TREACHERY UNLIMITED is founded on one simple principle: “By seeing your defenses through the eyes of your worst enemy, you become your best guardian.”  This principle is reinforced with the belief that, since attackers make attempts on your systems at no charge, so you should be able to defend your systems at no additional cost.

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			Current Computer Security News
	SECURITYSPACE HEADLINES [WEBSITE]  Encryption bottleneck: Performance analysis NetworkWorld (August 15, 2008) Torvalds: Fed up with the 'security circus' NetworkWorld (August 15, 2008) 10 quick fixes for the worst security nightmares ComputerWorld (August 12, 2008) Security researcher demands money from Sun, Nokia ZDNet (August 12, 2008) Surfing Google may be harmful to your security The Register (August 11, 2008)  SECURITYTRACKER REPORTS [WEBSITE]  Linux Kernel.  A remote user can cause denial of service conditions on the target system. AWStats.  A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks on the target site. Xine-lib.  A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system. VitalQIP.  A remote user can perform DNS spoofing against the target system. Postfix.  A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.

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