Pwn2Own 2011: Hackers Shame Safari and IE8 on Day One

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	Pwn2Own 2011: Hackers Shame Safari and IE8 on Day One The big surprise is not that IE8 or Safari were shamed, it's that no one tried to topple Chrome and Google's offer to pay an additional $20,000 to the first hacker to crack that browser.Well it's March and time for the fifth annual Pwn2Own hacker challenge at CanSecWest security conference. The big surprise is not that IE8 or Safari were shamed on day one, it's that no one took on Chrome and Google's offer to pay an additional $20,000 to the first hacker to crack that browser. Read More ARTICLE: BMC Sun Chemical Manages Complex Batch See how the world's largest producer of printing inks and pigments, Sun Chemical Corporation, uses the advanced enterprise scheduling capabilities of BMC Control-M to keep complex business-critical batch processes running effortlessly. Sun IT lead: "Without it, we would need at least three times the number of people in our team." Learn More Now! In this Issue Symantec finds fake Google Android update NASA eyes prototype system to control drones in national airspace Researchers warn browser users over new SpyEye/ZeuS trojan Google's Chrome untouched at Pwn2Own hack match Lights, camera, Big Blue: IBM going Hollywood for 100th birthday Watch out CISOs and CSOs: Chief Risk Officers may be gaining on you Apple patches 62 bugs in massive Safari update Are IT Vendors Getting A "Free Pass" On Security? Most IPv6-certified home network gear is frightfully buggy 8 essential Android security apps Flip Floppers: When Tech Execs Contradict Themselves 5 women leaders who are shaping IT WHITE PAPER: Ultrium LTO Tape Fallacies Exposed Misinformation about tape storage abounds. Most strewn about by a few disk-only proponents. Tape storage continues to play a vital role for data protection. David Hill of the Mesabi Group sheds light on the most common misperceptions. Read now Symantec finds fake Google Android update Google's latest update for its Android mobile OS appears to already have been subverted by hackers, according to the security vendor Symantec. Read More NASA eyes prototype system to control drones in national airspace NASA envisions partnering to build a command/control system for unmanned aircraftOne of the chief technological reasons there aren't more unmanned aircraft in our national airspace is their lack of serious sensing, command and control capabilities.  NASA wants to help change that. Read More Researchers warn browser users over new SpyEye/ZeuS trojan SpyEye/ZeuS trojan that targets online banking users turns into a hydra of new variants Security researchers have been nervously awaiting for new versions of SpyEye, a browser Trojan that targets online banking. Now one says it has found a new variant affecting Europe, but fully capable of infiltrating U.S. online banking users as well. SpyEye was a "competitor" to another insidious banking Trojan called ZeuS. Late last year, scuttlebutt was that the creators of SpyEye and ZeuS... Read More Google's Chrome untouched at Pwn2Own hack match Google's $20,000 prize went untouched yesterday as no team of hackers at Pwn2Own tried to exploit the Chrome browser. Read More WEBCAST: Trend Micro Deep Security with Trend Micro Watch this video of users of Trend Micro Deep Security and hear how it is ensuring regulatory compliance and preventing server, desktop and cloud data breaches. View now! Lights, camera, Big Blue: IBM going Hollywood for 100th birthday IBM brings on Hollywood directors to tell its story as it turns 100IBM wants to see itself through the fisheye lens as it turns 100.  The company today said a few well-known Hollywood directors have shot a series of three movies that highlight the company, its inventions and impact on society over the past 100 years. Read More Watch out CISOs and CSOs: Chief Risk Officers may be gaining on you CSOs and CISOs may feel more pressure from a new breed of security professional - the chief information risk officer - now that the federal government has made risk management mandatory and spelled out in a new document just how risk ought to be assessed and dealt with. Read More Apple patches 62 bugs in massive Safari update Apple today patched a record 62 vulnerabilities in Safari 5, updating the Mac and Windows browser to version 5.0.4. Read More Are IT Vendors Getting A "Free Pass" On Security? Technology industry won't emphasize security until there is a market or regulatory pushI gave a presentation on cyber supply chain security at a Mitre Software Assurance conference last week. One of the things I highlighted was that many organizations are not doing an adequate level of security due diligence on their IT vendors. This fact is clearly illustrated in a few ESG Research data points from the recent report, "Assessing Cyber Supply Chain Security Vulnerabilities Within the... Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Minimize the Risk of Negative Business Impacts A lack of centralized visibility within the IT infrastructure means a single problem spawns multiple alarms to several teams and the underlying root cause may go undetected for too long. CA technologies enable IT to better manage quality of service and transform into a more proactive organization. Learn More Most IPv6-certified home network gear is frightfully buggy The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab held an IPv6 consumer electronics Plugfest a couple of weeks ago and CableLabs has scheduled two more for this year. The Lab is tight-lipped about the results, but the sad fact is that most home routers and DSL/cable modems certified as IPv6-compliant by the IPv6 Forum are so full of implementation bugs that they can't be used by ISPs for IPv6... Read More 8 essential Android security apps A DIY guide to securing Android-based devices Read More Flip Floppers: When Tech Execs Contradict Themselves Doing an about-face on key issues: It's not just for politicians anymore. Tech honchos like Ellison, Schmidt and Ballmer do it from time to time -- even the mighty Steve Jobs is guilty. Read More 5 women leaders who are shaping IT There's no better time than International Women's Day to recognize and celebrate the tech industry's key female participants. Read More
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