Security News

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...

[defaced-commentary] Secureroot Computer Security Resource Defaced
2001-12-28 07:07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:06:03 -0500 (EST) From: security curmudgeon To: defaced-commentary () attrition org Subject: [defaced-commentary] Secureroot...

Call for Nominations
2001-12-27 07:56

*** CALL FOR NOMINATIONS **** Second Annual Computer Security & Information Assurance Awards Presented January 23, 2002 at the Computer Security and IA Conference Ronald Reagan Building,...

Hacker targets Globe website
2001-12-25 08:51

http://www.inq7.net/brk/2001/dec/24/brkinf_1-1.htm Posted: 7:20 PM (Manila Time) | December 24, 2001 By Joey G. Alarilla INQ7 ONE of the local hackers who claimed responsibility for defacing...

Re: Want better workplace security?
2001-12-24 08:17

Forwarded from: Robert G. Ferrell

RE: *MAJOR SECURITY BREACH AT CCBILL**
2001-12-24 08:16

Forwarded from: Jason Ware This is someone's eggdrop botnet, the first part of the dump is the user file. The -bfoN is the user flags set, and b means another bot. The port it listens to, 9872, is...

Microsoft: Secure out of the Box?
2001-12-20 06:42

http://www.theneteconomy.com/article/0,3658,s%253D908%2526a%253D20127,00.asp December 14, 2001 By: Paul Coe Clark III Howard Schmidt is chief security officer at Microsoft. He recently testified...

Certification What's hot, What's not
2001-12-20 06:32

Forwarded from: Richard Caasi http://crn.channelsupersearch.com/news/crn/30948.asp By John Roberts CRN Oct. 26, 2001 Six years ago when FishNet Security founder and CEO Gary Fish received his...