Texas Instruments to Deliver RFID Solution for MasterCard PayPass

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Yahoo! Finance Search - Finance Home - Yahoo! - Help Financial News Enter symbol(s) Symbol Lookup Press Release Source: Texas Instruments Texas Instruments to Deliver RFID Solution for MasterCard PayPass Monday January 17, 10:00 am

Webpay system open to voucher fraud

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Security » Network Security » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/17/webpay_voucher_fraud/ Webpay system open to voucher fraud By Jan Libbenga (

Word and Excel have RC4 flaw, claim

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Word and Excel have RC4 flaw, claim Cryptic cross words By: Nick Farrell Wednesday 19 January 2005, 07:50 SECURITY EXPERT Bruce Schneier claims that Microsoft's Word and Excel security protection systems have amateurish flaws whic

Schneier on Security: Microsoft RC4 Flaw

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Bruce Schneier Schneier on Security A weblog covering security and security technology. January 18, 2005 Microsoft RC4 Flaw One of the most important rules of stream ciphers is to never use the same keystream to encry

Consumer-Electronics Firms Join To Develop Antipiracy Software

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal January 19, 2005 Consumer-Electronics Firms Join To Develop Antipiracy Software By DON CLARK Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL January 19, 2005; Page D5 Some of the biggest consumer-el

Tor 0.0.9.3 is out (fwd from [EMAIL PROTECTED])

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 10:01:46 +0100 From: Eugen Leitl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tor 0.0.9.3 is out (fwd from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Roger Dingledine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Tor 0.0.9.3 is

PET 2005 Submission deadline approaching (7 Feb) and PET Award (21 Feb)

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: sec-lists: ;, anonymity researchers: ;, David Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:05:55 + From: George Danezis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PET 2005 Submission deadline approaching (7 Feb) and PET Award (21 Feb) Sen

Sleuthing Spyware--And Its Corporate Sponsors

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Forbes Software Sleuthing Spyware--And Its Corporate Sponsors Penelope Patsuris, 01.19.05, 5:34 PM ET Benjamin Edelman became a spyware expert before most of us had any idea what was even clogging our computers. He's curre

Crypto expert: Microsoft flaw is serious

2005-01-27 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Techworld.com - 27 January 2005 Crypto expert: Microsoft flaw is serious Microsoft should sort flaw and abandon RC4 in favour of better ciphers, says PGP creator. By John E. Dunn, Techworld Cryptography expert Phil Zimmermann has

Diebold completes e-voting printer prototype

2005-01-31 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Wherein Dieblod remembers, hey, presto, they're a cash-register company after all... Cheers, RAH --- USA Today Diebold completes e-voting printer prototype NORTH CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Diebold said T

[ISN] REVIEW: "Modern Cryptography: Theory and Practice", Wenbo Mao

2005-02-01 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 03:05:23 -0600 (CST) From: InfoSec News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: isn@attrition.org Subject: [ISN] REVIEW: "Modern Cryptography: Theory and Practice", Wenbo Mao Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Forwarded from: "Rob, grandpa of Ry

World-Renowned Cryptographer Arjen Lenstra Joins Bell Labs

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
mysan.de/international - World-Renowned Cryptographer Arjen Lenstra Joins Bell Labs Adds Valuable Talent to Lucent Technologies' Network Security Research MURRAY HILL, N.J., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU)

FSTC Announces Availability of FSTC Counter-Phishing Project Whitepaper and Supporting Documents

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 14:38:24 -0500 From: Zachary Tumin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FSTC Announces Availability of FSTC Counter-Phishing Project Whitepaper and Supporting Documents To: 'Members' Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thread-Index: AcUIlZgU2CHR/ELITdGfx45tInzmr

Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal February 1, 2005 11:04 a.m. EST Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs By GARY MCWILLIAMS Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL February 1, 2005 11:04 a.m. HOUSTON -- Dell Inc. today is expected

MSN Belgium to use eID cards for online checking

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Internet and Law » Digital Rights/Digital Wrongs » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/01/msn_belgium_id_cards/ MSN Belgium to use eID cards for

Peppercoin Small Payments Processing Suite Available to First Data Channels

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Yahoo! Finance Press Release Source: Peppercoin Peppercoin Small Payments Processing Suite Available to First Data Channels Wednesday February 2, 9:03 am ET Small Transaction Suite Certified for Sale Through Processor's Merchant Acquiring

