Security News

Wireless LANs: Trouble in the Air
2002-01-16 06:18

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO67344,00.html By BOB BREWIN, DAN VERTON AND JENNIFER DISABATINO January 14, 2002 As the airline industry scrambles to meet a Jan. 18 deadline...

Microsoft server glitch prevents users from downloading critical security patches for Windows
2002-01-16 06:05

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/219517p-2121371c.html SEATTLE (January 15, 2002 2:38 p.m. EST) - A Microsoft server software glitch left some users unable to download crucial security...

CERT Warns of Solaris Exploit
2002-01-15 16:08

http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article/0,,10_954461,00.html By Thor Olavsrud January 14, 2002 A vulnerability in the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) graphical user interface for the UNIX...

Linux Advisory Watch - January 11th 2002
2002-01-14 09:04

+----------------------------------------------------------------+ | LinuxSecurity.com Linux Advisory Watch | | January 11th, 2002 Volume 3, Number 2a |...

Web hackers hit US via Taiwan
2002-01-11 18:41

http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2002/01/11/story/0000119478 Friday, January 11th, 2002 WORLDWIDE CRIME: A Pakistan-based group of hackers claims to have obtained top-secret data from Web sites in...

CFP: New Security Paradigms Workshop 2002
2002-01-10 13:12

Forwarded from: Abe Singer Call For Papers New Security Paradigms Workshop 2002 An ACM/SIG sponsored workshop 23 - 26 September 2002 The Chamberlain Hotel, Hampton, Virginia, USA...

Report warns of al-Qaeda's potential cybercapabilities
2002-01-07 07:34

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO67092,00.html By DAN VERTON January 04, 2002 An obscure report issued Dec. 21 by the Canadian Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and...

Kabul computer reveals files of top Al Qaeda officials
2002-01-04 11:09

Forwarded from: Nelson Murilo http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2001/011231-attack01.htm Associated Press December 31, 2001 Kabul computer reveals files of top Al Qaeda officials By D. Ian...

Instant Messenger flaw fixed; hackers criticized for little warning
2002-01-04 11:03

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/209997p-2027064c.html By D. IAN HOPPER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (January 3, 2002 1:07 p.m. EST) - As AOL Time Warner engineers opened their presents...

Security hole in AOL Instant Messenger leaves computers vulnerable to remote takeover
2002-01-03 06:11

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/209392p-2020627c.html By D. IAN HOPPER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (January 2, 2002 3:21 p.m. EST) - A security hole in AOL Time Warner's Instant...