February 2009 ~ Maryland Internet Law Attorneys, Cyber Law Attorneys, Internet Lawyers, Cyber Lawyers,

Report Cites Potential Privacy Gotchas in Cloud Computing (Computerworld, 02/25/2009)

NIST Creates Cloud-Computing Team (Federal Computer Week, 02/25/2009)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has created a new team to determine the best way to provide security for agencies that want to adopt the emerging technology called cloud computing, said Ron Ross, a senior computer scientist and information security researcher at NIST.

Cyber-crime

Hacker Step Closer To Extradition (BBC News, 02/25/2009)

Cyber-security

DHS' BeckstrÃ¶m: Feds Need to Define Cyber Goals (Federal Computer Week, 02/25/2009)

The federal government would be more successful in its cybersecurity efforts if it fully defined its goals, a Homeland Security Department official said today

Spy Agency May Get More Cybersecurity Duties (InformationWeek, 02/26/2009)

Data Security

The Tech Lab: Bruce Schneier (BBC News, 02/26/2009)

Heartland CEO Provides More Details On Big Data Breach (darkREADING, 02/25/2009)

Heartland chairman and CEO Bob Carr talks about breach during quarterly earnings call.

FAA Will Use Software to Identify Sensitive Data (Federal Computer Week, 02/25/2009)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to implement software designed to look for personally identifiable information in computer systems so the agency can have a more thorough inventory of its sensitive data, a FAA senior official has said.

NIST Revises Guidance for Remote Access and Teleworking Security (Government Computer News, 02/25/2008)

Secure teleworking requires both policy and technology at each end of the connection.

Fraud Linked to US Payment Processor Breach (The Register, 02/25/2009)

Insider Data Theft Exacerbated by Economic Crisis (SCMagazine, 02/24/2009)

Firewalls

Network Firewall Management Tools from Third-Party Vendors Gain Ground Among Enterprises (eWeek, 02/25/2009)

Five years after spinning out of FishNet Security, officials at Secure Passage say they have watched the challenge of managing firewall policies mushroom.

Hacking

Hacking Contest to Pay $10,000 in Cash for Smartphone Bugs (Computerworld, 02/25/2009)

Information Warfare

Info Wars: Pentagon Could Learn From Obama, Israel (Wired, 02/25/2009)

Open-Source

UK Government Backs Open Source (BBC News, 02/25/2009)

Operating Systems

Microsoft to Launch Windows Mobile 7 Next Year (PC Magazine, 02/25/2009)

Microsoft will launch the next major iteration of Windows Mobile, or Windows Mobile 7, in 2010, according to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer.

Windows 7 Testers Want Their Voices Heard (CNET News, 02/25/2009)

Although the enthusiasts that are testing Windows 7 have been generally positive on the product itself, some feel Microsoft has been less than eager to receive constructive criticism. The issue came to a head last month in regards to changes Microsoft was

Microsoft Addresses Windows 7 Tester Concerns (eWeek, 02/25/2009)

Windows 7 beta testers are expressing concerns about lack of feedback from Microsoft on Windows 7 issues, and Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president for the Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group at Microsoft, responds in a blog post. Sinofsky says Microsoft has received an enormous amount of input from testers and early users.

Microsoft Renews Vista anticrack Campaign (Computerworld, 02/25/2009)

Microsoft Fixes Problem in Disabling AutoRun (SC Magazine, 02/25/2009)

Operational Threats

Current Scanning Activity as Reported By US-CERT (US-CERT, 02/26/2009)

Current Scanning Activity as Reported By the Internet Storm (Internet Storm Center, 02/26/2009)

Operational Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Information Wants to Be Free (eWeek, 02/25/2009)

Companies that hide vulnerability information and take months for critical patches don't serve their users well.

Microsoft Issues Advisory for Excel Bug (Government Computer News, 02/25/2009)

Microsoft is looking into public reports of a newfound vulnerability in its Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet application that could enable a remote code execution attack by hackers.

Patches

Adobe Patches Critical Flash Vulnerabilities (IDG News Service, 02/26/2009)

Phishing

Gmail Users Hit by Phishing Chat Attack (HelpNetSecurity, 02/25/2009)

Public Key Infrastructure

VeriSign Delivers Managed PKI For Organizations Needing Interoperability With Federal Government (darkREADING, 02/25/2009)

VeriSign Non-Federal Shared Service Provider (SSP) PKI facilitates trusted collaboration between federal and state governments and the public and private sector in areas such as domestic security, health care, and academic research.

Software Security

Can 'Free' Software Be a Security Threat? (NewsFactor, 02/25/2009)

Web Browsers

Review: Apple's Safari 4 Browser Beta is Innovative, Fast, Fun (Computerworld, 02/26/2009)

Web Security

A Sense of False Security (BBC News, 02/26/2009)

Report: More Than 500K Websites Hit By New Form Of SQL Injection In '08 (darkREADING, 02/25/2009)

New Web breach incident report finds the bad guys deploying more automated attacks, targeting customers rather than data on sites.