Security

VMware regroups after Determina buy

VMware has restructured its bug response team, revamped its security portal, and reached out to independent security consultants

Google backs open-source CERT group

Google throws its support behind the fledgling oCERT security reporting group for the open-source community

Yahoo uses McAfee SiteAdvisor to filter evil Web sites

Yahoo searches will turn up fewer sites because the company plans to start filtering out malicious Web sites that have been linked to spam, phishing, or malicious software

Stupid hacker tricks part 2: Youth and consequences

Tech-savvy delinquents set the Net aflame with boneheaded exploits that earn them the wrong kind of fame

Stupid hacker tricks, part two

Google takes down open source project after DMCA complaint

Google has removed its CoreAVC for Linux project after a complaint from the codec's developer for 'reverse engineering without permission'

Stupid hacker tricks, part two: The folly of youth

Tech-savvy delinquents set the Net aflame with boneheaded exploits that earn them the wrong kind of fame

Military computer contractor convicted of ID theft

Former contractor acknowledged selling information contained in a military database to a person he believed to represent a foreign government

U.S. firm fined for violations related to H-1B program

Outsourcer iGate to pay $45,000 to settle allegations it discriminated against U.S. residents when attempting to hire foreign workers

7 dirty secrets of the security industry

At the Interop conference, Joshua Corman, principal security strategist for IBM/ISS, discussed the misconceptions and half-truths surrounding the security industry