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SECURITY IN THE NEWS

updated on April 27, 2006
This report is available on the web at
http://www.thei3p.org/news/today.html



HOMELAND SECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
Aussies to get pseudo-ID Card:
        The Register, 2006-04-26
Analysis: Who is the new government CIO?:
        Silicon.com, 2006-04-26


CYBERCRIME-HACKING
Phishing goes international:
        The Register, 2006-04-26
Phishers dial in to VOIP:
        InfoWorld, 2006-04-26


POLITICS-LEGISLATION
Update: Net neutrality provision voted down:
        InfoWorld, 2006-04-26


TECHNOLOGY
Security pros give VoIP the brush-off:
        The Register, 2006-04-27
Your Thoughts Are Your Password:
        Wired News, 2006-04-27


VULNERABILITIES & EXPLOITS
Oracle patch is holey, says security researcher:
        Silicon.com, 2006-04-27
Bugs put widely used DNS software in bind:
        InfoWorld, 2006-04-26


CIVIL & CONSUMER ISSUES
We'll buy smut if you send us the spam:
        The Register, 2006-04-26
Breach case could curtail Web flaw finders:
        Security Focus, 2006-04-26


SECURITY IN THE NEWS

updated on April 28, 2006

HOMELAND SECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
Another Katrina Victim: FEMA:
        Wired News, 2006-04-27
Emergency wireless network urged:
        MSNBC (Reuters), 2006-04-27


POLITICS-LEGISLATION
Yahoo Implicated in 4th Chinese Writer's Imprisonment:
        Cio.com, 2006-04-28
Intel Backs 'Net Neutrality':
        Wired (AP), 2006-04-27
Microsoft broke antitrust law to seal monopoly:
        C-Net (Reuters), 2006-04-28


MALWARE
Trojan Demands $10.99 Ransom To Free Files:
        Techweb, 2006-04-27


VULNERABILITIES & EXPLOITS
Second bug in a week looms over IE users:
        InfoWorld, 2006-04-28


CIVIL & CONSUMER ISSUES
Aetna says laptop with member data stolen:
        ZDNet (Reuters), 2006-04-27
Personal data of NY transit employees lost:
        MSNBC (AP), 2006-04-27
Studios, RIAA target student piracy:
        C-Net News, 2006-04-27

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