http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/49/all xx http://www.itworld.com/security/86146/metasploit-releases-ie-attack-its-unreliable Developers of the open-source Metasploit penetration testing toolkit have released code that can compromise Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, but the software is not as reliable as first thought. http://www.itworld.com/security/86146/metasploit-releases-ie-attack-its-unreliable#comments Security News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:09:52 -0500 ITworld staff 86146 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/86145/attacks-appear-imminent-ie-exploit-improved Hackers working on the open-source Metasploit project have spiffed up a zero-day attack on Microsoft's Internet Explorer, making it more reliable -- and more likely to be used by criminals. http://www.itworld.com/internet/86145/attacks-appear-imminent-ie-exploit-improved#comments Internet Security Software News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:40:34 -0500 ITworld staff 86145 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/86121/sept-11-pager-messages-published-online The pager message is from a woman near a pay phone near 38th Street in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. The woman says her children were evacuated, but she's trying to find them. She tells her husband she loves him. http://www.itworld.com/internet/86121/sept-11-pager-messages-published-online#comments Government Internet Networking Personal tech Security News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:10:49 -0500 ITworld staff 86121 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/86093/four-years-not-enough-godfather-spam Is four years and a $250,000 fine really the best punishment for the self-proclaimed "Godfather of Spam?" Put another way: Do we take the criminal aspects of spam seriously enough? http://www.itworld.com/security/86093/four-years-not-enough-godfather-spam#comments Security Opinion Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:40:02 -0500 ITworld staff 86093 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/86077/securely-wipe-a-dead-hard-drive Dwma needs to return a dead hard drive to the manufacturer, and asked the Answer Line forum for a way to first remove sensitive data. http://www.itworld.com/security/86077/securely-wipe-a-dead-hard-drive#comments Security Storage News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:39:59 -0500 ITworld staff 86077 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/86051/porn-plus-facebook-can-lead-embarrassment-perhaps-worse The mechanism behind a click-jacking attack that was spread by luring in Facebook users with a link to a porn site has the potential to do more damage than just embarrassing those who fall for it. http://www.itworld.com/security/86051/porn-plus-facebook-can-lead-embarrassment-perhaps-worse#comments Internet Security Software News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:09:58 -0500 ITworld staff 86051 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/86042/redirecting-dns-requests-can-harm-internet-says-icann ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) on Tuesday condemned the practice of redirecting Internet users to a third-party Web site or portal when they misspell a Web address and type a domain name that does not exist. http://www.itworld.com/internet/86042/redirecting-dns-requests-can-harm-internet-says-icann#comments Internet Security News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:39:52 -0500 ITworld staff 86042 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/86031/race-between-hackers-microsoft-over-ie-zero-day Hackers are racing to build reliable exploits to use against a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE), putting pressure on Microsoft to push out a patch before attacks go public, researchers said today. http://www.itworld.com/security/86031/race-between-hackers-microsoft-over-ie-zero-day#comments Security News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:10:51 -0500 ITworld staff 86031 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/86017/the-google-tivo-deal-what-it-means-for-you Google and TiVo are teaming up for a new deal that'll put your clicking habits into the hands of advertisers. Before you grab the nearest "privacy violation" placard, though, check out the specifics of this arrangement -- it's probably far less invasive than what you're expecting. http://www.itworld.com/security/86017/the-google-tivo-deal-what-it-means-for-you#comments Security Opinion Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:10:45 -0500 ITworld staff 86017 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/86008/man-pleads-guilty-selling-fake-chips-us-navy A 32-year-old California man has pleaded guilty to charges that he sold thousands of counterfeit chips to the U.S. Navy. http://www.itworld.com/government/86008/man-pleads-guilty-selling-fake-chips-us-navy#comments Government Legal Security Software News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:10:41 -0500 ITworld staff 86008 at http://www.itworld.com