contributed by Weld Pond
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent for what some may find extremely disturbing. Thomas W. Heeter of Houston, TX has been awarded patent #5,878,155 for using tattoos to identify customers prior to a retail transaction. The tattoo would consist of a bar code or other design that would be electronically scanned to confirm identity. (Personally I think this is taking biometrics a little to far. Hopefully no one will actually implement this patent.)

US Patent and Trademark Office

contributed by punkis
At approx. 21:23 on 9.14.99, United Loan Gunmen temporarily defaced a section of the NASDAQ website. This is the same group responsible for such high-profile defacements as the ABC Network, C-SPAN, and most recently the Drudge Report Web site. Data integrity measures on the part of NASDAQ appear to have limited the impact the ULG had on the site, but the intrusion was nonetheless evident. Unfortunately we were unable to get a full mirror of the defacement due to the limited time the page remained up.

Attrition Mirror

Late Update: 1628EST
And the media frenzy begins.

Associated Press - via USA Today
Wired
ZD Net
Rueters - Via Yahoo News

contributed by Weld Pond
A security flaw in Microsoft's WebTV product could divulge user information such as the user ID. This information could then be used to change information about the account. WebTV accounts can only hold 150 messages, once this limit was reached bounce messages would include the customers information.

ZD Net

contributed by Weld Pond
Osborne McGraw-Hill, has published a new book by authors Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray entitled HACKING EXPOSED: Network Security Secrets and Solutions. McClure and Scambray are better known as columnists for InfoWorld's Security Watch column. This book is being billed as the ultimate resource for businesses needing a comprehensive plan to defend their network against the sneakiest hacks and latest attacks. Advanced reviews by leading security experts such as Marcus Ranum, Dr. Mudge, Simple Nomad, And Aleph One have all been extremely positive.

Internet Wire
Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets and Solutions

contributed by Code Kid
Intel, IBM, Compaq, Microsoft and Entrust have announced what they are claiming is an end-to-end security network solution. The announcement was made at Networld+Interop in Atlanta. The plan calls for IPSec products for PCs and servers, optimized for MS Win2000 and chipsets from Intel which include the 82594ED network encryption processor.

The UK Register

contributed by Code Kid
The National Institute for Standard and Technology (NIST) will be offering a series of workshops to help agencies and companies deal with the complexity of information security. The Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board, part of NIST, will design the workshops over the next few months with the first one to be held in the middle of next year.

Federal Computer Week

contributed by Code Kid
Novell has announced the Novell FireWall for NT, a directory-enabled Internet security solution. The new firewall integrates Internet security features with network bandwidth-management tools. The combination allows IS managers from small and medium-sized companies to prioritize critical traffic during peak network usage.

Info World

contributed by Space Rogue
We apologize for todays news being slightly delayed but we where busy working on a new script to bring you the latest in security files. HNN now lists the newest security related files from Security Focus. This list will be displayed in the left menu and will be dynamically updated so keep checking back for new listings.

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