI Exploit Tied to Hacked Super Bowl Site
The same script that planted malicious code last month on the Super Bowl site is responsible for the zero-day animated cursor file exploit on...
Red Hats Gross Income Grows, Net Disappoints
Red Hat Inc. reported its financial results today for its fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year, both of which ended Feb. 28. While...
Connecting with IBM Labs
I recently attended a special media day at the IBM Research Labs. The point of the day was to showcase some of the new...
Worm Posing as IE Beta Download
A widespread malicious attack is posing as a convincing invitation from Microsoft to download a beta version of Internet Explorer 7.0, security company Sophos...
The Nightmare Scenario: What If TJX Did Everything Right?
The latest news about the TJX data breach—including that the thieves doubly circumvented encryption, both by having a copy of the software key and...
Domain Registrar Hijinks Dont Fly
Come fly with me, lets fly, lets fly away," crooned old Blue Eyes, Sinatra-like, when he heard that a class-action lawsuit has been filed...