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Program points way to iTunes DRM hack
News The Norwegian programmer who distributed the first widely used tool for cracking the copy protection technology found on DVDs has turned his attention to Apple Computer's iTunes.
Copy-protected CD's wounded Pride
News Free copies of songs from country music singer Charley Pride's latest album appeared on the Internet this week, just shortly before a version of the CD incorporating new anti-copying technology was released in U.S. stores Tuesday.
Security researchers and vendors to call a truce?
News news analysis Security researchers pull presentation on Web attack method to give Adobe time to develop a patch in the latest case of researchers voluntarily restraining on disclosing vulnerabilities. Is compromise the answer?
Tags: Security, Vulnerability, penetration testing, Compaq Tru64 UNIX, software, hacking, professor, researcher, Adobe Systems Inc., computer security
Disk encryption 'no silver bullet'
News Researchers tell of how to steal disk encryption key and sensitive data off memory in laptops in cold-boot attack on hibernating computer.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security, Encryption, Princeton University, Wind River Systems Inc., Attacker, RAM, Apple iPod, keyboard, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Four top sites vulnerable to attack, warn researchers
News ING Direct, YouTube and Metafilter were all vulnerable to cross-site-request-forgery and The New York Times' site is still affected, according to Princeton University researchers.
Tags: Security, Web sites, Vulnerability, Attack, Flaw, Princeton University, YouTube Inc., financial, financial service, researcher
Google, Yahoo to appear before US Congress on ad data
News Facebook will join the two search leaders and privacy advocates to explain to U.S. Congress how they collect and protect data gathered as part of behavioral advertising.
Tags: Politics, Data security, Internet Advertising, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Princeton University, Advertisement, U.S. House of Representatives, Internet, U.S. Congress
McAfee seeks gag on exec ousted over options
News Former McAfee President Kevin Weiss wants to clear his name after being awarded damages over his firing, but McAfee wants the information to remain confidential.
Tags: Antivirus software, Stock, Dallas, McAfee Inc., arbitration, SEC, Texas, tax, president, stock option
Researchers claim stealth encryption breakthrough
News Annual showcase for U.S. optical society explains how noise can be used to successfully transport encrypted messages.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Security applications/tools
Yahoo hires DARPA director to head research
News Artificial-intelligence expert will run research center on the U.S. East Coast, start similar operations in other countries.
Tags: E-commerce, Recruiting
Yale alleges an ivory tower break-in
News Who got in and who didn't? The question takes on new meaning as the Ivy League university accuses rival Princeton of snooping in a Yale admissions Web site.
McAfee names new president, COO
News Antivirus company announces two promotions to replace Gene Hodges, who left the company in January.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security, Leadership
New Sony CD risk identified
News Label says it will work with Princeton researchers on fix for copy-protection software uninstaller.
Tags: Data security
Plastic memory shows promise
News New discoveries may lead to cheap, fast memories based on a common plastic.
Court dismisses free-speech lawsuit
News A New Jersey judge throws out a lawsuit against the music industry, saying threatened legal action didn't stop Professor Edward Felten from publishing research.
Sony fixes security hole in CDs, again
News Princeton researchers warn against using Sony's latest copy protection software patch, leading the label to deliver a new fix.
