
A daily survey of the latest cybercrime news from around the world.
Washington Post: Cybersecurity Alliance Gains Momentum 13-Mar-02 08:39:27 ET
Story Highlights:“The National Cyber Security Alliance, a partnership between the federal government and private-sector companies, announced March 12 that its membership has more than doubled in its first month, with 40 new companies joining…”
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“The alliance is a cooperative effort between industry and government organizations to foster awareness of cybersecurity through educational outreach and public awareness…”
BBC: Google Hit by Link Bombers 13-Mar-02 06:15:10 ET
Story Highlights:“Popular search site Google is being exploited by some net users to mount protests and play jokes on their friends…”
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“The users have found a way to ‘bomb’ Google to improve the rankings of particular webpages, and ensure a site is near the top of the results for particular search phrases…”
The Register: Factoring Gains Won’t Break Strong Crypto – Schneier 13-Mar-02 16:15:14 ET
Story Highlights:“Concerns that improvements in factoring technology might make it easier to break large key length encryption codes are misplaced, according to noted cryptographer Bruce Schneier…”
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“Last year mathematician Dan Bernstein circulated a paper discussing improvements in integer factorization, using specialised parallel hardware, implying that encryption keys as long as 2048 bits can now be broken…”
Ananova: Trend Micro Unveils Security Appliance for Home Broadband Users 13-Mar-02 12:39:55 ET
Story Highlights:“Trend Micro has unveiled a new security device for high-speed internet users…”
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“The Japanese firm says GateLock offers comprehensive protection against hackers and viruses…”
InternetWeek: Sendmail Integrates Virus Scanning 12-Mar-02 13:10:53 ET
Story Highlights:“Sendmail Inc. said Tuesday it will offer the Network Associates McAfee anti-virus scanning engine as part of its Sendmail Mailstream Manager service under an OEM agreement between the two companies…”
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“The objective is to protect enterprises against viruses that spread through e-mail…”
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