Debian: New Openssl Packages Fix Predictable Random Number Generator

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LinuxSecurity.com: Luciano Bello discovered that the random number generator in Debian's openssl package is predictable. This is caused by an incorrect Debian-specific change to the openssl package (CVE-2008-0166). As a result, cryptographic key material may be guessable.

FBI Issues Warning About Vulnerability of Wi-Fi Hotspots

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LinuxSecurity.com: The FBI issued an alert this week warning that wireless Internet networks, often called Wi-Fi hotspots, are more vulnerable to hackers than most users probably realize. In South Florida, Wi-Fi hotspots are at airports, fast food restaurants, bookstores, coffee shops, sports bars, school campuses, malls, supermarkets -- just about everywhere. Several cities and neighborhoods in the region plan to eventually install networks for residents, too. How secure do you think is your local hotspot? Do you trust it to do your finances or other personal tasks via a coffee shop Wi-Fi access point?

International Organization for Migration in Philippines Upgrades Network Security System with Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance

 ( 54 days 9 hours ago)

MANILA, Philippines, May 13, 2008 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the leading intergovernmental organization dedicated to promoting humane and orderly policies for the movement of persons across borders, has completed an upgrade of its entire security system using the Cisco® Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5520. A security update was called for because IOM's daily operations in the Philippines depend on a stable, highly secure network that can enable an ...