Hack In The BoxHack In The Box BackendBandwidth caps could lead to ISPs benefiting from piracy- July 5, 2008 Bandwidth caps are almost universally loathed, except by the companies that implement them. Consumers hate them because they have to treat the Internet not as an inexhaustable resource, but as something that's doled out to them. Each page they view, video they watch, or song they stream moves the needle closer to zero with the resultant overage charges. Tech companies don't like them either. Video services such as Joost and Vuze rely on P2P to deliver their goods, and that, too is going to keep.http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27326 Microsoft addresses XSS in Internet Explorer- July 5, 2008 Microsoft is planning to add a series of new security features to the next version of its Internet Explorer browser, including protection against cross-site scripting attacks. A beta version of IE 8 is due out in August, and along with the XSS filter, it will include a filter designed to provide better protection against phishing attacks, features that make it easier for developers to request resources and share information across domains, and some changes to the way that ActiveX controls are..http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27325 US Secret Service - Best practices for seizing electronic evidence- July 5, 2008 As computers and related storage and communication devices proliferate in our society, so does the use of those devices in conducting criminal activities. Technology is employed by criminals as a means of communication, a tool for theft and extortion, and a repository to hide incriminating evidence or contraband materials. Law enforcement officers must possess up-to-date knowledge and equipment to effectively investigate today's criminal activity. The law enforcement community is challenged by..http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27324 Several bugs fixed in the Wireshark and TShark network tools- July 5, 2008 The new version 1.0.1 of the Wireshark network analysis tool and its command line variant TShark, remedy a number of security problems. Bugs in previous versions in the analysis modules for GSM messages, PANA, KISMET, and RTMPT packets as well as syslog messages, made it possible for attackers to crash the program. According to the developer advisory, the RMI module would even reveal some contents of the RAM to attackers. The advisory states that the vulnerabilities are also present in...http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27323 German publisher drops 12,000 PCs for Mac- July 5, 2008 In a major overhaul of its IT system, German publisher Axel Springer AG said it has struck a deal with Apple to replace every one of its 12,000 active computers with Macs. Axel Springer produces the popular German newspaper Bild and becomes the single-largest company in Europe to depend entirely on Apple hardware for its day-to-day business. The shift helps modernize the publisher's culture, according to company chief Dr. Mathias Dpfner. The total cost of ownership of each system over its...http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27322 Five ways to keep your PC cool on a hot summer day- July 5, 2008 Ah, summer. It's a time of long days, relaxing evenings, and Country Time Lemonade. For these few, halycon moments, it's possible to rely on the 15,000 cicadas parked just outside the window to drown out the sounds of your drunken neighbors punching each other in the head over the last Pabst Blue Ribbon, instead of feeding a steady addiction to prescription drugs. It's also the other season where electricity consumption can become a major issue. Winter, and the associated cost of heating oil,..http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27321 Bavarian Police Can Legally Place Trojans On PCs- July 4, 2008 The Bavarian Parliament passed a law that allows Bavarian police to place 'Remote Forensic Software' (Google translation) on a suspect's computer as well as on the computers of a suspect's contacts. They may break into houses in secret to install the RFS if a remote installation is not possible; and while they are there a (physical) search is permitted too. The RFS may be used to read, delete, and alter data.http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27320 Buffalo offers self-encrypting portable HDD- July 4, 2008 Identify theft and the value of protecting personal data is on people's minds more today than it ever has been. The fact that laptops are small, relatively lightweight and unbelievably easy to steal makes that even more of a problem, coupled with the fact that you can get 500GB of storage into a 2.5 portable drive not much larger than a cell phone. Hence, a lot of vendors have been trying to put people's minds at ease by offering off-the-shelf encrypted storage. Buffalo is the latest among...http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27319 Sainsbury's website crashes again- July 4, 2008 Sainsbury's online store crashed for the second time in weeks over lunchtime on 4 July, according Keynote Systems, a specialist in software as a service test and measurement solutions. Keynote reported that Sainsbury's website was unavailable from 12.45pm to 2.10pm BST on Friday 4 July. Visitors to the third largest UK retailer's website were unable to see the homepage, while its main competitors - including Tesco, Asda, Ocado, Iceland and Waitrose - remained open. The outage follows a...http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27318 Facebook shuts down application over privacy- July 4, 2008 Facebook has closed down another of its most popular third-party applications following privacy violations. The social networking site has rapidly become one of the most popular internet destinations in the UK, although questions have been asked about privacy issues surrounding both the sheer level of personal data and third party add-ons. Facebook has already been forced to pull another application, Top Friends, after user details were intercepted by a hacker, and now the Social Hi app has...http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27317 |