Monthly Archives: November 2005

You’ve got a Mail from the FBI: W32.Sober.X@mm

A fake “FBI Windows” virus is spreading online that may affect your PC with well-known Sober virus. It comes in a mail that claims to come from either the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or … Continue reading

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Twofish Cryptoanalysis Rumors

There were “Twofish has been broken” rumors. These rumors have been based on the analysis by Shiho Moriai and Yiqun Lisa Yin, who published their results in Japan in 2000. Here is paper. Bruce Schneier’s answer is here.

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Apple iTunes Security Flaw

CNET News.com is reporting that a critical vulnerability has been found in some versions of Apple’s popular iTunes that could allow attackers to remotely take over a user’s computer, according to a warning issued by eEye Digital Security, a security … Continue reading

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Web Giants Crack Down on Spyware

Interesting initiative: Code of conduct and whitelist of spyware-free apps. Source: vnunet.com. A handful of internet firms have joined together to reduce the spread of adware and spyware which is distributed by ‘piggybacking’ on legitimate downloads. The companies, including Yahoo, … Continue reading

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NSA/CSS Kids’ Page

NSA has interesting site for kids’ games in area of cryptology. It says: Hi Kids! Welcome to the NSA/CSS Kids’ page. We’re the CryptoKids and we love cryptology. What’s cryptology? Cryptology is making and breaking codes. It’s so cool. We … Continue reading

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High-Speed Transmissions Challenge Encryption Software

Source: ACM TechNews. The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Global Information Grid (GIG), a common, high-speed grid used by all federal agencies and international organizations to share sensitive information, requires use of encryption technology at high speeds in order to avoid … Continue reading

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My Paper Presented on International IPSI–2005 Conference at Venice, Italy

Last week I attended to International IPSI–2005 conference at Venice, Italy. You can see Conference Schedule here. I presented there my paper titled “Protecting wireless computer networks by using intrusion detection agents”. This is part of my work on WIDS … Continue reading

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Sony Facing Not-so-Secretive Legal Action

Interesting article on InternetNews site about Sony’s secretive digital rights management protections says: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is currently investigating Sony’s anti-piracy tactics in order to determine whether the organization will file a class-action lawsuit in the coming weeks … Continue reading

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Microsoft’s AntiSpyware Rebranded “Windows Defender”

Microsoft has renamed its Windows Antispyware product to “Windows Defender”, Microsoft bloggers revealed late Friday. At the same time, Microsoft also officially acknowledged what company watchers deduced earlier this year: That it will bundle its antispyware offering into Windows Vista, … Continue reading

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MIT Wireless Network Tracks Info on Users

Another new kind of WiFi usage has been introduced at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Article in Seattle Post-Intelligencer says: MIT’s newly upgraded wireless network – extended this month to cover the entire school – doesn’t merely get you online in … Continue reading

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