Recent articles by Dan Kaplan

New cybersecurity standards

New cybersecurity standards

The 9/11 attacks may have left the nation's power grid unaffected in 2001, but the August 2003 blackout knocked out power to some 400 million Americans. Combined, these incidents stressed the possible impact a widespread outage could cause and prompted concerns about cybersecurity.
Dan Kaplan Jul 6 2006 10:03PM Security
Apple addresses iTunes vulnerability in latest download

Apple addresses iTunes vulnerability in latest download

Two days after Apple released a security update addressing five flaws in Mac OS X 10.4.7, the computing giant revealed last week that a vulnerability exists in its iTunes software.
Dan Kaplan Jul 5 2006 9:57PM Security
Newspaper: Fed networks under attack, but security improvements years behind schedule

Newspaper: Fed networks under attack, but security improvements years behind schedule

A federal program to protect confidential information within the computer networks of various federal agencies is seven years behind schedule, the Baltimore Sun has reported.
Dan Kaplan Jul 5 2006 8:37PM Security
Nebraska child support network hacked

Nebraska child support network hacked

A hacker on Wednesday hijacked a server on the Nebraska’s child support payment computer system, gaining access to the personal information of more than 300,000 individuals and employers who pay and receive child support, state Treasurer Ron Ross said today.
Dan Kaplan Jun 29 2006 9:56PM Security
Infamous VA laptop recovered, appears not to have been tampered with

Infamous VA laptop recovered, appears not to have been tampered with

The federal government’s most famous stolen laptop, containing the personal information of up to 26.5 million veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces, has been recovered and appears not to have been tampered with, the FBI said today in a statement.
Dan Kaplan Jun 29 2006 9:20PM Security
Apple fixes five Mac flaws

Apple fixes five Mac flaws

Apple released an update Tuesday addressing five security vulnerabilities in the Mac OS version 10.4.7.
Dan Kaplan Jun 28 2006 10:08PM Security
Use of 'image spam' skyrocketing

Use of 'image spam' skyrocketing

If you thought spam was on its way out, think again. A new technique that allows spammers to craftily wrap messages in an image file so they go undetected by filters is skyrocketing in prevalence, a new study shows.
Dan Kaplan Jun 28 2006 9:27PM Security
Symantec to release Norton Confidential within months

Symantec to release Norton Confidential within months

In an effort to combat deteriorating consumer confidence in online transactions, Symantec this week announced anti-fraud solution Norton Confidential will be released this fall.
Dan Kaplan Jun 27 2006 10:22PM Security
SSNs, names of more than 30,000 U.S. Navy enlistees compromised

SSNs, names of more than 30,000 U.S. Navy enlistees compromised

The personal information of about 28,000 U.S. Navy sailors and their family members was posted on a public website this month, the military branch said in a statement.
Dan Kaplan Jun 26 2006 10:15PM Security
Personal info of 26,000 Agriculture Department employees compromised

Personal info of 26,000 Agriculture Department employees compromised

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this week that the identities of about 26,000 employees and contractors may have been compromised by the illegal hijacking of the agency’s computer systems earlier this month.
Dan Kaplan Jun 23 2006 10:36PM Security
In a financial nosedive, Novell appoints new CEO

In a financial nosedive, Novell appoints new CEO

In an effort to spur growth and earnings, open-source software provider Novell has replaced its CEO and CFO.
Dan Kaplan Jun 22 2006 9:24PM Security
IBM offers free tools for application security

IBM offers free tools for application security

IBM announced today the availability of free hosted software to help customers and developers better engineer safety into business applications, instead of having to reactively respond to security holes.
Dan Kaplan Jun 22 2006 9:20PM Security
FTC latest government agency to have breach

FTC latest government agency to have breach

The Federal Trade Commission said today in a statement that two laptops, one containing personal information of 110 people, were stolen from a locked car.
Dan Kaplan Jun 22 2006 9:19PM Security
New Bagle variant using .zip attachments

New Bagle variant using .zip attachments

The ever-present Bagle worm again is making the rounds, this time spreading as an emailed .zip attachment encrypted with a password.
Dan Kaplan Jun 21 2006 8:49PM Security
IT leaders team up to lobby Congress for privacy law

IT leaders team up to lobby Congress for privacy law

Twelve IT industry leaders, including Microsoft, Symantec and Oracle, have joined forces to form the Consumer Privacy Legislative (CPL) Forum, which will lobby for a detailed federal privacy law.
Dan Kaplan Jun 20 2006 9:36PM Security
Keylogger to blame for Oregon Revenue Department breach

Keylogger to blame for Oregon Revenue Department breach

A keystroke-capturing trojan was to blame for the possible compromise of the personal information of some 2,200 Oregon taxpayers after a state Department of Revenue (DOR) employee downloaded the bug while surfing pornographic websites.
Dan Kaplan Jun 19 2006 9:27PM Security
Gates to step back from regular role at Microsoft in two years

Gates to step back from regular role at Microsoft in two years

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced Thursday that he will transition out of a regular role at the software giant by July 2008 to focus more time on his charitable foundation.
Dan Kaplan Jun 16 2006 9:37PM Security
Spanish IM worm predicts death for users

Spanish IM worm predicts death for users

A new Spanish-language worm that predicts death to the recipient and disables anti-virus software is making its rounds on Microsoft’s instant messenger service, security experts warned this week.
Dan Kaplan Jun 16 2006 8:39PM Security
Personal information of 970,000 AIG customers stolen

Personal information of 970,000 AIG customers stolen

Insurance provider American International Group (AIG) said Wednesday that the personal and medical information of nearly 1 million potential customers was placed at risk for identity theft after a burglar stole a file server in March.
Dan Kaplan Jun 15 2006 10:43PM Security
Florida emergency site hacked during Alberto

Florida emergency site hacked during Alberto

As Tropical Storm Alberto was crashing into Florida’s coast, a malicious attacker briefly hijacked the state’s Division of Emergency Management website Tuesday, replacing the home page with a different page.
Dan Kaplan Jun 14 2006 9:45PM Security

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