Security News

Congress to hear status report on Medicare's computer security
2001-05-23 06:50

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/13270p-269250c.html The Associated Press WASHINGTON (May 22, 2001 09:04 p.m. EDT) - Security experts will tell Congress on Wednesday that the agency...

Eighteen months for 'White Hat' Hacker
2001-05-22 05:12

http://www.securityfocus.com/news/207 By Kevin Poulsen May 21, 2001 7:00 PM PT San Jose, Calf.--Computer security researcher and former FBI informant Max Butler was sentenced Monday to 18 months...

ASP security and dispute resolution guidelines released
2001-05-21 07:25

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO60694,00.html By TODD R. WEISS May 18, 2001 New global procedures for improved security and efficient dispute resolution for application...

Who's That Knocking At My Door? Go Away!
2001-05-15 18:25

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/community/story/0,3201,NAV65-663_STO60469,00.html By VINCE TUESDAY May 14, 2001 One of the nagging problems in information security is the difficulty of finding...

Investigators seek clues to White House Web site attack
2001-05-08 02:58

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO60283,00.html By RICK PERERA IDG NEWS SERVICE May 07, 2001 White House officials are still unsure who is responsible for a denial-of-service...

Hackers Deface Web Sites; FBI Issues DDoS Warning
2001-05-08 02:15

http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_760451,00.html By Ryan Naraine and Michael Singer May 7, 2001 Web page defacement attacks by hackers have escalated dramatically in the last 24...

DoubleClick Admits Servers Were Hacked
2001-03-27 02:48

http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_723761,00.html By Brian McWilliams March 26, 2001 DoubleClick confirmed Monday that two of its web sites have been penetrated by attackers. The...

UN working group seeks common ground on security
2001-03-26 06:36

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO58908,00.html By DAN VERTON March 23, 2001 Delegates from the 189 member countries of the United Nations will meet next week with...

FBI to require lie detector tests on its systems              administrators
2001-03-23 04:49

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO58852,00.html By DAN VERTON March 22, 2001 The FBI last week quietly expanded its use of the polygraph to cover systems administrators and...

Former IT worker pleads guilty to damaging Verizon computers
2001-03-23 04:42

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO58845,00.html By BRIAN SULLIVAN March 22, 2001 A 32-year-old Florida man faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after he pleaded...