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Hackers blacked out Brazil: Report InfoSec News (Nov 08)
Forwarded from: Simon Taplin <simon.taplin (at) gmail.com>

http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/article184124.ece

Nov 7, 2009 11:02 AM | By AFP

Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions
were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US
television network CBS says.

The CBS news program 60 Minutes said it had learned that the 2007
blackout in Espirito Santo State, which affected over three...

Current 'Whac-A-Mole' cybersecurity approach not a winner, DHS official says InfoSec News (Nov 08)
http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/06/web-dhs-mcconnell-cybersecurity.aspx

By Ben Bain
FCW.com
Nov 06, 2009

Current computer security efforts resemble the arcade game "Whac-A-Mole"
and demonstrate the overall need for a more secure cyber ecosystem,
according to senior DHS cybersecurity official Bruce McConnell.

"A threat pops up here, we whack it down, and another one comes up here
- this is the environment that many of your...

Securing The Cyber Supply Chain InfoSec News (Nov 08)
http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221600499

By J. Nicholas Hoover
InformationWeek
November 7, 2009
(From the November 9, 2009 issue)

Security pros draw a line at the firewall--what happens "out there"
might be beyond their control, but a secure perimeter is intended to
protect the data and systems within. That view, however, fails to take
into account the role of developers,...

Hackers attack Al-Watan's website InfoSec News (Nov 08)
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=128185

By Fatima Sidiya
Arab News
8 November 2009

JEDDAH: Al-Watan newspaper was hacked on Saturday by a group calling
itself Moorish Team-Dz. The hackers said they supported Sheikh Saad bin
Nasser Al-Shithri who was recently removed from his job following
statements he made on Al-Majd TV channel against coeducation at King
Abullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST)....

First iPhone worm discovered - ikee changes wallpaper to Rick Astley photo InfoSec News (Nov 08)
http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/11/08/iphone-worm-discovered-wallpaper-rick-astley-photo/

By Graham Cluley
Sophos
November 8th, 2009

Apple iPhone owners in Australia have reported that their smartphones
have been infected by a worm that has changed their wallpaper to an
image of 1980s pop crooner Rick Astley.

The worm, which could have spread to other countries, is capable of
breaking into jailbroken iPhones if their owners have not...

Linux Security Week - November 6th 2009 InfoSec News (Nov 08)
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| LinuxSecurity.com Weekly Newsletter |
| November 6th, 2009 Volume 10, Number 45 |
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| Editorial Team: Dave Wreski <dwreski () linuxsecurity com> |
| Benjamin D. Thomas <bthomas () linuxsecurity...

Patch Tuesday: Expect 6 security fixes InfoSec News (Nov 08)
http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/06/microsoft-patch-tuesday-security.aspx

By Jabulani Leffall
GCN.com
Nov 06, 2009

After a record-breaking Patch Tuesday in October, November's security
update promises to be a bit lighter with six scheduled fixes, three
deemed "critical" and three "important."

This month's patch rollout is expected to have five bulletins addressing
remote code execution vulnerabilities, while the remaining...

Guardian loses PCC phone-hacking case InfoSec News (Nov 08)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/guardian-loses-pcc-phonehacking-case-1817261.html

By Ian Burrell
Media Editor
The Independent
9 November 2009

The Press Complaints Commission, the watchdog for the newspaper
industry, has rejected claims by The Guardian that a widespread and
ongoing culture of phone-hacking existed at the News of the World,
Britain's biggest-selling Sunday title. After investigation, the PCC
reported that it...

Data security measures for Bord Gais InfoSec News (Nov 05)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1105/breaking2.htm

By Elaine Edwards
irishtimes.com
November 5, 2009

Bord Gais is to introduce new security procedures after it accepted it
was in breach of Data Protection legislation in relation to the theft of
details of some 93,000 customers on a laptop.

A report on the investigation by the Office of the Data Protection
Commissioner (ODPC) into the theft of four laptops from Bord Gais's...

Experts gather for Cyber Operations Symposium InfoSec News (Nov 05)
http://www.ftleavenworthlamp.com/articles/2009/11/05/news/news6.txt

By Capability Development Integration Directorate
Fort Leavenworth Lamp
November 5, 2009

The Combined Arms Center Capability Development Integration Directorate
hosted a Cyberspace Operations Symposium Oct. 27-30 at Fort Leavenworth.

More than 100 attendees from more than 25 organizations across Training
and Doctrine Command and the greater community of interest actively...

Little-Known Hole Lets Attacker Hit Main Website Domain Via Its Subdomains InfoSec News (Nov 05)
http://www.darkreading.com/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221600496

By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading
Nov 05, 2009

Turns out an exploit on a Website's subdomain can be used to attack the
main domain: A researcher has released a proof-of-concept showing how
cookies can be abused to execute such an insidious attack.

Michael Bailey, senior researcher for Foreground Security, published a
paper this week that...

Cybercriminals down five British police forces in a year InfoSec News (Nov 05)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/05/police_breaches/

By Chris Williams
The Register
5th November 2009

In the last year five British police forces have suffered major computer
failures lasting three days or more as a result of malicious internet
attacks.

The spate of intrusions by cybercriminals and the resulting outages was
revealed recently by a senior authoritative source, who can't be
identified because the disclosure was made...

Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2009-45 InfoSec News (Nov 05)
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The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary
2009-10-29 - 2009-11-05

This week: 63 advisories

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Table of Contents:

1.....................................................Word From...

DOD approves new credentials for security professionals InfoSec News (Nov 05)
http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/11/04/dod-approves-new-security-certification.aspx

By Kathleen Hickey
Defense Systems
Nov 05, 2009

The Defense Department has approved new credentials for information
security professionals. The directive is expected to result in more than
100,000 personnel obtaining professional credentials.

DOD approved the (ISC) 2 Certification and Accreditation Professional
(CAP), which requires that all DOD...

Call for Papers: Conference on Cyber Conflict, Estonia InfoSec News (Nov 05)
Forwarded from: k g <kgconference (at) gmail.com>

Call for Papers!

Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (www.ccdcoe.org),
Tallinn, Estonia

Conference on Cyber Conflict, June 15-18, 2010

CCD CoE seeks research papers from academia and the professional world
that offer an original and substantial contribution toward understanding
conflict in cyberspace.

The 2010 agenda has three tracks:

- Strategic Viewpoints
- Technical...

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