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From: Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] (sbradcpa_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 03/21/05
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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:50:02 -0800
Kevin's Song of the week
news://msnews.microsoft.com/#aRCmaJLFHA.2944@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl
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Blogs of interest
Missed Chad's Sharepoint presentation?
http://msmvps.com/cgross/archive/2005/03/18/38957.aspx
SMBaccounting futures?
http://msmvps.com/cgross/archive/2005/03/18/38914.aspx
Dana Epp's links to the Security lifecycle
http://silverstr.ufies.org/blog/archives/000808.html
Life With Alacrity: Security & Cryptography: The Bad Business of Fear:
http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2004/02/security_crypto.html
Nice Lab!
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/#00000502
A hack-proof laptop for secret agents and accountants
http://blog.informationweek.com/windows/archives/002445.html
Securing wireless LANs
http://msmvps.com/secure/archive/2005/03/08/37959.aspx
I fyou haven't installed XP sp2 WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
Download details: Windows XP SP2 Support Tools for Advanced Users:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=49ae8576-9bb9-4126-9761-ba8011fabf38&DisplayLang=en
George Ou » The six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN - ZDNet.com:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/index.php?p=43
Security insights
http://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2005/03/security-insights-from-microsoft.html
Meet the MSRC
http://spaces.msn.com/members/msrc/
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Want to meet up with fellow SBSers?
Windows Small Business Server 2003 Partner Group Tour: Microsoft Takes
to the Road:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/community/usergrouptour.mspx
Kentucky
Louisville
March 21
6:00 p.m.
Michigan
Southfield
March 23
6:00 p.m.
Ohio
Cincinnati
March 22
6:00 p.m.
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SMBnation on April 15
Boston
SMB Nation Summits sponsored by HP:
http://www.smbnation.com/smb_nation_summits.htm
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Australia SBS Tour
http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2005/03/16/38810.aspx
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In other news
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Hackers build back door into iTunes
A trio of independent programmers has
released new software that allows people to
tap into Apple Computer's iTunes music store
and purchase songs free of any anticopying
protections. Joined by Jon Johansen, the
Norwegian programmer responsible for distributing
DVD-cracking code in late 1999, the programmers
say their "PyMusique" software is a "fair"
interface for iTunes, primarily aimed at
allowing people who use the Linux operating
system to purchase music from Apple's store.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5625991.html
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LexisNexis tightens access to personal data
LexisNexis, which last week said intruders had
accessed dossiers on about 32,000 people in one
of its database products, has restricted access
to individuals' Social Security and drivers license
numbers. The company's policy shift, which took
effect Thursday, follows similar restrictions
by a pair of competitors in the data-brokering
business: ChoicePoint, which suffered a larger
security breach, and Westlaw.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/11173693.htm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7231785/
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/infotheft/2005-03-18-lexisnexis-tighter-security_x.htm
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Anti-virus vulnerabilities strike again
Users of McAfee's anti-virus products were
warned this week of a potentially serious security
vulnerability. The bug - unearthed by security
researchers at ISS - involves flaws in the processing
of LHA files by an antivirus library that gives rise
to possible stack overflow attacks. The flaw applies
to McAfee AntiVirus Library prior to version 4400.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/18/mcafee_vuln/
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5623844.html
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Virus writers get stealthy
Virus writers are turning to new tricks as the
trend of big-hitting worms eases off in favour
of malware that can slip in under the radar.
Security researchers have warned that sudden
impact viruses, such as the Slammer worm,
which cause immediate widespread damage
to IT systems are being superseded by slow-
burning worms where the focus is on avoiding
detection.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39191840,00.htm
IM viruses increase by 50 per cent a month
http://www.vnunet.com/news/1162017
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The strange decline of computer worms
Computer worms are becoming less commonplace
as virus writers diversify their malware spreading
tactics to create the maximum effect for the least
possible effort. Email-borne worms, such as NetSky,
Bagle and Sober, remain perennial favourites with
malware authors but Slammer-style worms are becoming
rarer, according to anti-virus firm F-Secure.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/17/f-secure_websec/
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Defense’s PKI slowly takes root
The Defense Department is getting serious about
its mandate that all employees and contractors
conduct business through a public-key infrastructure.
As Defense agencies work to PKI-enable applications
and Web sites, contractors without the digital
certificates necessary for operation in that
environment are being denied entry, said George
Schu, vice president of public affairs for
VeriSign Inc. The Mountain View, Calif.,
company is one of three DOD-approved
certificate vendors.
http://www.gcn.com/24_5/news/35268-1.html
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Study: Parents use time limits, software to control kids online
Most parents of teenagers who go online say
they set time limits on the kids' Internet
activity, according to a study released
Thursday. They also try to monitor it,
in part by placing computers in common
areas. Parents also don't shun technical
tools. Slightly more than half of parents
with online teens -- 54 percent -- have
filtering software installed on home computers,
up from 41 percent in 2000, the Pew Internet
and American Life Project study found.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/11162584.htm
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Report--Parents-Filtering-Teens--Web-Surfing&story_id=31434
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Combating Wi-Fi's Evil Twin
I.T. managers should avoid installing access
points that will radiate signals beyond the
confines of the physical enterprise. This will
make it less likely that hackers can intercept
enterprise traffic from the corporate parking
lot. Just when wireless hot-spot surfers thought
it was safe to get back into the water, hackers
have come up with new methods for mimicking
corporate Web sites and intranets
in the 802.11 environment.
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Combating-Wi-Fi-s-Evil-Twin&story_id=31469
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Decrypting the future of security
At the recent RSA Security Conference in San
Francisco, a number of themes predominated
and resonated with the record- breaking crowd.
As expected, the large software vendors jockeyed
for position in extravagant showbiz style. Bill
Gates decided to be merciful and finally put the
security product vendors out of their misery by
announcing that Microsoft was about to enter
their space with a new anti-virus product. They
reacted the only way they could: they took it
like men and came out swinging, full of jibes
and insults.
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050311.gtkirwanmar11/BNStory/Technology/
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Report: IRS employees vulnerable to hackers
More than one-third of Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) employees and managers who were contacted
by Treasury Department inspectors posing as
computer technicians provided their computer
login and changed their password, a government
report said Wednesday. The report by the Treasury
Department's inspector general for tax administration
reveals a human flaw in the security system that
protects taxpayer data.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/03/17/irs.computer.security.ap/index.html
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MS: Phishing Bad, Users Complicit, Education Best Defense
Microsoft, along with Trust-e and RSA Security,
summarized the plague of phishing attacks as
the "fastest-growing form of online fraud,"
but offered little new in terms of advice or
technology. Microsoft Tuesday summarized the
plague of phishing attacks as the "fastest-
growing form of online fraud in the world
today," but offered little new in the form
of either advice or technology.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=159900460
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Know your Enemy: Tracking Botnets
In their paper, The Honeynet Project & Research
Alliance, have attempted to demonstrate how
honeynets can help us understand how botnets
work, the threat they pose, and how attackers
control them. The research shows that some
attackers are highly skilled and organized,
potentially belonging to well organized crime
structures. Leveraging the power of several
thousand bots, it is able to take down almost
any website or network instantly.
http://www.crime-research.org/news/17.03.2005/1048/
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