Researchers Combat Terrorists by Rooting Out Hidden Messages

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Newswise Source: University of Delaware Released: Tue 01-Feb-2005, 13:10 ET Researchers Combat Terrorists by Rooting Out Hidden Messages Libraries Science News Keywords STEGANOGRAPHY, STEGANALYSIS, HIDDEN MESSAGES, DIGITAL IMAGES, CRYPTOG

FBI Computers: You Don't Have Mail

2005-02-06 Thread R.A. Hettinga
MSNBC.com FBI Computers: You Don't Have Mail By Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball Newsweek Feb. 14 issue - The FBI's computer woes got even worse last week when bureau officials were forced to shut down a commercial

Digital evidence: Today's fingerprints

2005-01-31 Thread R.A. Hettinga
CNN Digital evidence: Today's fingerprints Electronic world increasingly being used to solve crimes By Michael Coren CNN Monday, January 31, 2005 Posted: 11:04 AM EST (1604 GMT) (CNN) -- Police and prosecutors are fashioning a

Carnivore redux

2005-01-31 Thread R.A. Hettinga
CNET News Carnivore redux By Declan McCullagh Story last modified Mon Jan 31 04:00:00 PST 2005 Robert Corn-Revere clearly remembers the day he became the first person to tell the world about the FBI surveillance system once k

Ireland faces ¤50m e-voting write-off

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Internet and Law » eGovernment » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/04/ireland_evoting_bill/ Ireland faces ¤50m e-voting write-off By electricn

Security's inseparable couple

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Network World Security's inseparable couple By: Bob Brown Network World (US)(07 Feb 2005) The most familiar names in network security are neither vendors nor geeks: Try Ali

NIST moves to stronger hashing

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Federal Computer Week Monday, February 7, 2005 NIST moves to stronger hashing BY Florence Olsen Published on Feb. 7, 2005 Federal agencies have been put on notice that National Institute of Standards and Technology officials plan to phase out a widely us

Quantum crypto firm charts way to mainstream

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Quantum crypto firm charts way to mainstream By Michael Kanellos URL: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5564288.html Magiq Technologies is creating a new line of products this year that it says could help make quantum encryption--

MD5 comes in for further criticism

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Techworld.com 07 February 2005 More experts warn of CAS arrays risks MD5 comes in for further criticism By Lucas Mearian, Computerworld (US) More security experts are warning against the use of the flawed hashing

[fc-announce] Transportation, Taxes, and Conference Events

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.1.0.040913 From: "Stuart E. Schechter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [fc-announce] Transportation, Taxes, and Conference Events Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 15:12:11 -0500

Identity thieves can lurk at Wi-Fi spots

2005-02-08 Thread R.A. Hettinga
USA Today Identity thieves can lurk at Wi-Fi spots By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO - Coffee shop Web surfers beware: An evil twin may be lurking near your favorite wireless hotspot. Thieves are using wireless devices t

Group Aims to Make Internet Phone Service Secure

2005-02-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal February 9, 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS Group Aims to Make Internet Phone Service Secure Alliance of Tech Companies Looks for Ways To Head Off Attacks by Hackers, Viruses By RIVA RICHMOND DOW JO

Hold the Phone, VOIP Isn't Safe

2005-02-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Wired News Hold the Phone, VOIP Isn't Safe By Elizabeth Biddlecombe? Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,66512,00.html 02:00 AM Feb. 07, 2005 PT In recognition of the fact that new technologies are just as valuabl

Tester claims 90% of VPNs open to hackers

2005-02-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Printed from ComputerWeekly.com IT Management: Security by Antony Savvas Tuesday 8 February 2005 Tester claims 90% of VPNs open to hackers Security testing company NTA Monitor has claimed that 90% of virtu

GNFC launches Indian Digital Certification services

2005-02-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizer Company??? ;-) Cheers, RAH --- deepikaglobal.com - Business News Detail Thursday, February 10, 2005 Good Evening to you Business News GNFC launches nationwide

Desire safety on Net? (n) code has the solution

2005-02-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
I'm starting get the hang of this. I mean, fertilizer...crypto, crypto...fertilizer: They're both *munitions*, right? Right? :-) Cheers, RAH Express India Desire safety on Net? (n) code has the solution Express News Serv

Vegas casino bets on RFID

2005-02-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Vegas casino bets on RFID By Alorie Gilbert Casino mogul Steve Wynn has pulled out all the stops for his new $2.7 billion mega-resort in Las Vegas: an 18-hole championship golf course, a private lake and mountain, and a bronze

