Frank W. Lewis, Master of the Cryptic Crossword, Dies at 98

Frank W. Lewis, Master of the Cryptic Crossword, Dies at 98

Frank W. Lewis, Master of the Cryptic Crossword, Dies at 98

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InfoSec News: Frank W. Lewis, Master of the Cryptic Crossword, Dies at 98: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/arts/03lewis.html
By DOUGLAS MARTIN The New York Times December 3, 2010
For more than six decades, Frank W. Lewis mesmerized, mystified and miffed a circle of obsessed people by writing a devilishly quirky cryptic crossword puzzle for The Nation. [...]

Hacking of CBI website raises question over safety regulations

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InfoSec News: Hacking of CBI website raises question over safety regulations: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/7047770.cms
The Economic Times 5 Dec, 2010
NEW DELHI: The recent hacking of CBI's website by a group called 'Pakistani Cyber Army' has raised questions over the safety regulations of servers provided by National Informatics Centre, the organisation responsible for maintaining government servers.
While the NIC maintains a studied silence over the entire issue, sources in the security establishment say that the safety mechanism of the NIC was not up to the mark and several reminders were being sent to them for upgrading their hardware.
The official website of the CBI was hacked by the 'Pakistani Cyber Army' on the intervening night of December 3 and 4. The CBI had yesterday registered a case against unknown persons in this connection.
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'Long-term' Employee Responsible for Mesa County Data Breach

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InfoSec News: 'Long-term' Employee Responsible for Mesa County Data Breach: http://www.kjct8.com/news/26008917/detail.html
By Don Coleman kjct8.com December 3, 2010
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Mesa County is trying to figure out the extent of a security breach that put secure law enforcement files and some peoples' personal information out on the internet for anybody to view.
Officials say the error occurred while preparing for a future transition to a new software system for the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office. The person responsible has been let go, but the problem is just beginning for investigators.
"It's the county's fault that it was there," Sheriff Stan Hilkey said.
On purpose or not, Mesa County is dealing with a pretty big problem. "We are taking this very seriously," acting County Administrator Stefani Conley said. "This was a situation, that again, should not have happened."
Hundreds of thousands of pieces of personal information have been leaked onto an un-secure file-transfer website, or FTP.
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Chinese Authorities Arrest 460 Hackers

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InfoSec News: Chinese Authorities Arrest 460 Hackers: http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/chinese-authorities-arrest-460-hackers-14955
By Sophie Curtis eWEEK Europe December 3, 2010
Hundreds of computer hackers have reportedly been arrested in China this year, as part of a large-scale crackdown on cyber crime. [...]

Expert: Pentagon cybersecurity changes 'very basic, very late'

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InfoSec News: Expert: Pentagon cybersecurity changes 'very basic, very late': http://articles.cnn.com/2010-12-02/us/wikileaks.computer.security_1_cyber-security-wikileaks-website-computer-system?_s=PM:US
By Ashley Fantz CNN December 02, 2010
When WikiLeaks first caused an international uproar this summer by publishing reams of classified U.S. [...]

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