Daily CyberCrime and Security Report for April 9, 2003

TechWeb: Security Holes: Patch and Pray?
09-Apr-03 09:23:15 ET

Story Highlights:
"IT pros know firsthand the pain of patching vulnerable software (especially that which comes out of Redmond)..."

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"With bulletins coming as frequently as once every five days or up to 80 times a year (depending on the study), they may feel as if they're drowning in a sea of notifications..."

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Fairfax I.T.: Sophos Questions Release of OptusNet Cracker
08-Apr-03 21:04:52 ET

Story Highlights:
"Anti-virus firm Sophos has questioned the release, without penalty, of a man from Bansktown, NSW, who admitted that he had broken into OptusNet's computer systems..."

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"Stephen Craig Dendtler, 22, was released without a conviction recorded against him though he had gained access to the personal details of several thousand OptusNet customers through a back door in that company's network..."

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EETimes: Nokia To Detail E-mail Security Scheme at Conference
09-Apr-03 09:04:34 ET

Story Highlights:
"Nokia's Internet Communications Division will release first details on its Message Protector architecture at the RSA Security (Nasdaq: RSAS) Conference next week (April 14) aimed at addressing the dual problems of e-mail-based viruses and worms along with spam received over wired and wireless connections..."

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"The new SC6600 security appliance used to demonstrate the new architecture looks like other SMTP security gateway appliances designed to sit between the corporate firewall and mail servers..."

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