[Announce] Attack against OpenPGP encryption

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 20:00:17 -0500 From: David Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] OpenPGP: id=99242560; url=http://www.jabberwocky.com/david/keys.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.7i Cc: Subject: [Announce] Attack against OpenPGP encryption Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED

House backs major shift to electronic IDs

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
CNET News House backs major shift to electronic IDs By Declan McCullagh Story last modified Thu Feb 10 17:46:00 PST 2005 The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Thursday a sweeping set of rules aimed at forcing states

Security show set to spark debate

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Security show set to spark debate Catch it if you can Roger Howorth, IT Week 11 Feb 2005 The RSA Conference 2005, hosted by security specialist RSA, kicks off in San Francisco on Monday. Keynote speakers include Bill Gates of Microsoft and fraud author

Break-In At SAIC Risks ID Theft

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com Break-In At SAIC Risks ID Theft Computers Held Personal Data on Employee-Owners By Griff Witte Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, February 12, 2005; Page E01 Some of the n

Fighting Net crime with code / Surge in phishing e-mails to take spotlight at cryptography conference

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
www.sfgate.com Return to regular view Fighting Net crime with code Surge in phishing e-mails to take spotlight at cryptography conference - Carrie Kirby, Chronicle S

NSA May Be 'Traffic Cop' for U.S. Networks

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Posted on Mon, Feb. 14, 2005 NSA May Be 'Traffic Cop' for U.S. Networks TED BRIDIS Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is considering making the National Security Agenc

Making your IM secure--and deniable

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
CNET News Making your IM secure--and deniable By Robert Lemos Story last modified Mon Feb 14 17:05:00 PST 2005 SAN FRANCISCO--When you hit the Send button on an instant message, do you really know who is on the other end?

'Trustworthy' Computing Now Gates' Focus

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Yahoo! 'Trustworthy' Computing Now Gates' Focus 1 hour, 21 minutes ago By MATTHEW FORDAHL, AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. - Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates (news - web s

Digital Water Marks Thieves

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Until, of course, people figure out that taggants on everything do nothing but confuse evidence and custody, not help it. Go ask the guys in the firearms labs about *that* one. Cheers, RAH --- Wired News Digital Water Marks Thieves B

Schneier on Security: SHA-1 Broken

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Bruce Schneier Schneier on Security A weblog covering security and security technology. « RSA Conference | Main February 15, 2005 SHA-1 Broken SHA-1 has been broken. Not a reduced-round version. Not a simplified version.

TSA's Secure Flight (was Re: CRYPTO-GRAM, February 15, 2005)

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 6:23 AM -0600 2/15/05, Bruce Schneier wrote: >TSA's Secure Flight > > > >As I wrote last month, I am participating in a working group to study >the security and privacy of Secure Flight, the U.S. government's >program to match airline passengers with a terrorist watch list. In th

Passwords? We don't need no stinking passwords

2005-02-17 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Security » Network Security » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/16/rsa_consumer_survey/ Passwords? We don't need no stinking passwords By John

'SS Jimma: The American Mystery Sub

2005-02-17 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Code-named "Killer Rabbit"... Cheers, RAH -- StrategyPage.com February 16, 2005 SUBMARINES: The American Mystery Sub January 14, 2005: The USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23),

Cybercash on Vacation

2005-02-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Technology Review TechnologyReview.com Print | Forums Cybercash on Vacation By Peter Wayner March 2005 Back in 1996, a small handful of cryptographers, bankers, and blue-sky thinkers were debating, on Internet

Re: [p2p-hackers] SHA1 broken?

2005-02-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [p2p-hackers] SHA1 broken? Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:25:36 -0800 (PST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Hal Finney") Reply-To: "Peer-to-peer development." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The problem with the attack scenario wher

Gates not his cocky self at RSA conference

2005-02-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
IT Manager's Journal Tracking the Evolution of IT Title Gates not his cocky self at RSA conference Date 2005.02.17 14:33 By Roger Smith Topic Security Story URL SAN FRANCISCO -- Hardcore open source security

Cryptographers to Hollywood: prepare to fail on DRM

2005-02-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT Cryptographers to Hollywood: prepare to fail on DRM By John Leyden (john.leyden at theregister.co.uk) Published Thursday 17th February 2005 19:37 GMT RSA 2005 Movie indust

