CRM News: Security: Network Security Roundup for July 9, 2003

Network Security Roundup for July 9, 2003

By Stephanie Losi
E-Commerce Times
Part of the ECT News Network
07/09/03 8:06 AM PT

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E-Commerce Times: The Defacement Challenge: A Rousing Success?
09-Jul-03 07:12 ET

Story Highlights:
"The day after the big Web site defacement challenge laid a big egg, the headlines predictably told of a threat that never really materialized. Unfortunately, the real threat was never a defacement challenge. The real threat is complacency."

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TechWeb: Hacking Goes Public
09-Jul-03 12:36 ET

Story Highlights:
"The real lesson from last weekend's widely publicized Defacers Challenge hacker's contest has less to do with how many sites were (or weren't) defaced than with how much air-time the event received. Hacking gets publicity."

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The Register: Dell To Tighten Systems Security
09-Jul-03 14:14 ET

Story Highlights:
"Dell is to pre-configure Windows 2000 installations on its desktop and notebook products in a bid to provide its customers with more secure systems, the company said today."

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Fairfax I.T.: Site Dedicated to Hosing Down Virus Hysteria Set to Close
08-Jul-03 17:07 ET

Story Highlights:
"Vmyths, a site dedicated to eradicating the hysteria over computer viruses, is set to close its doors by July 15. Rob Rosenberger, the founder of the site, is joining the U.S. Air Force on an extended deployment in the Persian Gulf to write classified histories of units of interest."

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Washington Post: Dissertation Could Be Security Threat
08-Jul-03 15:42 ET

Story Highlights:
"Sean Gorman's professor called his dissertation 'tedious and unimportant.' Gorman didn't talk about it when he went on dates because 'it was so boring they'd start staring up at the ceiling.' But since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Gorman's work has become so compelling that companies want to seize it, government officials want to suppress it, and al Qaeda operatives -- if they could get their hands on it -- would find a terrorist treasure map."

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The Defacement Challenge: A Rousing Success?
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Microsoft Unveils CRM Upgrade
June 02, 2004

Perhaps the most important new feature of the CRM product is its deep integration with Office 2003. According to Microsoft, users of Office 2003 and Microsoft CRM 1.2 will be able to perform many CRM tasks, such as creating and tracking sensitive letters, escalating cases and looking up customer data, within Office.

Nintendo, Sony Up Portable Gaming Ante
May 12, 2004

The DS is most notable for its dual screens, which allow players to view gaming action from two perspectives at once. It also sports several other features, including touch-screen input, voice recognition, chat software and wireless networking capabilities, with support for both IEEE 802.11 (WiFi) and Nintendo's proprietary mobile protocol.

Intel Unveils Next-Gen Wireless Chips
April 13, 2004

The new PXA27x chips use Intel's SpeedStep technology, which is designed to enable power savings by managing voltage and frequency changes, much like the technology used in the company's notebook processors.

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