Security News > 2005 > February

Bad O-S design blamed for rise in bots
2005-02-16 15:06

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Bad-OS-design-blamed-for-rise-in-bots/2005/02/15/1108229972070.html By Sam Varghese February 15, 2005 Computer users are today forced to wear the side effects...

Break-In At SAIC Risks ID Theft
2005-02-14 10:21

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17506-2005Feb11.html [InfoSec News subscribers were alerted of this incident with the stolen SAIC computers first with the article on February 3rd...

The curse of the secret question
2005-02-10 10:23

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,99628,00.html Opinion by Bruce Schneier Counterpane Internet Security Inc. FEBRUARY 09, 2005 COMPUTERWORLD It's happened to all...

Microsoft issues 12 patches, eight of them  for critical’flaws
2005-02-09 12:01

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,99621,00.html By Paul Roberts FEBRUARY 08, 2005 IDG NEWS SERVICE On the same day that it announced a deal to acquire antivirus...

Linux Security Week - February 7th 2005
2005-02-08 08:52

+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LinuxSecurity.com Weekly Newsletter | | February 7th, 2005 Volume 6, Number 6n | | | | Editorial Team: Dave Wreski dave ()...

Cisco: There is no fixed software for this issue.
2005-02-07 13:30

Forwarded from: security curmudgeon http://www.attrition.org/security/rant/cisco01.html Cisco: There is no fixed software for this issue. Fri Feb 4 01:55:02 EST 2005 Jericho I think it is time to...

State worker acquitted of hacking government computer
2005-02-04 10:45

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050203/APN/502030742 The Associated Press February 03, 2005 A state worker has been acquitted of charges of hacking into a computer...

Rowling to Potter fans: Watch out for phishing scams
2005-02-03 06:11

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,99442,00.html By Paul Majendie FEBRUARY 02, 2005 REUTERS Author J.K. Rowling is warning Harry Potter fans to watch out for...

Infighting Cited at Homeland Security
2005-02-02 11:09

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55552-2005Feb1.html By John Mintz Washington Post Staff Writer February 2, 2005 As its leadership changes for the first time, the Department of...

Manhunt for Filipino hacker ensues
2005-02-02 11:09

Forwarded from: William Knowles http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=26163 By Erwin Lemuel Oliva Feb 02, 2005 INQ7.net A MANHUNT for the alleged Filipino hacker of the...