Ink helps drive democracy in Asia

2005-02-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The BBC Saturday, 19 February, 2005, 08:34 GMT Ink helps drive democracy in Asia By Dr David Mikosz In Kyrgyzstan The Kyrgyz Republic, a small, mountainous state of the former Soviet republic, is using invisible ink and ultraviolet readers

Code name "Killer Rabbit": New Sub Can Tap Undersea Cables

2005-02-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
WCBS 880 | wcbs880.com Experts: New Sub Can Tap Undersea Cables * USS Jimmy Carter Will Be Based In Washington State Feb 18, 2005 4:55 pm US/Eastern The USS Jimmy Carter, set to join the

Geekzone: IT, mobility, wireless and handheld news

2005-02-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Geekzone: IT, mobility, wireless and handheld news PGP moving to stronger SHA Algorithm News : Mobile : Security, posted 19-FEB-2005 19:37 PGP Corporation is planning to migrate to a more secure version of the Secure Hash Algorithm (SH

I'll show you mine if you show me, er, mine

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Security » Identity » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/21/crypto_wireless/ I'll show you mine if you show me, er, mine By Lucy Sherriff (lucy.sher

Re: I'll show you mine if you show me, er, mine

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: I'll show you mine if you show me, er, mine Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:14:04 -0800 (PST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Hal Finney") Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Markus Jakobsson is a really smart guy who's done some cool stuff, so I think this

Feds square off with organized cyber crime

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Security » Network Security » Feds square off with organized cyber crime By Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus (klp at securityfocus.com) Published W

Chatter Punks

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:25:10 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: John Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Chatter Punks Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maybe it's been mentioned here but the book, "Chatter: Dispatches from the Secret World of Global Eavesdropping," by Patrick

No Encryption for E-Passports

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Wired News No Encryption for E-Passports By Ryan Singel? Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,66686,00.html 02:00 AM Feb. 24, 2005 PT Despite widespread criticism from security experts that a proposed high-tech upgrad

China walks out of wireless LAN security talks

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
China walks out of wireless LAN security talks Patrick Mannion Feb 24, 2005 (12:26 PM) MANHASSET, N.Y. - China walked out of a wireless standards meeting this week, accusing the Inter

When paying with plastic, why swipe? Just wave

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
ZDNet News By Alorie Gilbert URL: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5589512.html Tired of having to swipe and sign every time you use a credit card? Visa is hoping to simplify the process of paying with plastic with a new payme

Senators Boxer, Clinton Unveil "Count Every Vote Act of 2005"

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Daily Kos :: Political Analysis and other daily rants on the state of the nation. Senators Boxer, Clinton Unveil "Count Every Vote Act of 2005" by Hunter Sat Feb 26th, 2005 at 17:40:31 PST The email alerts on this were sent out last week. In

SpookAir, redux: No Secrets -- Eyes on the CIA

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
MSNBC.com No Secrets: Eyes on the CIA Newsweek March 7 issue - Aviation obsessives with cameras and Internet connections have become a threat to cover stories established by the CIA to mask its undercover operations

Italian GSM provider warns: too many wiretaps

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Now, boys and girls, try not to laugh *too* hard, and be sure you swallow your Wheaties before you read this... Cheers, RAH --- | EDRI EDRI-gram » EDRI-gram - Number 3.4, 24 February 2005 Italian GSM provider warns: too many wiretaps 24 Feb

Grounded: Millionaire John Gilmore stays close to home while making a point about privacy

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Grounded: Millionaire John Gilmore stays close to home while making a point about privacy He's unable to travel because he refuses to present a government-approved ID Sunday, February 27, 2005 By Dennis Roddy, Pittsbu

FYI: paper about Metcalfe's Law

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 23:20:58 -0600 (CST) From: Andrew Odlyzko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Andrew Odlyzko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FYI: paper about Metcalfe's Law Dear Colleagues, Sorry for the spam, but I thought you might be interested in the paper described below.

bounty for errors in _Translucent Databases_

2005-03-05 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: R.A.Hettinga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Peter Wayner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: bounty for errors in _Translucent Databases_ Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 16:05:44 -0500 To: All readers of Translucent Databases. I'm starting work on the second edition of _Translucent Da

New Industry Helping Banks Fight Back

2005-03-05 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com New Industry Helping Banks Fight Back Sleuths Hit Online Identity Thieves With 'Takedowns,' 'Poisoning' By Brian Krebs washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Friday, March 4, 2005; 6:34

