Below is a round up of news stories relating to information security that we have collated from the past few days.  For ease of use we have categorised the stories under the most appropriate headings.  If there are other stories that may be of interest please let us know via the comments feature.

VULNERABILITIES

Security hole in Adobe’s Flash Basic, Professional and CS3
http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/Security-hole-in-Adobe-s-Flash-Basic-Professional-and-CS3–/news/110370

F-Secure warns of archive protocol danger
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62039144,00.htm

Critical bugs bite Kerberos
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/03/20/kerberos_vulns/

PATCHES

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 ready for Download
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/105350

Windows Vista SP1 Wreaks Havoc On Some PCs, Users Complain
http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=206904736

Apple Releases Jumbo Security Update
http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=206904729
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62039107,00.htm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/19/monster_apple_patch_batch/

Microsoft delivers updated Excel patch
http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/Microsoft-delivers-updated-Excel-patch–/news/110372

EXPLOITS & ACTIVE ATTACKS

iFrame attacks: Blame your Web admin guy
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62039039,00.htm

Pro-Tibet groups bombarded with abusive calls, viruses
http://news.smh.com.au/protibet-groups-bombarded-with-abusive-calls-viruses/20080319-20gr.html

GOVERNMENT SECURITY ISSUES

State agency moves to plug USB flash drive security gap
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&articleId=9069038

UK pumps funds into espionage tech
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62039143,00.htm

Government’s plans for cyber-crime ‘half-baked’
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3590336.ece
http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2212365/national-security-strategy

PIRACY & COPYRIGHT

Crackdown on illegal downloaders
http://www.smh.com.au/news/security/crackdown-on-illegal-downloaders/2008/03/20/1205602537856.html

Apple Said to Weigh Unlimited Music Deal
http://news.smh.com.au/apple-said-to-weigh-unlimited-music-deal/20080320-20k7.html

DATALOSS/INFORMATION SECURITY BREACHES

German government says 500 computers were lost or stolen in three years
http://www.cnbc.com/id/23722559/for/cnbc
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2008/03/20/afx4797356.html

Hannaford, Security Industry Hunt for Cause of Massive Breach
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=148730&print=true
http://www.news.com/8301-10789_3-9898417-57.html
http://news.smh.com.au/supermarket-data-breach-still-unsolved/20080318-201z.html

Hannaford hit with class action suit in data breach
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080319/NEWS/80319033/-1/NEWS19&sfad=1

States website put bank details at risk
http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/03/18/states-website-put-bank-details-at-risk/

Credit details stolen in Carshalton internet fraud
http://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/suttonnews/display.var.2132014.0.credit_details_stolen_in_carshalton_internet_fraud.php

Missing laptop had BlueCross customer info
http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S382822.shtml?cat=300

DSL Reports back up after DDoS attack
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/19/dslreports_under_ddos_attack/

Pennsylvania officials bail after voter reg site springs a leak
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/19/voter_reg_site_springs_a_leak/

ARRESTS, SENTENCING & CONVICTIONS

Feds Get Guilty Plea From Operation Bot Roast
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=148801&print=true

Man admits creating Web virus, spreading via copyright footage
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080319TDY02306.htm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/19/winny_trojan_vxer_trial/
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2212354/japanese-man-admits-unleashing

Hacker Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/20/AR2008032001412_pf.html

Indictment charges 2 men with hacking into Evesham company’s Web site
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-03182008-1505477.html

British lord and three others accused of bid to steal £220m from Japanese bank
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=534031

Identity theft brings 51-month prison sentence
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/355301_idtheft18.html
http://news.smh.com.au/seattle-man-who-used-filesharing-software-to-steal-identities-gets-more-than-4-years/20080318-203x.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/man-jailed-for-filesharing-theft/2008/03/18/1205602361081.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/18/p2p_highwayman_jailed/

Man Charged With Stealing VA Hospital Computers
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/15633679/detail.html

COURT CASES AND LEGAL ISSUES

Constitutional Court Unplugs Data Law
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,542398,00.html
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/193390,top-german-court-partially-blocks-police-use-of-phone-data.html

INDUSTRY STANDARDS, COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY ISSUES

FTC Deal Suggests Enterprises Could Be Liable for Poor Security
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=148572&print=true

DATA PRIVACY & PROTECTION

Phorm needs ‘better protection’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7303426.stm

Facebook Adds Privacy Controls, Plans Chat Feature
http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=206904510
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single10548
http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/facebook-adds-privacy-features/2008/03/19/1205602443381.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/18/hannaford_data_breach/

Privacy reforms to cause industry shake-up
http://www.cio.com.au/index.php/id;242271242

British police build a database of portrait photos for facial recognition
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/105352

UCLA hospital bans cellphones, laptops
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/orange/la-me-ucla18mar18,1,2660676.story

REPORTS & RESEARCH

RSA sees increase in fast-flux botnets
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62039095,00.htm

IP leaks fuelling interest in encryption and monitoring
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single10558

Spyware authors offer dollars for downloads
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2212403/spyware-authors-offer-dollers

Sensitive data left on second-hand government computers: report
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77&ContentID=63847

COMMENTARY

Vietnam faces loose network security, data protection
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/19/content_7821316.htm

Police chief: Cyber crime is everywhere
http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39170393,00.htm

STUDIES AND SURVEYS

Blunders prompt more care of data
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7304455.stm
http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/datalockdown/0,3800014480,39170433,00.htm

Firms’ biometric records are ‘insecure’
http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/security/data-control/news/index.cfm?newsid=8058

MISC

Sun Solaris to adopt NSA security model
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/45980-1.html

Colombian rebels deny Venezuelan funding
http://news.smh.com.au/colombian-rebels-deny-venezuelan-funding/20080320-20n2.html

Anglophone cybercops team up to fight fraud
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/20/international_cybercrime_rescue/

So what’s the easiest box to hack – Vista, Ubuntu or OS X?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/19/pwn2own_contest_returns/

Stories courtesy of the following sources, RTE, The Irish Independent, SiliconRepublic.com, ZDNet, The Register, Pogowasright.org, Heise Magazine, BBC, SC Magazine, VNUNET, Sydney Morning Herald, New Zealand Herald, EU Observer, The Times & the Web Hacking Incidents Database.