Security News

CSO survey: Companies lack plans in case of terrorist attacks
2004-06-10 09:45

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,93741,00.html By Paul Roberts JUNE 09, 2004 IDG NEWS SERVICE A majority of security executives surveyed said their companies...

More attack code surfaces for recent MS security holes
2004-04-27 11:13

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,92696,00.html By Paul Roberts APRIL 26, 2004 IDG NEWS SERVICE Just days after Microsoft Corp. warned its customers about the...

Cisco develops WLAN security protocol to defeat password attacks
2004-02-13 14:20

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,90163,00.html By BOB BREWIN FEBRUARY 12, 2004 Cisco Systems Inc. has developed a new wireless LAN security protocol designed to...

Mydoom lesson: Take proactive steps to prevent DDoS attacks
2004-02-09 09:37

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,89932,00.html By Jaikumar Vijayan FEBRUARY 06, 2004 COMPUTERWORLD Dealing with a distributed denial-of-service attack such as the...

InfoSec 2003: 'Zero-day' attacks seen as growing threat
2003-12-12 09:31

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,88109,00.html Story by Jaikumar Vijayan DECEMBER 11, 2003 COMPUTERWORLD NEW YORK -- "Zero-day" attacks that take advantage of...

ISPs take on DDoS attacks
2003-11-20 06:11

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,87343,00.html Story by Denise Pappalardo NOVEMBER 19, 2003 NETWORK WORLD Although the number and intensity of distributed...

LEAP attack tool author says he wants to alert users to risks
2003-10-20 05:24

Forwarded from: William Knowles http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,86187,00.html Story by Bob Brewin OCTOBER 17, 2003 COMPUTERWORLD Joshua Wright, the systems...

Cabinet says computers under attack
2003-09-08 05:21

Forwarded from: Travis Good http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2003/09/04/2003066387 By Ko Shu-ling STAFF REPORTER Thursday, Sep 04, 2003, China has launched a systematic information...

Virus attack reveals flaw in network security strategies
2003-01-27 11:03

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/736677p-5363306c.html By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer NEW YORK (January 26, 2003 4:20 p.m. EST) - The latest virus-like attack on the Internet...

Could Attack on DALnet Spell End for IRC?
2003-01-25 11:08

http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/10792_1573551 By Thor Olavsrud January 24, 2003 For at least a month, distributed denial of service, or DDOS, attacks have been crippling DALnet,...