Inventor launches longer-lasting security cam, CNN.com, 16 June 2005

“The Mailbox Cam -- at $199.95, more expensive than many security cameras -- extends the life of its three AA batteries by letting users control the device remotely, turning it off and on at will. A built-in timer also ensures that the camera is not accidentally left on for extended periods. Scott Jezierski got the idea for the MailboxCam after seeing his wife's 88-year-old grandfather struggle to check his mailbox several times a day. Jezierski wanted a device that would monitor the mailbox and save the elderly man trips.”

Full Story at http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/06/16/wireless.cams.ap/index.html


Asian Trojans attacking U.K., CnetNews.com, 16 June 2005

“Parts of the U.K.'s critical national infrastructure are being targeted by an ongoing series of e-mail-borne electronic attacks. While the majority of the observed attacks have been against central government, other U.K. organizations, companies and individuals are also at risk. The Trojans can infect computers through e-mails and Web sites. The e-mails are usually spoofed and appear to be from news or government agencies.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Asian+Trojans+attacking+U.K.%2C+agency+warns/2100-7349_3-5749594.html?part=rss&tag=5749594&subj=news



U.K. government is target of e-mail attacks, InfoWorld.com, 16 June 2005

“Critical infrastructure providers in the U.K. are being targeted in Trojan e-mail attacks designed to steal sensitive information such as passwords and documents. The e-mail arrives with attachments containing so-called Trojan horse viruses or links to Web sites that host Trojan files. The e-mail subject headers have been written to appeal to recipients, often referring to recent news articles, NISCC said in a briefing paper. Attacks normally focus on individuals working with commercially or economically sensitive data.”

Full Story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/06/16/HNukemailattack_1.html



Yahoo search engine reaches into fee-based content, InfoWorld.com, 16 June 2005

“Yahoo has introduced a test, or beta, version of a new service called Yahoo Search Subscriptions that indexes fee-based content and makes it searchable, the Sunnyvale, California, company announced Thursday. Users can try this beta service at http://search.yahoo.com/subscriptions. They can also test-drive the service by configuring the preferences of the general Yahoo Web search service (http://search.yahoo.com) to include these fee-based results.”

Full Story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/06/16/HNyahoosubscription_1.html



New Yahoo service searches subscription sites, Yahoo.com, 16 June 2005

“The service, http://search.yahoo.com/subscriptions, called Yahoo! Search Subscriptions, allows users to search multiple online subscription content sources and the Web from a single search box. Yahoo Search Subscriptions will initially offer content from such providers as ConsumerReports.org, The Wall Street Journal Online, The New England Journal of Medicine and Forrester Research Inc.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050616/wr_nm/tech_yahoo_dc



AOL Tops DoS Zombie List,Yahoo.com, 16 June 2005

“Prolexic Technologies, a provider of denial-of-service mitigation technologies, pegged America Online as the network hosting the most zombie machines used for launching DoS attacks. Topping both the domestic and international rankings, AOL accounts for 11.7 percent of attacks in the U.S., 9.2 percent in Europe and 5.3 percent globally over the last six months, according to Prolexic. Andrew Weinstein, spokesperson for AOL, said that as the largest ISP in the world, AOL should be expected to have the most zombies.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nf/20050616/tc_nf/36488



AOL rebuts zombie network slur, The register.com, 16 June 2005

“AOL has described a report which brands it as running the most zombie infected network on the internet as "meaningless" because it fails to take into account its large user base. AOL spokesman Andrew Weinstein argues that its 21.7m US members meant it had 40 per cent of the US market, so figures from Prolexic that 11 per cent of hostile attacks monitored in the US can be traced back to AOL's network meant the ISP had a lower than industry average infection rate.”

Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/16/aol_rebuffs_prolexic_zombie_report/



Your ISP as Net watchdog, CnetNews.com, 16 June 2005

“The U.S. Department of Justice is quietly shopping around the explosive idea of requiring Internet service providers to retain records of their customers' online activities. Data retention rules could permit police to obtain records of e-mail chatter, Web browsing or chat-room activity months after Internet providers ordinarily would have deleted the logs--that is, if logs were ever kept in the first place. No U.S. law currently mandates that such logs be kept.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Your+ISP+as+Net+watchdog/2100-1028_3-5748649.html?part=rss&tag=5748649&subj=news