AO Security Dicussion Spotlight(s) on EIT - 10.10.03

[phernandez]

Hey. An update on the latest AO mentions and security stories on EIT.

Poor Valve. If you've been anxiously awaiting HL2, looks like you may have to wait a lot longer. Also, coming soon... a review by a fellow AO community member!

Have a great weekend.

AntiOnline Security Spotlight: Loose Valve - October 9, 2003
Slowly and deliberately, Valve's prized Half-Life 2 source code trickled out of their networks and onto the Internet at large. Bad news for their ardent following and even worse for a developer in the intensely competitive video game market.

AntiOnline Security Spotlight: No Good Deed - October 2, 2003
As the old saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished. Such was the case of an alert computer user at a school's library.

News:

No More Weekly Microsoft Patches - October 10, 2003
The software giant announces a dramatic shift in its approach to issuing fixes for security vulnerabilities.

Cranite and Enterasys Bundle Wireless Security - October 7, 2003
Firms join forces to provide businesses with secure wireless networks.

Worm Spreads Through Its Own SMTP Engine - October 7, 2003
W32/Gibe-F is a worm that spreads by e-mailing itself via its own SMTP engine to addresses extracted from various sources on the victim's drives (e.g. MBX and DBX files), according to Sophos, which issued an alert Monday.

Microsoft Plugs Browser Hijack Holes - October 6, 2003
The company responds to browser takeover warnings and issues a 'critical' cumulative patch for its flagship Internet Explorer browser.

Trojan Takes Over Browser, Changes DNS Server Setting - October 3, 2003
Several security vendors Thursday issued alerts for QHosts-1, a Trojan whose purpose is to 'hijack' browser use.

...and here's a story that was AIMed to me today that may be of interest to those of you following spyware/ID theft issues:
Student Charged With Hacking Stock Account

[souleman]

hahaha I hope you pick a decent member to do the review

[phernandez]

What are you implying?

It's been my experience here on AO that this community is made up of upstanding individuals of the finest character.

[souleman]

/me trys not to pee himself laughing.

[Ennis]

Once its not Val, things should be ok.

[sumdumguy]

good work, phernandez.. (I'll suggest a pay raise for you plus a company car)

soule.. stop peeing in phernandez's thread.

[Ennis]

Actaully his pee is leeking onto my thread.

[souleman]

I've been peeing all over the forums for a while now.

[Ennis]

That was you and there was me blaming everyone but you.

[souleman]

You should have known after you caught me trying to pee in your beer.

I bet its Ms Mittens.... she was in the "AO member spotlight" for like 6 months... She makes a great spokesperson