Open Systems Journal

Happy Halloween and welcome to Day 31 of Security Awareness month. Today is the last day of our recovery week but before we head off into November and our Lessons Learned Days we have one more problem for you to ponder.
Today we are concerned with the legal issues that you may need to consider as [...]

The Army has added the Interceptor Optical Network Security System to its Information Assurance Approved Product List.
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Sinowal’s evil genius
A well-organized crime gang has stolen credentials for more than a half-million financial accounts in less than three years using a sophisticated trojan that remains undetectable to the vast majority of its victims, a report published Friday warns.…
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Apple may be skipping the Blu-ray trend, which forces Apple users to
agree with that strategy whether they like it or not. But those who do
want a Blu-ray drive running under Mac OS X can purchase such a system,
but they will have to buy it from Psystar.
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The concept of building a fraudulent ecosystem by abusing legitimate services only is nothing new, and as we’ve already seen numerous times throughout the year, malicious attackers are actively embracing it. Bebo, the popular social networking site is currently under attack from spammers that are automatically registering thousands of bogus…
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The concept of building a fraudulent ecosystem by abusing legitimate services only is nothing new, and as we’ve already seen numerous times throughout the year, malicious attackers are actively embracing it. Bebo, the popular social networking site is currently under attack from spammers that are automatically registering thousands of bogus accounts advertising fake online pharmacies, [...]

Vulnerability Note VU#981849
Automated Solutions Modbus TCP Slave ActiveX Control Vulnerability
OverviewAutomated Solutions Modbus TCP Slave ActiveX Control contains a vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service.
I. DescriptionAutomated Solutions Modbus TCP Slave ActiveX Control fails to properly process malformed "Modbus" requests to TCP port 502 due to an error [...]

Dell has upgraded its all-in-on system XPS One with a larger LCD and
new core hardware components. Prices for the new systems start at $1699.
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Atos Origin explains how risk-management tech helped to prioritize the real risks hidden within. The security team behind the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games has revealed how it found the real risks hidden within the millions of alerts received every day. Faced with 12 million alerts per…
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