Monday, September 20, 2010

Microsoft sounds alert on massive Web bug - Computerworld

Microsoft sounds alert on massive Web bug - Computerworld:
As many as one in four web sites around the world may be vulnerable to this Microsoft bug. The bug the bug enables the exploit to access Web applications with full administrator rights, resulting in information disclosure and even total system compromise.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

How Haystack endangered the Iranian dissidents it was supposed to protect. - By Evgeny Morozov - Slate Magazine

How Haystack endangered the Iranian dissidents it was supposed to protect. - By Evgeny Morozov - Slate Magazine:
My related opinion: The Internet underlies all communications worldwide, and the ability of a small group of programmers to drastically effect security and anonymity assumptions makes for a very fragile infrastructure which is easily manipulated. MLB

J.P. Morgan Chase’s Web Problem Is Fixed, For Now - Deal Journal - WSJ

J.P. Morgan Chase’s Web Problem Is Fixed, For Now - Deal Journal - WSJ:
Chase's online outage in Sept. 2010 is a forewarning... If confidence in the banking system can be shaken this easily and sustained through extended outages amongst others banks, commerce, and securities trading systems, etc., our economy could collapse in a mob online run on the system (my personal opinion appended here)... read the article for background.

Is Stuxnet the 'best' malware ever? - Computerworld

Is Stuxnet the 'best' malware ever? - Computerworld:
This is an example of the kind of eBomb or e-warfare strategy the US could inflict on Iran during an assault.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Siemens: Stuxnet worm hit industrial systems - Computerworld

Siemens: Stuxnet worm hit industrial systems - Computerworld: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
A sophisticated worm designed to steal industrial secrets and disrupt operations has infected at least 14 plants, according to Siemens.