Teen Sentenced for Releasing Blaster Worm Variant : "A Minnesota teenager was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for unleashing a variant of the Blaster Internet worm in 2003 that he programmed to attack a Microsoft Corp. Web site.
Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, of Hopkins, Minn., was a high school senior when he downloaded and modified the worm. "

Attackers Could Bypass XP SP2 Security Mechanisms: "Microsoft Corp. on Monday confirmed it was investigating a claim by a Russian security researcher that two key security technologies built into Windows XP Service Pack 2 could be easily defeated."

MSNBC - Virtual Jihad: "Feb. 9 - In recent months, an odd message has popped up on some radical Islamic Web sites. Readers are encouraged to use their computers to advance the cause of jihad. One preferred method touted on these sites: launch a cyberattack by jamming the Web sites and e-mail addresses of the ?Zionist enemy.?"

Clarke joins latest cyberterror debate - ZDNet UK News: "Proposals for a World Security Organisation to tackle cyberterrorism continue to alarm experts, including former White House cybersecurity chief Richard Clarke"

Boston.com / Business / Payroll website still not secured: "Boston software entrepreneur Aaron Greenspan, who revealed serious security flaws in the website of Tennessee payroll company PayMaxx Inc. last week, said yesterday that the site remains insecure. Greenspan said that a computer hacker still could use the site to obtain the Social Security numbers of hundreds of Americans."

MSNBC - Cyber attacks on corporations are rising: "When it comes to defending their computer networks against unwanted attacks, corporate America is getting smarter and more aggressive. But so are the criminals mounting those cyber attacks."

Teen Sentenced for Releasing Blaster Worm Variant : "A Minnesota teenager was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for unleashing a variant of the Blaster Internet worm in 2003 that he programmed to attack a Microsoft Corp. Web site.
Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, of Hopkins, Minn., was a high school senior when he downloaded and modified the worm. "

Attackers Could Bypass XP SP2 Security Mechanisms: "Microsoft Corp. on Monday confirmed it was investigating a claim by a Russian security researcher that two key security technologies built into Windows XP Service Pack 2 could be easily defeated."

MSNBC - Virtual Jihad: "Feb. 9 - In recent months, an odd message has popped up on some radical Islamic Web sites. Readers are encouraged to use their computers to advance the cause of jihad. One preferred method touted on these sites: launch a cyberattack by jamming the Web sites and e-mail addresses of the ?Zionist enemy.?"

Clarke joins latest cyberterror debate - ZDNet UK News: "Proposals for a World Security Organisation to tackle cyberterrorism continue to alarm experts, including former White House cybersecurity chief Richard Clarke"