Exchange Server allowing Spam to be Relayed
For those of you that have certain versions of Exchange server running you need to disable the Guest account. [ZDNet]
WiFi Hackers Arrested
Companies leave there WiFi exposed and then they get pissed when a couple of people hack their network but it appears the two that where hacking Lowes were not just after some broadband access. [TechDirt] [Detroit Free Press]
Ink Cartridge Manufacturers Get Legal Go Ahead
The U.S. Copyright Office ruled this week that a manufacturer of low-cost, third-party printer ink cartridges can continue to make and sell cartridges for Lexmark printers. This ruling will have broad impact on the printer consumable market as alternative brands of ink cartridges may now move from the black market to retail store shelves.
California Wins Legal Case Against Spammers
Two LA spammers were ordered to pay $2 million and received various business restrictions in Santa Clara County Superior Court, this past Friday. This is the largest judgment won by government prosecutors against senders of unsolicited e-mail. The spammers are also the object of a Federal Trade Commission suit; however, both legal cases are civil suits, so there's not much chance that the spammers will see the inside of a jail cell anytime soon.
Windows iTunes will face huge Hacker threat
If you look at the raw numbers the number of Apple hackers and Windows hackers is obviously about 1% Apple and 99% Windows. So the concern out there is iTunes is going to get hacked. [New Scientist]
Robot Spammers your screwed now!
Thanks to a MovableType programmer we now have our comment generator protected from porn robots that have been posting dozens of post to our site each day. The program should provide a very high level of protection. Time will tell…
Really Strong PalmOS Security
Tranzoa has released an updated version of it's security application for PalmOS: OnlyMe. The new version works with PalmOS version 5 and all previous versions of the simple-to-use operating system.