By Angela Gunn, BetaNews
December 17, 2008, 6:10 PM
A common but dangerous vulnerability spotted weeks ago on American Express’s site was plugged this week after the hole gained blog and then press attention. But there may have been a faster, better way.
www.betanews.com/article/How_to_get_a_security_hole_fixed_two_versions/1229555420

Posted: December 18th, 2008 under In The News, Security.
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By Angela Gunn, BetaNews
December 8, 2008, 10:42 AM

According to a study released this morning, troubled times and sloppy security may prove a mighty temptation for hackers or even disgruntled employees — and companies’ overly high opinions of their own security don’t help.
http://www.betanews.com/article/Most_companies_are_far_too_optimistic_regarding_security/1228736506

Posted: December 8th, 2008 under In The News, Security.
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By Tim Conneally, BetaNews
November 6, 2008, 12:26 PM
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is considered a superior encryption protocol to the aged and inherently flawed WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), but it is not without its vulnerability, as one researcher is preparing to demonstrate.
http://www.betanews.com/article/Fifteen_minutes_to_crack_WPA_protocol_says_researcher/1225992365

Posted: November 6th, 2008 under In The News, Security.
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By Tim Conneally, BetaNews

September 12, 2008, 5:30 PM

In a unanimous decision, Virginia’s Supreme Court has agreed with arguments made by lawyers of convicted spammer Jeremy Jaynes that Virginia’s anti-spam law violates the Constitution’s First Amendment free speech protections.

BetaNews | Spammer pokes holes in Virginia anti-spam law, gets set free

Posted: September 17th, 2008 under In The News.
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