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

Commtouch Reports May Spam Trends: More and More Spam Originates Outside the United States, 15 June 2005

“According to data from the Commtouch Spam Detection Center, a quarter of all spam messages come from the Japan-Korea region. Europe, particularly Western Europe, is responsible for similar volumes, while less than 20% of world spam is now sent from North America. On a national level, South Korea, the United States and China are the world’s leading spam-sending countries.”

Full Story at http://www.commtouch.com//Site/News_Events/pr_content.asp?news_id=364&cat_id=1



Trend Micro Picks Up Online Reputation Company Kelkea, eWeek.com, 14 June 2005

“Anti-virus software vendor Trend Micro said on Tuesday that it purchased Kelkea Inc., of San Jose, Calif., which makes technology that identifies the source of online threats. By 2006, Trend hopes to offer a whole suite of products that use the Kelkea technology for protection against online threats like phishing Web sites and botnets of compromised computers.”

Full Story at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1828179,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594



Trend Micro tackles spam with Kelkea buy, CnetNews.com, 14 June 2005

“Kelkea provides an antispam service to a range of U.S. Internet service providers, such as America Online, by tackling such content before it enters the network. As a result, said Fernando Rynne, Trend Micro's global product marketing manager for Internet security, the purchase complements Trend Micro's deal with e-mail security vendor Postini, which handles spam at the gateway. The Kelkea service will be sold as an add-on to Trend Micro's core customer base of corporations and service providers.

Full Story at
http://news.com.com/Trend+Micro+tackles+spam+with+Kelkea+buy/2100-7350_3-5746345.html?part=rss&tag=5746345&subj=news



Moms and E-Mail, eMarketer, 15 June 2005

“The good news is that e-mail promotions to moms work. Moms place a high value on discounts and coupons, with 86% saying that savings is the reason why they subscribe to retailing newsletters and promotions. In addition, 62% of moms are likely to click through e-mails that include product pricing.”

Full Story at http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1003446



Barracuda Broadens Availability of Outbound E-Mail Filters, Messaging Pipeline, 16 June 2005

“The more advanced outbound e-mail filtering capabilities such as outbound e-mail quarantine, e-mail compliance filtering for corporate policies and government regulations, outbound keyword and regular expression scanning, and outbound whitelisting, will only be available with the Barracuda Spam Firewall " Outbound Mode product line. Those features are more important to larger enterprises that require more comprehensive protection for outgoing e-mail.”

Full Story at http://www.messagingpipeline.com/news/164303630;jsessionid=OPQGEUYFTHABOQSNDBCCKHSCJUMEKJVN



VoIP pioneer aims for end of regular phone networks, Yahoo.com, 15 June 2005

“Vonage has more than 700,000 subscribers and is adding 15,000 a week in the expectations of hitting 1 million by year end. As a result, Pulver estimates there are some 9 million paying VoIP customers around the world -- 6 million of them in Asia -- and millions more with Skype, the Web site that allows for phone calls around the world for free to and from computers. there is a huge market where a company like dominant phone company Bezeq Israel Telecom, for instance, could offer virtual Israeli phone numbers to its citizens living abroad using VoIP.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050615/tc_nm/telecoms_voip_pulver_dc



BT 'BluePhone' Fusion is better than Skype because..., The Register.com, 15 June 2005

“Fusion is a system which uses the phone's own Bluetooth software to do VoIP through an Internet gateway. You can start a call in the street, using Vodafone. Then, walk through your front door and automatically switch the call to your Bluetooth hub, without dropping the line. A BT Fusion 10 minute off peak rate mobile call from home will cost up to 95% less than the same call using a typical mobile competitor package. BluePhone calls cost 5.5 pence per hour. Most cellphone networks would charge you around three to six pounds for that hour's conversation.”

Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/15/btfusion_launch/



BT breaks ground with fixed-mobile phone, Reuters.com, 15 June 2005

“BT Group Plc has unveiled a pioneering, low-cost cell phone that switches between fixed and mobile networks as the British company steps up efforts to stem a tide of calls moving from landline to cellular networks. BT said a 10 minute off-peak call would cost up to 95 percent less than a typical mobile phone deal. However, BT Fusion customers will need to subscribe to a high-speed Internet connection from BT Broadband, which costs at least 17.99 pounds a month, and must have a BT telephone line, for which BT charges a monthly 10.50 pounds in rental.”

Full Story at http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=8799747&pageNumber=1

PCCW to buy up Sunday for $1.16b, SCMP.com, 14 June 2005

“PCCW said yesterday it will buy a near-60 per cent stake in Sunday Communications, Hong Kong's smallest mobile services operator, from two shareholders for $1.16 billion in cash. The purchase would trigger a mandatory offer for the remaining shares in Sunday, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Sunday is 8 per cent-owned by mainland network equipment giant Huawei Technologies. Should Huawei and other minority shareholders accept the terms of the general offer - which PCCW said would also be 65 cents per share - Sunday could be delisted.”

Full Story at http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZSC5ZFA9E.html




Hong Kong’s PCCW to Buy Sunday Communications, WSJ.com, 13 June 2005

“Sunday, one of four mobile operators in Hong Kong, holds a license to offer third-generation, or 3G, mobile services. Mr. Li said PCCW will pay cash for the acquisition, which would turn it into Sunday's largest shareholder, according to government-owned radio RTHK. Sunday will share its 3G network with PCCW.”

