security news roundup - May 30 2007

[Paul Vixie <paul () vix com>]

(the last one is the prettiest.  tiscali has been letting its customers
spam me for years, and i long ago stopped accepting any e-mail from them,
but apparently some large ISP has now done likewise.  serves 'em right.)

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Google buys anti-malware browser virtualization startup
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=241
May 29th, 2007

        Google has quietly made its first anti-malware acquisition, snapping
        up GreenBorder Technologies, a venture-backed company that sells
        browser virtualization security software.

        ...

China Crafts Cyberweapons
The Defense Department reports China is building
        cyberwarfare units and developing viruses.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132284-pg,1/article.html
Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service
Monday, May 28, 2007 10:00 AM PDT

        The People's Liberation Army (PLA) continues to build cyberwarfare
        units and develop viruses to attack enemy computer systems as part of
        its information-warfare strategy, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
        warned in a report released on Friday.

        ...

Tiscali e-mail 'hit' by spammers
Last Updated: Wednesday, 30 May 2007, 13:03 GMT 14:03 UK 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6704003.stm

        Spammers have knocked out the e-mail service for many of the customers
        of internet service provider (ISP) Tiscali, the firm has said.

        Users e-mails have not been delivered to their intended recipients as
        other ISPs block e-mail traffic from Tiscali.

        ...
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