The Right Time for Change in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

These two women wrote a story that I've never read before. Stats don't put this out.Melissa Dimore edited the Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work. She is also the inaugural Chair of the Advisory Board of...

Vale: The World's Largest Iron Ore Miner Laying off 1,300 Workers

" Vale (VALE5.SA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the world's largest iron ore miner, said on Wednesday it is laying off 1,300 workers and putting 5,500 more on paid leave, the latest sign of Brazil's...

What Men Aren't Telling You (Or, Why You Shouldn't Listen)

"That women are mysterious and unknowable is something every young man grows up believing. Men, on the other hand, never think of themselves as mysterious or confusing, and we are often at a loss as to why women...

Vista, Leopard, Linux to compete in hack contest

"Apple's OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux operating systems are to be pitted against each other in an ethical hacking contest in Vancouver next month. Run by the organizers of the CanSecWest Vancouver 2008 security conference, the competition is a repeat of the "PWN to Own"...

Canadian Passport Website in Rookie Security Error

Canucks with international aspirations: please apply for your passports in person, queues be danged. Better to wait now than to dea with identity theft later."Back in the early days of the web, there were plenty...

QuickTime Vulnerability Experienced In Mac OS X Too

"The QuickTime vulnerability disclosed in the Windows version of QuickTime last week also affects Mac OS X, Symantec said yesterday. According to additional research by Symantec's security response team, the Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) bug in QuickTime is also present...

Indigenous Rights Violated in Mexico, says report

The individual guarantees of mexico's indigenous people are violated every day, according to a report from the country's federal human rights commission.Areas such as health, education, social and economic rights and housing are hugely vunerable for the country's indigenous...

Photo Shoot Highlights Glacier Shrinkage

Greenpeace has enlisted the aid of avant-garde photographer Spencer Tunick to create a new print campaign to increase awareness of the impact of climate change. Tunick's work revolves around congregations of naked...

Top 10 Vulnerability Scanners

We all want an easier life right? So why do we makes things difficult for ourselves when there are perfectly good tools, scripts and applications that can take care of the boring or nasty chores on our networks? Vulnerability scanners are a must-have tools for any...

Microsoft Corporation Releases Six Security Updates

In attempt to patch up its usual loop holes, Microsoft Corp has released six security updates on July 10, for Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP2.

Time running out for strike against Iran

"Predicting that sanctions will ultimately fail to stop Teheran's nuclear program, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, former head of Military Intelligence's Research Division, told The Jerusalem Post on Monday that time to launch an effective military strike against Iran's...

Security Holes Found in Photoshop CS2, CS3

Unpatched vulnerabilities found in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3 could put users' computers at risk. A pair of security vulnerabilities found in certain versions of Adobe Systems Inc.'s popular Photoshop products could put users' computers at risk, according to security...

Review ordered into vulnerability of U.S. satellites: China's destruction of ...

"WASHINGTON — The Air Force's top general has ordered a wide-ranging review of the vulnerabilities of U.S. military satellites — one that could lead to the lifting of restrictions on using force against another country's space capabilities — because of continuing alarm...

Pwned! Safari Exploit Wins $10,000 Prize

Dino Dai Zovi, a security researcher, successfully exploited a vulnerability in Apple's Safari web browser, and got to keep the machine for his efforts, along with ten grand. "Dai Zovi, who is not attending the conference, was recruited on Thursday night by Shane Macaulay, a...

Student Finds Security Flaw, Gets Booted from ISP

No good deed goes unpunished, it would seem: one would think that BeThere (the ISP in question)would be thrilled to have one of their subscribers so on top of this, particularly since they missed the flaw. "A 21-year-old college student in London had his internet service...

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