Full story at http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111864961545357798,00.html?mod=asia%5Ftechnology%5Fprimary%5Fhs




Yahoo! Buys Internet Phone Provider, Yahoo.com, 14 June 2005

“Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday it had acquired DialPad Communications Inc., a 6-year-old company whose software lets people to place calls over the Internet for a fraction of the cost of regular telephone service. New products from Yahoo that integrate DialPad technology could debut within a month. It's unclear what Yahoo might charge for VoIP service involving calls to traditional phones.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050614/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_dialpad



Yahoo to buy Net phone services company, CnetNews.com, 14 June 2005

“Internet giant Yahoo has agreed to purchase Dialpad, a company that offers Internet telephony services, and expects to offer new voice services within the next few months. The company had re-evaluated itself as a communications provider, servicing voice and video exchanges alongside e-mail and IM. Still, it's unclear what the Dialpad acquisition means to Yahoo's longstanding relationship with regional dial-up and broadband service provider SBC. However, Stevens said buying Dialpad would not conflict with its relationship with SBC.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Yahoo+to+buy+Net+phone+services+company/2100-7352_3-5746926.html?tag=nefd.top



Tacit upgrades WAN acceleration line, InfoWorld.com, 14 June 2005

“Tacit Networks on Tuesday added e-mail acceleration, distributed software management capabilities, network and Web services, increased performance features, and flexible product packaging options to its wide-area network (WAN) optimization products. For e-mail acceleration, Tacit now offers Ishared Exchange Services, an acceleration and consolidation technology for branch office e-mail services that natively integrates with Microsoft Exchange.”

Full Story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/06/14/HNtacit_1.html



Britney Spears ranked top virus celebrity, InfoWorld.com, 13 June 2005

“Pop singer Britney Spears has edged out Bill Gates as the celebrity most commonly associated with malicious software distributed via e-mail. Virus writers will use the names of well-known people in order to entice users into clicking on Web links or open up files that then infect their computers.”

Full Story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/06/13/HNbritneyspears_1.html



Britney Spears Ranked Top Virus Celebrity, Yahoo.com, 13 June 2005

“Pop singer Britney Spears has edged out Bill Gates as the celebrity most commonly associated with malicious software distributed via e-mail. Virus writers will use the names of well-known people in order to entice users into clicking on Web links or open up files that then infect their computers.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/pcworld/121374

Jackson suicide spam hides virus, BBC News, 10 June 2005

“The fake message contains a web link that supposedly links to Mr Jackson's suicide note. Those who click on the link in the fake e-mail to see the supposed suicide note will get a message suggesting that the site hosting it is busy. The virus downloaded is a variant of the Borobt-Gen trojan which gives the virus' creator a backdoor into infected machines.”

Full Story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4080786.stm



Trojan Spreads in Michael Jackson Spotlight, Internret.com, 10 June 2005

“British anti-virus firm Sophos says hackers are slamming computers around the world with a Trojan virus by sending e-mails claiming Michael Jackson has tried to kill himself. The linked site contains a Trojan program known as Troj/Borobt-Gen and quickly installs malware onto the computer via a patchable flaw in Internet Explorer.”

Full Story at http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3511891



Yahoo sees larger opportunity in voice services, Yahoo.com, 10 June 2005

“Yahoo is looking to boost its business in the Internet's next big growth area -- voice communications. Yahoo saw an opportunity to simplify the growing sprawl of customers' e-mail accounts and voice mail boxes. As part of the SBC deals, SBC customers will be able to access voice mails through Yahoo's e-mail service.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050610/wr_nm/telecoms_yahoo_dc




Hong Kong Plans to Enact Anti-Spam Law, Yahoo.com, 12 June 2005

“The government has consulted with industry groups to craft a law that would combat junk faxes, e-mails, text messages and telemarketing calls. However, to take effect at an unspecified date in 2006 would not cover "manually made cold calls" to avoid interfering with normal business activities.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050612/ap_on_hi_te/hong_kong_spam_crackdown



When Microsoft thinks privacy, CnetNews.com, 10 June 2005

“Today the SmartScreen technology that's resident in MSN and Outlook is blocking over 3 billion pieces of mail per day. So this is spam that's not even reaching users' mailboxes. Some of our users of those products have experienced as much as a 90 percent reduction in spam…Gates proposed the concept of charging for e-mail. Currently, a spammer needs to only get a response of about 0.001 percent of the mail they send out to make money. If you increase the cost of sending the mail, it adds to the problem (for them).”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/When+Microsoft+thinks+privacy+-+page+2/2008-1082_3-5740928-2.html?tag=st.next



Recon worms on the way, experts say, CnetNews.com, 10 June 2005

“James Kay, the chief technology officer at e-mail security company Blackspider Technologies, said Friday that vulnerability assessment worms are quite rare at the moment. However, their number will probably increase as virus writers focus their attacks more carefully and try to avoid detection. In 2005, we expect to see ever more complex worms and viruses in the wild, incorporating complex behavior: polymorphic worms, metamorphic worms and worms that make use of entry-point obscuration. For example, SpyBot.KEG is a sophisticated vulnerability assessment worm that reports discovered vulnerabilities back to the author via IRC channels."

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Recon+worms+on+the+way%2C+experts+say/2100-7349_3-5740912.html?part=rss&tag=5740912&subj=news



Spam sign-up man convicted of harassment, theregister.com, 10 June 2005

“A US man who signed his boss up to various spam lists has been convicted of harassment. In other junk-mail related news, Israeli legislators are considering the introduction of a law that would let spam recipients sue spammers for compensation”

Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/10/spam_harrassement_lawsuit/