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Skype Creator Promises Official VOIP Program Release:
"The peer-to-peer phone program Skype, which allows computer users to talk to each other globally for free, will soon be expanded to include a paid service that will connect Skype calls to regular phones, the program's co-creator said Wednesday.

Skype Technologies SA founder Niklas Zennstrom, who also co-developed the Internet file-sharing program Kazaa, made the announcement at an Internet-phone conference Wednesday in Markham, north of Toronto.
He said final bugs were being worked out of the Skype software's 'beta' or trial version, which already has at least 5.5 million users worldwide. An official release is scheduled for the summer.…"

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1595770,00.asp

Phishing Attacks on the Rise:
"…'The red flag should be any request for personal information, especially from someone who says they need it right now or there will be dire consequences,' said Patricia Poss, an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission's bureau of consumer protection.

Consumers who think they've received a phishing e-mail should not click on any Web links contained in the e-mail and, instead, forward it to the FTC's collection site at uce@ftc.gov.

If they've responded to such e-mails, they should contact their banks or credit card companies immediately to try to prevent account information from being misused, Poss said.

'Then, if you're worried about identity theft, get a copy of your credit report and make sure nothing is going on,' she added.… "

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1595710,00.asp?kc=ewnws052004dtx1k0000599

Essential Utilities from PC Magazine

2004 Utility Guide: "You won't find firewall, antispam, antispyware, or traditional antivirus tools in here—they're essential utilities, but we've covered them recently; see our current favorites in the Editors' Choices section. But with new viruses coming at us faster than AV companies can write signatures to stop them, we take a hard look at alternative detection methods that attempt to root out new threats based on their behavior, not just their signatures.

Some utilities are less fun than important—yes, you do have to back up your data regularly, and your Registry probably could use a good cleaning. The following pages present a mix of tools that taste good and are good for you.…"

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1594001,00.asp

Cisco Source Code Reportedly Stolen:
"According to a Russian security Web site, criminal hackers broke into Cisco Systems' corporate network last week and stole 800MB of source code for IOS 12.3 and 12.3t (an early deployment version of the operating system containing features not found in the vanilla 12.3 version). In addition, a 2.5MB sample of what is supposedly IOS code was released on an Internet Relay Chat channel as proof of the alleged theft.

'Cisco is aware that a potential compromise of its proprietary information occurred and was reported on a public website just prior to the weekend,' said Cisco spokesman Robert Barlow. 'Cisco is fully investigating what happened. As a matter of policy, we take security very seriously and we continue to take every measure to protect our intellectual property, employee and customer information.' "

IOS 12.3 is the newest main version of San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco's popular operating system. It's used across the company's networking line, including in home office routers (the 800 Series); those for branch offices (the 3700 Series); and those that comprise the Internet backbone (the 7000 Series). Other routers that use the operating system include the 1700, 2500, 2600 and 3600 Series.

This could represent a major security threat not just for Cisco users, but for the entire Internet. According to the Dell'Oro Group, a market research firm that specializes in the networking and telecommunications industries, Cisco owns 62 percent of the core router market.…

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1594322,00.asp

Crypto-Gram: May 15, 2004:
"In this issue:
Warrants as a Security Countermeasure
Counterterrorism in Airports
Crypto-Gram Reprints
News
Counterpane News
Security Notes from All Over: Bypassing the USPS
The Doghouse: Markland Technologies
The Doghouse: IQ Networks
National Security Consumers "

http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0405.html