with a slant towards the positive,
the interesting and to Internet applications

Dec. 1, 2003 - Amit Yoran is responsible for preparing the government's response to any major cyberattacks - As director of the National Cyber Security Division of the Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security, Yoran has a big title. Still, he can't make things happen by federal fiat, and the success or failure of the government's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace hinges on private sector buy-in. (Source: CNET News.com)

Oct. 29, 2003 - Microsoft Revamps the Security Bulletin Release Process - Article reviews steps Microsoft has implemented to improve the security bulletin release process based on considerable feedback they received from customers. They will release security bulletins on the second Tuesday of every month. This link gets you to the new Microsoft Security Bulletin Service. (Source: microsoft.com)

Oct. 27, 2003 - Web Redesigns for the Holidays - ...Still, many e-tailers' sites "have some troubling flaws," Mr. Manning said, adding: "The single biggest problem is they don't show customers a broad array of product categories early on. There may be something totally important to the customer, but he'll have no clue it exists." (Source: nytimes.com - requires free sign-up)

Sept. 8, 2003 - Recording Industry Association of America Sues 261 File Swappers - "Our goal is not to be vindictive or punitive," said RIAA President Cary Sherman. "It is simply to get peer-to-peer users to stop offering music that does not belong to them." (Source: CNETNews.com)

Sept. 4, 2003 - MSBlast suspect faces 15 years - "...24-year-old Romanian Dan Dumitru Ciobanu, suspected of developing MSBlast.F, a low-grade Internet worm... In Romania, a person found guilty under a new cybercrime law, which covers online fraud, hacking and virus-writing, faces a sentence of three to 15 years." (Source: ZDNet)

Sept. 3, 2003 - MS Office users at risk from 'critical' flaw - Microsoft Security Bulletin details that "a malicious user could create a document with a VBA application that's designed to overflow the buffer--the chunk of memory that's allocated to a program--and then run other code. " (Source: ZDNet)

Aug. 29, 2003 - FBI arrests teen for MSBlast.B - "This arrest sends a message to other people who might try to create new variants of existing viruses," Schmugar said. "This sort of thing isn't going to go unpunished anymore." (Source: ZDNet)

Aug. 20, 2003 - Microsoft warns of critical IE flaws - Users who don't patch their systems could leave the computers open to attack through a fake Web page or an HTML e-mail that contains the specific exploit code, said Stephen Toulouse, security program manager for Microsoft's security response center. (Source: ZDNet)

August 2003, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (822925) -
Microsoft sets its Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/822925/default.asp
(reboot after applying)

Aug. 19, 2003 - Articles about the new email virus'. Important note: The email virus, among other ways, is picking up or "farming" its email addresses from Web pages. These articles are written in English...

'Good' worm, new bug mean double trouble / August 19, 2003, 1:58 PM PT
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5065644.html
(this is an odd address with .com.com but it is valid - verified by going directly to www.zdnet.com>News

World squirms as Sobig returns / August 19, 2003, 8:47 AM PT
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-5065494.html?tag=nl

Sobig finds new routes to relay spam / June 25, 2003, 1:23 PM PT
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-1020963.html?tag=nl

Additional helpful link:

Microsoft patch and more on protecting your system against virus', including the blaster worm.
Microsoft Severity Level: Critical
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/tips/pcprotec.asp
(reboot after applying)

Aug. 18, 2003 - Citibank warns customers of Email scam - It said the e-mail linked to a Web site that looks like Citibank's, and asked customers for their Social Security numbers, a form of identification. Scammers can use such data to obtain credit cards or access to bank and other accounts. (Source: CNET News via TechRepublic Newsletter)

Aug. 13, 2003 - Webmaster's 25th hour - The 20-year-old anarchist was charged with distributing information about Molotov cocktails and "Drano bombs" on his Web site. New controversial legislation is called upon. (Source: CNET News via TechRepublic Newsletter)

July 18, 2003 - Overture to a patent war? - As Yahoo purchases Overture, Yahoo would acquire 60-plus patents related to technology and processes for indexing the Web, as well as for pay-per-click and bidding systems to grant sites higher placement in search results. "Overture's impressive intellectual property portfolio of both algorithmic and sponsored search patents... are some of the key reasons we have opted to acquire Overture", according to Yahoo Chief Executive Terry Semel. (Source: CNET News via ZDNet)

June 26, 2003 - Statewide spam opt-out lists - New Michigan Law - "Today the state Senate of Michigan affirmed their support for creating the toughest anti-spam law in the nation," said Republican state Sen. Michael Bishop in a statement. "Our creation of a 'do not e-mail' list pushes Michigan to the forefront in protection against unsolicited e-mail." (Source: CNET News via ZDNet)

June 13, 2003 - National Pending Legislation against Spam - Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York joined with the Christian Coalition to announce support for a new bill that would create a national "Do Not Spam" registry of e-mail addresses and, unlike other federal proposals to date, give individuals the right to sue spammers for $1,000 per unlawful message... requires that unsolicited commercial e-mail include "ADV"--for advertisement--in subject lines. (Source: CNET News via ZDNet)

May. 14, 2003 - MasterCard sued over online billings - Internet payment firm Paycom Billing Services lawsuit alleges the credit card issuer committed fraud when processing merchants' online transactions. (Source: CNET News via ZDNet)

Apr. 30, 2003 - Email Spam Outlawed To and From the State Of Virginia - In the toughest move to date against unsolicited commercial e-mail, Virginia enacted a law Tuesday imposing harsh felony penalties for sending such messages to computer users through deceptive means. (Source: CNET News via TechRepublic Newsletter)

Apr. 18, 2003 - Office 2000 flaw keeps repeating itself - A software slipup in Microsoft's latest update to Office 2000 results in the application repeatedly asking some customers to register the program. (Source: CNET News via ZDNet)

Apr. 15, 2003 - Judge rejects class-action in MS suits - Microsoft would not have to face a class-action consumer lawsuit because it would be difficult to identify a group of plaintiffs who would be considered typical buyers of Microsoft's software. (Source: ZDNet via TechRepublic Newsletter)

Mar. 6, 2003 - Ruling could threaten long-standing content protections - The practical effect of that definition could reach far beyond online dating services to any number of sites that offer their visitors multiple-choice questionnaires or elicit visitors' opinions and product reviews. (Source: C/Net / news.com)

Feb 27, 2003 - Feds confiscate 'illegal' domain names - domain names for several Web sites allegedly set up to sell illegal "drug paraphernalia" would be pointed at servers located at the Drug Enforcement Administration. (Source: ZDNet via TechRepublic Newsletter)

Feb 13, 2003 - Dell Computer Says 4th-Qtr Profit Rose 32 Percent - Dell Computer Corp., the world's second-largest personal-computer maker, said fourth-quarter profit rose 32 percent as shipments of PCs and server computers rose. (Source: Bloomberg News)

Feb 7, 2003 - Online Sales Tax Era Begins Without a Bang - Collection of online sales tax, once seen by analysts as a potential death knell for some e-tailers and a drag on e-commerce growth in general, has quietly begun. Several major sites already have started levying the extra fees on purchases. (Source: Newsfactor Network)

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