Now all we need is a session for Fred to present the "new Novell" to everyone :)
Well - just to get back to some real discussions - I came across this today in an email. Clearly Internet Security has some length to travel before we can truly say it's "safe" to TRUST anyone with your information.
Again, this is proof that the current model of GIVING your information to others for safe-keeping is NOT WORKING. We desperately need Novell to further develop eDirectory and resurrect the promise digitalme!!
I want my personal directory (not my MTV)!
Regards,
Peter J Strifas
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-- 3 March 2000 More Credit Card Numbers Stolen, Posted on Web Exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Information Server, a cracker calling himself "Curador" stole and posted 6,000 credit card numbers on a web site; he claimed to have more than 23,000 numbers in all. The site, paid for with a stolen card number, has been shut down. One of the breached sites, SalesGate.com, notified customers and banks of the problem; the company plans to switch to a Linux operating system.
usatoday.com
computerworld.com
news.cnet.com
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In another note:
-- 3 March 2000 Does Windows 2000 Server Have a Bug or
Not?
Novell says Microsoft's Windows 2000 Server has a security hole, but Microsoft maintains that the two companies approach security in different ways. news.cnet.com
Editor's note (Cowan): It's a security design flaw, not a security bug.
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And of course, let's get advice from a real hacker. The problem with his testimony is that while we may all believe that the SYSTEM needs to be secure, most hackers advance their ability to enter computer systems not by technical means but rather the age-old human factor.
-- 2 March 2000 Mitnick Offers Advice to Legislators Kevin Mitnick, recently released from prison, testified before the Senate Government Affairs Committee, offering advice of keeping computer systems safe from crackers. Mitnick spoke of his success with "social engineering" methods: convincing people at various companies he was someone to be trusted, and duping them into revealing passwords.
zdnet.com
news.cnet.com
usatoday.com
Editors' Note (multiple): Headline grabbing attempts by Congressional committees, epitomized by Mitnick's appearance on Thursday, send exactly the wrong message to would-be hackers and may increase the probability of future attacks. |