SEC probing ChoicePoint stock sales

2005-03-05 Thread R.A. Hettinga
MSNBC.com SEC probing ChoicePoint stock sales Execs sold shares before ID thefts made public The Associated Press Updated: 10:30 a.m. ET March 4, 2005 ATLANTA - ChoicePoint Inc., a leading data warehouser, says the Securities and

ECC 2005 announcement

2005-03-06 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text From: Tanja Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ECC 2005 announcement Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 14:40:42 +0100 Organization: DTU -- THE 9TH WORKSHOP ON E

ID cards are a waste, says security guru

2005-03-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Printed from ComputerWeekly.com IT Management: Security by Bill Goodwin Tuesday 8 March 2005 ID cards are a waste, says security guru Bruce Schneier tells Computer Weekly why ID cards could exacerbate cri

In the ID Wars, the Fakes Gain

2005-03-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times March 6, 2005 In the ID Wars, the Fakes Gain By WARREN ST. JOHN EARLY last month, after being shut down by the police for two days for serving underage drinkers, the owners of the West En

Encryption specialist courts U.S. defence sector

2005-03-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
CANOE -- CNEWS - Tech News: March 3, 2005 Encryption specialist courts U.S. defence sector By DAVID PADDON TORONTO (CP) - Canadian-based cryptography specialist Certicom Corp. is seeing increased interest from defe

ISP sues Dutch gov for snooping costs

2005-03-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Security » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/08/isp_sues_police/ ISP sues Dutch gov for snooping costs By John Oates (john.oates at theregister.co.

Indiscreet E-Mail Claims a Fresh Casualty

2005-03-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal March 9, 2005 BUSINESS By ALAN MURRAY Indiscreet E-Mail Claims a Fresh Casualty March 9, 2005; Page A2 Let's be clear. Harry Stonecipher wasn't fired simply because he had an extramarital affai

Re: $90 for high assurance _versus_ $349 for low assurance

2005-03-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 9:24 PM + 3/11/05, Ian G wrote: >Does anyone have a view on what "low" and "high" means in this >context? Indeed, what does "assurance" mean? :-) By what market price, of course. Verisign is more well known to the average schmuck than godaddy is, and, apparently, the average schmuck fork

Do You Need a Digital ID?

2005-03-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
PCWorld.com - Topics > Privacy & Security > Online Security > Do You Need a Digital ID? Security experts debate new ways to curb identity theft and boost e-commerce. Scarlet Pruitt, IDG News Service Friday, March 11,

Crack in Computer Security Code Raises Red Flag

2005-03-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal March 15, 2005 PAGE ONE Crack in Computer Security Code Raises Red Flag Obscure but Worrying Flaw Compromises 'Fingerprint' Widely Used on Internet By CHARLES FORELLE Staff Reporter of THE WALL

Proposed Law Against 'Phishing' Would Be Difficult to Enforce

2005-03-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal March 16, 2005 6:59 p.m. EST E-COMMERCE/MEDIA Proposed Law Against 'Phishing' Would Be Difficult to Enforce By DAVID KESMODEL THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE March 16, 2005 6:59 p.m. A proposed

Westlaw agrees to restrict access to Social Security numbers

2005-03-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The San Jose Mercury News Posted on Thu, Mar. 17, 2005 Westlaw agrees to restrict access to Social Security numbers WASHINGTON (AP) - A legal research company said Thursday it wi

Cyber cops foil £220m Sumitomo bank raid

2005-03-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Security » Network Security » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/17/sumitomo_cyber-heist_foiled/ Cyber cops foil £220m Sumitomo bank rai

Off-the-Record Messaging

2005-03-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Off-the-Record Messaging News - Downloads - Mailing Lists - Documentation - Frequently Asked Questions - Press Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging allows you to have private conversations over instant messaging by providing: Encryption No one else can read your insta

Investigators Argue for Access to Private Data

2005-03-25 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times March 21, 2005 Investigators Argue for Access to Private Data By TOM ZELLER Jr. iany Castillo, a 54-year-old home health care aide who lives in Brooklyn, says she is grateful that the

FSTC-FS/ISAC Survey on Use of Encryption

2005-03-25 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FSTC-FS/ISAC Survey on Use of Encryption Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 05:16:10 -0600 Colleagues, FSTC and FS/ISAC have teamed together to conduct a survey on the use of encryption in the fin

REMINDER: CFP - ESORICS 2005: Deadline extension (April 1)

