heise online news 02/12/2008

heise online news 02/12/2008 www.heise-online.co.uk Overview of the news from the past 24 hours heise online news Obama's transition site now in the creative commons Change.gov gets a Creative Commons licence in a move welcomed by advocates of open intellectual property › Read article     Three new Intel processors Intel adds the Core 2 Quad Q8300, the Pentium Dual Core E5300 and the Celeron Dual Core E1500 to its processor range › Read article     Apple recommend anti-virus software Apple suggests Mac users should install anti-virus software, but not because of any viral outbreak › Read article     MadWifi HAL now open source The source code has been released for the HAL (hardware abstraction layer) of the MadWifi Linux Wifi driver › Read article     Linux officially supports IPv6 The Linux Foundation has certified that "all major Linux distributions" now support the IPv6 protocol, although it has not identified any particular products › Read article     Malware attack increases US concern over cyber defences Following recently voiced concerns about US defences against cyber warfare, the DoD reports malware strikes against computers overseeing Iraq and Afghanistan › Read article     Another vulnerability in VLC media player A malicious third party could trigger execution of arbitrary code within the context of the VLC media player. An update has been announced, but users should consider alternative media players › Read article     MIT builds mobile-optimised site around open source MIT has built a website to deliver information to students and staff on their cellphones or PDAs. The site detects the device in use and serves an optimised version - and the code behind it is all open source and will be made freely available › Read article     Rootkit discovered in Enterprise Information Security software A rootkit for hiding authentication software, first discovered on Sony USB sticks in 2007, has reappeared › Read article     EU defends negotiations over the ACTA anti-piracy treaty In an expanded information paper, the European Commission states its position on, the sometimes harsh, criticism of its secret negotiations on the international anti-piracy treaty › Read article     This newsletter is sent to in a multipart format. If you want to read it as plain text, you will have to change the display mode of your e-mail program. You are receiving heise online news because you subscribed at our website. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter, you can cancel your subscription at http://www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/news. For more news from the world of technology, subscribe to our other newsletters: Newsletter heise open source: All the latest about Free and Open Source software from heise online, including news, features, analysis and case studies. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/open Newsletter heise Security: IT security news and alerts to keep your systems secure, with features giving an in-depth look at the world of IT security. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/security Newsletter heise networks features: In-depth articles, tools and techniques for networking and communications. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/networks Legal notice Publishers: Christian Heise, Ansgar Heise, Christian Persson Editor-in-chief: Jonathan Bennett All rights reserved. Any copies or dissemination on any medium, either in part of whole, requires the written consent of the publisher. Copyright (c) 2008 Heise Media UK Ltd.