Security News

Computer security pioneer honored
2005-03-14 09:44

http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/11109598.htm By KEVIN HOWE Herald Staff Writer March. 11, 2005 First came the automobile. Then came anti-lock brakes, seat belts and air bags....

Windows NT4 servers open to hackers
2005-03-11 10:10

http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking/Windows-NT4-servers-open-to-hackers/2005/03/11/1110417668599.html By Sam Varghese March 11, 2005 Hundreds of thousands of websites which run on Windows NT4...

Hackers Target U.S. Power Grid
2005-03-11 10:05

Forwarded from: William Knowles http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25738-2005Mar10.html By Justin Blum Washington Post Staff Writer March 11, 2005 Hundreds of times a day, hackers try...

Hackers breach LexisNexis, grab info on 32,000 people
2005-03-10 09:07

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/hacking/story/0,10801,100287,00.html By Paul Roberts MARCH 09, 2005 IDG NEWS SERVICE Hackers have compromised databases belonging to LexisNexis...

Scammers use Symantec, DNS holes to push adware
2005-03-08 07:20

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,100248,00.html By Paul Roberts MARCH 07, 2005 IDG NEWS SERVICE Online scam artists are manipulating the Internet's directory...

HITB2004 Videos of Speeches
2005-03-08 07:20

Forwarded from: Anthony Zboralski Dear ISN readers, http://video.hackinthebox.org We are proud to announce the immediate availability of the Hack In The Box Security Conference 2004 videos [Pack-1...

Re: Bank loses credit-card info of 1.2M federal workers
2005-03-02 17:29

Forwarded from: Dennis Kezer Based on what is in this story there was absolutely no technical protection on these tapes and anyone with the correct drive should be able to mount them and capture...

The loss of a dear friend
2005-03-01 09:49

Forwarded from: priest Dear friends- It is with a heart heavy with grief that I must inform you of the loss of a dear friend to us all, Josh Cohen. On February 22 at approximately 02:00 hours PST...

Bank loses credit-card info of 1.2M federal workers
2005-02-28 10:37

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,100061,00.html By Joanne Morrison FEBRUARY 26, 2005 REUTERS Computer tapes containing credit-card records of U.S. Senators and...

'No Execute' Flag Waves Off Buffer Attacks
2005-02-28 10:37

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55209-2005Feb26.html By John Breeden II Special to The Washington Post February 27, 2005 Pour a 12-ounce can of soda into an eight-ounce glass, and...