2005-03-25 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text From: "Claudio Agostino Ardagna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 12:24:21 +0100 Subject: [p2p-hackers] REMINDER: CFP - ESORICS 2005: Deadline extension (April 1) Reply-To: "Peer-to-peer development." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sender:

Banks and Online Retailers Lose Customers to the Fear of ID Theft

2005-03-25 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal March 24, 2005 PERSONAL JOURNAL Banks and Online Retailers Lose Customers to the Fear of ID Theft By KATHY CHU DOW JONES NEWSWIRES March 24, 2005; Page D2 Banks and online retailers are losing

Information Incognito

2005-03-25 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal March 22, 2005 MEDIA & MARKETING Information Incognito In War on Terror, U.S. Tries To Make Public Data Secret; The Almanac Under Wraps? By ROBERT BLOCK Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

TSA Finds Data On Air Passengers Lacked Protection

2005-03-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal March 25, 2005 U.S. BUSINESS NEWS TSA Finds Data On Air Passengers Lacked Protection By AMY SCHATZ Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL March 25, 2005; Page A4 A new government report say

DNA Key to Decoding Human Factor

2005-03-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com DNA Key to Decoding Human Factor Secret Service's Distributed Computing Project Aimed at Decoding Encrypted Evidence By Brian Krebs washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Monday, March

Net fingerprints combat attacks

2005-03-29 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The BBC Tuesday, 29 March, 2005, 08:17 GMT 09:17 UK Net fingerprints combat attacks Eighty large net service firms have switched on software to spot and stop net attacks automatically. The system creates digital fingerprints of ongoing incid

Finland's issuing of biometric passports delayed

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition Finland's issuing of biometric passports delayed New passports perhaps not issued until turn of the year Finland may not be the first EU state after all to introduce the new passp

Malaysia car thieves steal finger

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The BBC Thursday, 31 March, 2005, 10:37 GMT 11:37 UK Malaysia car thieves steal finger By Jonathan Kent BBC News, Kuala Lumpur Police in Malaysia are hunting for members of a violent gang who chopped off a car owner's finger to get round

Microsoft info-cards to use blind signatures?

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Identity Corner Stephan Brands A corner on IDs Postings on anything related to digital identity management. 3/30/2005 Microsoft info-cards to use blind signatures? Posted by Stefan at 10:37 am Microsoft yesterday confirmed that it will provide info

Identity Thieves Organize

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal April 7, 2005 Identity Thieves Organize Investigators See New Pattern: Criminals Team Up to Sell Stolen Data Over the Internet By CASSELL BRYAN-LOW Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL April 7

Lamar Alexander: Much as I Hate It, We Need a National ID

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com Much as I Hate It, We Need a National ID By Lamar Alexander Wednesday, March 30, 2005; Page A15 The House recently passed legislation requiring states to turn 190 million drive

Taking the terror out of terror: Sandia team re-thinks physical security for homeland defense

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
>"Suppose every PDA had a sensor on it," suggests ACG researcher Laura >McNamara. "We would achieve decentralized surveillance." >"The goal here is to abolish anonymity, the terrorist's friend," says >Sandia researcher Peter Chew. >"We need to help win over the as-yet-undecided populace to the vi

Microsoft Working on New ID System for Windows

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Reuters Microsoft Working on New ID System for Windows Tue Mar 29, 2005 01:23 PM ET By Reed Stevenson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) will build software for managing

FBI seeks expanded search powers

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
MSNBC.com FBI seeks expanded search powers Justice Dept. also wants expiring Patriot Act provisions renewed NBC News and news services Updated: 12:16 p.m. ET April 5, 2005 WASHINGTON - FBI Director Robert Mueller on Tuesday asked

TSA Slated for Dismantling

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com TSA Slated for Dismantling By Sara Kehaulani Goo Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, April 8, 2005; Page A01 The Transportation Security Administration, once the flagship agen

[Openswan dev] The IESG: WG Action: Better-Than-Nothing Security (btns)

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 11:20:04 -0400 From: Michael Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Openswan dev] The IESG: WG Action: Better-Than-Nothing Security (btns) Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 8 11:11:34 200

[Openswan dev] [Announce] ANNOUNCE: Openswan 2.3.1 Released

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 21:47:55 +0200 (MET DST) From: Paul Wouters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Openswan dev] [Announce] ANNOUNCE: Openswan 2.3.1 Released Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2005-04-09 Xelerance has released Openswan 2.3.1 Changes: v2.3.1

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