2006.12.06 Daily Security Reading
by Rodney Campbell on Dec.06, 2006, under Security
Warning over use of repeat passwords
Computer users who type in the same username and password for multiple sites – such as online banks, travel agencies and booksellers – are at serious risk from identity thieves, a United Nations agency said.
Insecure Magazine: Issue 1.9
As arguments continue to rage about whether an agent-based or agentless patching technique is more effective, see which side you’re on after we dispel five common myths. According to an April 2006 report from the Yankee Group consultancy in Boston, Mass., the various security investments enterprises have made do, indeed, make it more difficult for criminals, spies and miscreants to break into corporate networks.
VoIP Security – Does it exist?
VoIP is becoming one of the hottest services being offered by start up providers and adopted even by large telecommunications corporations in order to lower their operating costs. But how secure is VoIP really? Scanit R&D Labs conducted extensive research on VoIP security and found the truth to be a little startling.
Hack allows anyone to play TiVo files
The utility, tivodecode, allows a TiVoToGo user to convert protected video files stored on a PC into normal MPEG files.
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