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News for 122099

  AntiVirus scanning for potentially misused tools is a doomed security strategy.

contributed by Weld Pond
The Anti-Virus vendors seem to be taking on a larger role. Not only are they scanning for true viruses and trojan horses but any software that may potentially be misused, as long as it is not their own software. This activity does nothing to close the holes in your network but instead gives you a false sense of security.

Buffer Overflow

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  RST Sets the Record Straight

contributed by John
Last week Reliable Software Technologies, Inc., released a new advisory regarding the storage of email passwords by Netscape. They took a lot of flak from people, including HNN, who thought this was an old problem being rehashed by RST for cheap publicity. RST would like to take a moment to sort out the details and explain their new advisory and the old problem.

Letter from RST
Reliable Software Technologies


  Russian Politician Threatens Cyber Attack

contributed by EvilWench
Russian politician, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, has threatened to electronically steal money from Western bank accounts. When asked what he would do to celebrate if he wins an upcoming parliamentary election the maverick politician announced that he would unleash computer viruses on the West and steal their money.

Reuters - via Excite


  PCR-1000 Control Suite Released by Ghetto.org

contributed by Javaman
After many hard hours of labor from Polywog and Javaman, Ghetto.org proudly releases it's first mainstream product, the PCR-1000 Control Suite. The PCR-1000 is a wideband, PC-controlled receiver whose only decent control software was Win 9x/NT based. Because of Ghetto.org, there is now a *nix solution. Currently the code only compiles under Linux, they are seeking assistance in porting to other platforms.

Ghetto.org
PCR-1000 Control Suite


  Nuclear Power Plant Y2K Readiness

contributed by ZapfDing
A little paranoid about Y2K and whether that nuke plant down the street is ready? The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released an interesting PDF file that lists the Y2K transition period for all the nuclear power plants in the world in relation to EST and UTC.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Y2K
Global Y2K Plant Listing - PDF


  New E-zines Released

contributed by 1k Resistor and sony_103
Digital Defiance has done it again and come out with their second issue. They continue to run head strong with articles on house arrest devices as well as their feature of the month of HiCards free phone cards. The Venezuelan magazine Hven ezine issue #2 has also been released. Yes, it is in Spanish.

Digital Defiance
Hven ezine


  Digi.no publishes Script Kiddie Rant

contributed by aka
Respected online Norwegian news source Digi.no has published an interview with a member of the group "Hackers Online Norway" known as Spectom. The interview claims that the group is planning to enter the stock market and is looking for new members. Members must pass a test of knowledge and break into a site for membership. (It is unfortunate that a respected magazine such as Digi.no would publish what appears to be the rantings of a wannabe script kiddie.)

Digi.no - Norwegian



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