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updated January 13, 2009

InfoSec headlines archive

Paris Hilton's Web site being used in Web attack

Paris Hilton's Web site has been hacked and is serving visitors a malicious Trojan program designed to steal sensitive information from their computers.

Group lists 25 most dangerous coding errors hackers exploit

Most of the vulnerabilities that hackers exploit to attack Web sites and corporate servers are usually the result of common and well-understood programming errors.

HTTPS-only mode added to Chrome Browser

Google has added a HTTPS browsing feature to chrome.From the changelog"A new HTTPS-only browsing mode. Add --force-https to your Google Chrome shortcut, and it will only load HTTPS sites. Sites with SSL certificate errors will not load. "

Symantec Restructures Public Sector Channel Organization

Former VARBusiness Government Executive of the Year winner is let go.

Novell Looks to Ease Access to Microsoft SharePoint

In Novell Access Manager 3.1, Novell adds support for WS-Federation, an identity federation specification. Leveraging a collaboration with Microsoft, Novell with Access Manager 3.1 aims to streamline authentication for non-Windows directory users of Microsoft Web-based products such as Microsoft SharePoint. - Novell has set its sights on giving non-Windows directory users single sign-on access to Microsoft Web-based products. With Novell Access Manager 3.1, Novell has added built-in support for WS-Federation. Part of the larger Web Services Security framework, WS-Federation is a set of interoperab...

Microsoft removes 2.5 million download limit and extends download window to two weeks.

Microsoft was forced to temporarily suspend downloads of the beta of its Windows 7 operating system late Friday after its website collapsed under the strain of what it called, 'high demand'. It then remedied the situation by adding more servers. "We are adding servers as fast as we can add them," a Microsoft spokesman said at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. By Saturday downloads had resumed and Microsoft said here that it would remove the 2.5 million download limit that it had originally placed on the Windows 7 beta and instead make the download available for two weeks up to 24 January. "We have clearly heard that many of you want to check out the Windows 7 Beta and, as a result, we have decided remove the initial 2.5 million limit on the public beta for the next two weeks (thru January 24th). During that time you will have access to the beta even if the download number exceeds the 2.5 million unit limit," wrote Brandon le Blanc, a Windows Communications Manager for Microsoft.

Windows 7 beta fights with anti-virus programs

Users trying the Windows 7 beta who keep their computers safe with McAfee virus protection are in for a bit of disappointment -- and a loss of security. According to a Channel Web report, when you try to run McAfee Total Protection in the Windows 7 beta, an error message pops up. "The version of Windows installed on this machine is not supported. Please refer to the product documentation for a list of supported operating systems."

Investment firm acquires authentication provider Aladdin

In a $160 million deal, Aladdin Knowledge Systems goes private, joining SafeNet under the umbrella of Vector Capital.