NewsBits for January 3, 2004 sponsored by, Southeast Cybercrime Institute - www.cybercrime.kennesaw.edu ************************************************************ FBI reviewing claims of child-porn surfing at Texas health center Accusations that physicians and other employees at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston regularly accessed teen-porn Web sites are reportedly under investigation by FBI agents. An audit manager at UTHSC who conducted an internal investigation into the allegations has resigned, telling UT-Houston President James Willerson in memos obtained by the Houston Chronicle for Tuesday's editions that the center's failure to take stronger disciplinary action against the employees and what she called retaliation against her had created a hostile work environment. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-02-03-texas-clinic-problem_x.htm - - - - - - - - - - 16 Computers Seized at Neverland Raid last fall at Michael Jackson's compound also netted a digital camera and at least 20 videotapes and DVDs, court documents show. Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies seized at least 16 computers, a digital camera and a score of videotapes and DVDs from Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch during a raid last fall on the Los Olivos compound, according to court documents unsealed Monday. http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-me-search3feb03,1,7443537.story - - - - - - - - - - Wired Sussex wins cybersquatting case A non-profit organisation has won its dispute with cybersquatters who just kept coming back and asking for more - but only after it lost money. A Sussex- based not-for-profit organisation has won its dispute with cybersquatters after the UK domain name registry Nominet ruled in its favour and awarded it two domains. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39145299,00.htm - - - - - - - - - - The MyDoom.B virus threat will prove too weak to harm Microsoft Microsoft is unlikely to suffer at the hands of MyDoom.B, according to security experts, although today is the day its Website is due to experience a DOS attack from MyDoom.B. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/?http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/news_story.php?id=53259 http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7863286.htm http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4147047/ http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,89803,00.html Clues point to single MyDoom culprit The two versions of the MyDoom virus may have the same parent, according to a security researcher. The name "andy" left in the code by the author of the MyDoom virus links the original program released a week ago with the B variant sent out two days later, Jimmy Kuo, McAfee fellow for security company Network Associates, said on Monday. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5152278.html Microsoft sets up alternate Web site http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/02/03/microsoft.website.ap/index.html SCO sidesteps MyDoom attacks http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/35310.html MyDoom's spread sparks antivirus critique http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39145276,00.htm MS Issues Explorer Fix, Girds for MyDoom http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=MS_Issues_Explorer_Fix__Girds_for_MyDoom&story_id=23113 Mydoom a taste of viruses to come, says security expert http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/virus/story/0,10801,89827,00.html - - - - - - - - - - SMS spammers target mobiles in Asia Asian mobile users are being harassed by a growing flood of spam, in a trend likely to spread worldwide. If you thought spam problems couldn't get any worse, check your mobile phone. Mobile phones are becoming the latest target of electronic junk mail, with a growing number of marketers using text messages to target subscribers in Asia. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/wireless/0,39020348,39145289,00.htm EC draws line in spam sand http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/35320.html US aims to plug global spam holes http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/35297.html There's No Spam Like American Spam http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8344-2004Feb3.html - - - - - - - - - - Bush budget sweeps in tech, cybercrime President George W. Bush on Monday proposed a $2.4 trillion federal budget that boosts spending on information technology and on computer crime investigation. The record budget request for the 2005 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, 2004, asks Congress to ignore a widening deficit of $521 billion and to increase defense spending by 7 percent and homeland security spending by 10 percent. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5152145.html http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/03/politics/03BUDG.html http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/24808-1.html http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0202/web-hhs-02-03-04.asp http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0204/020304tdpm1.htm - - - - - - - - - - File-sharing judges question precedent A federal appeals judge on Tuesday questioned whether distributors of online file-sharing software should be held responsible for copyright infringement just because some people use the programs to swap copyright music and movies. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4147203/ http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-02-02-peer_x.htm Taming the file-swapping beast http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/02/03/taming.file.sharing.ap/index.html The Firefight Ahead Over Net Phone Calls http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2004/tc2004023_7512.htm - - - - - - - - - - Beware of Get Rich Quick Schemes Attorney General Jon Bruning wants to raise awareness of several scams going on and his message is. . . If it's too good to be true then it probably is. . . . Bruning held a press conference today to kick off the fifth annual consumer protection week. Last year. . . his office received the most complaints for internet fraud schemes claiming to help you get rich quick. Bruning says a lot of scams ask for money and consumers should use caution. Postmaster Doug Emery says if you receive anything that appears to be a mail fraud scheme . . . contact postal inspection services in Omaha. http://www.kduhtv.com/viewStory.php?id=2817 Anti-fraud scheme saves retailers PS2m http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/51/35319.html - - - - - - - - - - No quick fix for security woes Large companies need to take a long-term view of security, putting one person in charge of protecting an organisation's IT and physical assets. http://www.itweek.co.uk/News/1152468 - - - - - - - - - - RFID: BT says 'yes', survey says 'no' BT has announced that a newly created business unit will use software agent technology to help companies better manage radio frequency identification (RFID) projects. But despite increased momentum, research this week claims RFID is failing to catch on in UK companies. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39145285,00.htm - - - - - - - - - - 'Were Making Rapid Progress' Can the new National Cyber Alert System help stop the spread of future viruses? National Cyber Security Division director Amit Yoran explains the alert system and other efforts with the private sector that the government hopes will soon make cyberspace safer. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4100822/ - - - - - - - - - - Nessus, Part 3: Analysing Reports This article, the last in the series about Nessus, will endeavor to explain a Nessus report and how to analyze it. Nessus is a vulnerability scanner, a program that looks for security bugs in software. The first article explained how to install Nessus and a basic overview of features. The second article gave general rules of thumb for various scanning situations. It is suggested that you review the first two articles before reading this one. http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1759 - - - - - - - - - - MikeRoweSoft bids fail to make the grade After excluding some bidders, Canadian teen Mike Rowe may get only the reserve price for an eBay auction of papers chronicling his trademark dispute with Microsoft. Sky-high bids for papers associated with the trademark dustup between Microsoft and MikeRoweSoft.com came crashing to earth on Monday, after the seller put a curb on who could bid. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/ecommerce/0,39020372,39145277,00.htm *********************************************************** Computer Forensics Training - Online. An intense, 150 hour, instructor lead program that teaches you computer forensics and helps prepare you for the Certified Computer Examiner exam. 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