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The Register: Social-engineering contest reveals secret BP info
Hacking human gullibility at DefconDefcon A hacker competition that challenges contestants to trick employees of large companies into divulging potentially sensitive information aims to show how human gullibility is the biggest security vulnerability of all. During its first day at the Defcon hacker contest in Las Vegas, it had clearly achieved its goal.…
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Network World: Terry Childs is denied motion for retrial
The former San Francisco network administrator who refused to hand over passwords for one of the city's networks was denied a new trial on Friday and is expected to be sentenced Aug. 6, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office said.
Network World: How to steal corporate secrets in 20 minutes: Ask
A few companies in the Fortune 500 need to upgrade their Web browsers. And while they're at it, a little in-house training on social engineering wouldn't be a bad idea, either.
Network World: Free Android apps scrape personal data, send it to China
As many as four million users of Android phones have downloaded wallpaper apps that swipe personal data from the phone and transmit it to a Chinese-owned server, a mobile security firm said today.
Network World: U.S. military launches review of IT security after Wikileaks breach
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said military officials are launching a review of IT security procedures following the leaking of tens of thousands of classified documents related to the war in Afghanistan.
Network World: Bugs & Fixes: What's the risk with Citi Mobile security flaw
If you use Citigroup's Citi Mobile iPhone app, make sure you update to the new version released this week. The update fixes a security flaw that, according to a Citi statement, could save data "including account numbers, bill payments and security access codes--in a hidden file on users' iPhones."
Network World: FCC concerned over DefCon mobile hacking talk
Chris Paget wants to demonstrate how easy it is to snoop in on mobile-phone conversations. The question is: Will the federal authorities allow it?
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·Tighter security coming in Firefox 4
At Black Hat, a trio of security representatives from Mozilla detailed how the company plans to push the browser to be more secure for users while nudging developers toward safer coding practices.
·Microsoft rushesfix for Windows shortcut hole
Attackers exploiting a hole involving how Windows handles shortcut, or .lnk, files prompt Microsoft to rush out an emergency patch, well before its next scheduled Patch Tuesday.
·Did Dell tech support display woman's naked pics?
A woman calls Dell tech support to ask for help in locating pictures of herself on her computer. The pictures end up on a newly created Web site. She accuses the support representative of creating the site.
·Did we pronounce privacy dead this week?
Academics Jeff Jarvis and Danah Boyd, on stage at Supernova, can't pinpoint a solution to online privacy controversies, but agree misguided attempts to define privacy are part of the problem.
·Report: Google, CIA fund predictive analytics firm
Google Ventures and CIA's investment arm fund Recorded Future, a start-up that monitors Web and connects dots betweenpeople, places, events, Wired says.
·Black Hat shines light on security (roundup)
Las Vegas is the setting this week for two of the most popular annual security events. First comes Black Hat for the professional crowd, followed by the more antic Defcon gathering.
·Can your mobile calls be intercepted? This tool can tell
Airprobe software, combined with hardware and crypto cracker tool allows people to test the snoop-factor of their GSM phones, and even intercept calls of others.
·U.S. military cyberwar: What's off-limits?
Ex-NSA and CIA head tells Black Hat crowd that rules for when military can attack foreign networks might exempt power grids and financial networks.
·Searchable Facebook user data posted to Pirate Bay
The names and Facebook profile Web addresses for 171 million accounts are scraped from the site and posted on file-sharing site Pirate Bay.
·Expert: Critical system flaws a 'ticking time bomb'
Combining legacy SCADA systems that have their own weaknesses with Internet technologies is a dangerous mix for protecting systems that provide energy, water and other basic needs, Black Hat presenter says.

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Network World on Security

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·Terry Childs is denied motion for retrial
The former San Francisco network administrator who refused to hand over passwords for one of the city's networks was denied a new trial on Friday and is expected to be sentenced Aug. 6, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office said.
·How to steal corporate secrets in 20 minutes: Ask
A few companies in the Fortune 500 need to upgrade their Web browsers. And while they're at it, a little in-house training on social engineering wouldn't be a bad idea, either.
·Facebook, nannying, and objectives
Gibbs ponders the problems with employees and social networking and suggests that nannying won't cut it.
·AirTight defends Wi-Fi WPA2 'vulnerability' claim
AirTight is defending its claim to have uncovered a vulnerability in the 802.11 specification, and to have mounted an undetectable insider attack based on it. Some have dismissed it as a "publicity stunt."
·Free Android apps scrape personal data, send it to China
As many as four million users of Android phones have downloaded wallpaper apps that swipe personal data from the phone and transmit it to a Chinese-owned server, a mobile security firm said today.
·U.S. military launches review of IT security after Wikileaks breach
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said military officials are launching a review of IT security procedures following the leaking of tens of thousands of classified documents related to the war in Afghanistan.
·U.S. should seek world cooperation on cyber conflict, says ex-CIA director
The U.S. needs to consider working with other leading nations to develop rules of engagement in cyberspace, retired general and former director of the CIA Michael Hayden said during a keynote address at the Black Hat conference here on Thursday.
·Ironkey looks to secure mobile, business banking
Cybercriminals are increasingly looking at business rather than consumer accounts to hack as banks scramble to shore up their defenses, according to an executive from vendor IronKey.
·Bugs & Fixes: What's the risk with Citi Mobile security flaw
If you use Citigroup's Citi Mobile iPhone app, make sure you update to the new version released this week. The update fixes a security flaw that, according to a Citi statement, could save data "including account numbers, bill payments and security access codes--in a hidden file on users' iPhones."
·FCC concerned over DefCon mobile hacking talk
Chris Paget wants to demonstrate how easy it is to snoop in on mobile-phone conversations. The question is: Will the federal authorities allow it?

Yahoo! News: Computer Security & Viruses

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·Smooth-talking hackers test hi-tech titans' skills (AFP)
AFP - Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks.
·Software released for attacking Android phones (Reuters)
Reuters- Two security experts said on Friday they released a tool for attacking smartphones that use Google Inc's Android operating system to persuade manufacturers to fix a bug that lets hackers read a victim's email and text messages.
·Smartphones tempting new targets for hackers (AFP)
AFP - Software security experts warn that mobile phones are tempting targets for hackers in a world where people eagerly invite strange applications onto handsets packed with personal data.
·Slovene police, FBI hail ties in cyber crime probe (AP)
AP - An FBI official said Friday a two-year-long multinational investigation led them to nab a 23-year-old Slovenian, who allegedly created a malicious software code that infected 12 million computers worldwide.
·Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic (AP)
AP - Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if theyre using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.
·McAfee 2Q profit rises (AP)
AP - Computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter profit rose 38 percent, helped by growth in its corporate and consumer businesses.
·Verizon: Data Breaches Often Caused by Configuration Errors (PC World)
PC World - Hackers appear to be increasingly counting on configuration problems and programming errors rather than software vulnerabilities in order to steal information from computer systems, according to a new study from Verizon.
·Internet upgraded to foil cyber crooks (AFP)
AFP - The Internet has undergone a key upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data.
·Bunker-busting ATM attacks show security holes (AP)
AP - A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them.
·Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet (PC World)
PC World - Ballmer promised the world that a Windows 7 tablet is coming. Maybe it is, or maybe it's just a pipedream, but Microsoft doesn't need to focus on developing a Windows 7 tablet. Microsoft does need to focus on having a strategy for taking advantage of the changing mobile computing market--but it doesn't have to include a Windows 7 tablet.

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