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Microsoft denies it built 'backdoor' in Windows 7

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:09:29 GMT

Posted by InfoSec News on Nov 20

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141182/Microsoft_denies_it_built_backdoor_in_Windows_7

By Gregg Keizer
Computerworld
November 19, 2009

Microsoft today denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a
concern that surfaced yesterday after a senior National Security Agency
(NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on
the operating system.

"Microsoft has not and will not put 'backdoors' into...

Re: FBI Suspects Terrorists Are Exploring Cyber Attacks

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:07:53 GMT

Posted by InfoSec News on Nov 20

Forwarded from: Richard Forno <rforno (at) infowarrior.org>

The second paragraph undermines the whole article, as such statements
tend to do in all articles warning of cyber or terrorist attacks, just
as any number of 'stories' citing some new DHS or FBI terror threat that
suddenly hits the airwaves periodically during the year.

This entire article simply says -er, repeats- that "terrorists may
consider cyber attacks."...

Bill Would Ban P2P Use By Federal Employees

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:06:19 GMT

Posted by InfoSec News on Nov 20

http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/policy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221900107

By J. Nicholas Hoover
InformationWeek
November 18, 2009

Following a leaked document that disclosed ethics investigations of
members of Congress on a file sharing network, the chairman of the House
Oversight and Government Affairs Committee has introduced a bill that
would ban the use of public peer-to-peer networks by federal employees.

The Secure...

Crypto pioneer and security chief exits Sun

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:04:38 GMT

Posted by InfoSec News on Nov 20

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/19/diffie_leaves_sun/

By Gavin Clarke in San Francisco
The Register
19th November 2009

Crypto pioneer and Sun Microsystems' veteran chief security officer
Whitfield Diffie has left the company, with database-giant Oracle's
acquisition still in the air.

According to Technology Review, Diffie is slated to be a visiting
professor at Royal Holloway, University of London, after 18 years at
Sun, latterly in...

Palin Calls E-Mail Hack 'Most Disruptive' Campaign Event

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:02:59 GMT

Posted by InfoSec News on Nov 20

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/palin-hack-2

By Kim Zetter
Threat Level
Wired.com
November 18, 2009

Never mind the disastrous interview with Katie Couric or the blank
stares in response to Charlie Gibson's question about the Bush Doctrine.
Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin calls the hacking of her
Yahoo e-mail account "the most disruptive and discouraging" incident in
last year's presidential campaign....

The Perfect Holiday Gift For Any Security Pro: A Bruce Schneier Action Figure

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:01:21 GMT

Posted by InfoSec News on Nov 20

http://www.darkreading.com/security/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221900184

By Tim Wilson
DarkReading
Nov 18, 2009

Move over, James Kirk and Luke Skywalker -- there's a new action figure
popping up on top of security professionals' computers -- and this one
is a real guy.

A miniature version of BT Counterpane security guru Bruce Schneier --
complete with beard and ponytail -- is now available from the That's My
Face site.

The...

FC 2010: Call for Posters. Accepted Papers.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:59:09 GMT

Posted by InfoSec News on Nov 20

Forwarded from: Conference Mailer <noreply (at) moon.crypto.cs.stonybrook.edu>

Financial Cryptography and Data Security
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
25-28 January 2010

http://fc10.ifca.ai

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to submit a poster (deadline extended to
December 3rd) and participate in the 2010 Financial Cryptography and
Data Security Conference, January 25-28, 2010 in Tenerife, Canary
Islands, Spain, a...

NSA helped with Windows 7 development

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:41:41 GMT