Security News

Security Hole found in NAI Firewall
2000-05-22 19:29

Forwarded From: John Kleinschmidt http://www.securityfocus.com/news/40 Security Hole found in NAI Firewall Censorware gaffe turns "World's Most Secure Firewall" into open door. By Kevin Poulsen...

MSIE's cookie jar is public
2000-05-11 21:00

Bennett Haselton has discovered another security flaw. This one allows any hostile website to read cookies on its visitors' hard drives. It's being called the "Open Cookie Jar." The vulnerability...

Philippines, like most other countries,              lacks resources to fight cybercrime
2000-05-09 21:52

Philippines, like most other countries, lacks resources to fight cybercrime By OLIVER TEVES, Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (May 9, 2000 5:38 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - Like many...

Anti-Virus Patents Issued to Start-Up, RVT Technologies,              Inc. For the Isolation of Computer Systems
2000-05-09 20:56

Anti-Virus Patents Issued to Start-Up, RVT Technologies, Inc. For the Isolation of Computer Systems Copyright © 2000 Nando Media Anti-Virus Patents Issued to Start-Up, RVT Technologies, Inc. For...

Crippling Virus Stuns Business World
2000-05-07 04:27

[Forwarded by: Vanna P. Rella ] This article is probably the funniest article I've read about the Love Bug virus ... considering Associated Press isn't known for it's sense of humor. I think my...

FBI Views Hackers as Racketeers
2000-02-17 07:03

http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/internetcrime/2000/02/16/hackers0216_01.html WASHINGTON (AP) [2.16.00] -- The nation's top law enforcement officials today described "fast-developing leads" in...

Behind the Scenes at 'Hackers, Inc.'
2000-02-05 09:11

http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,15132,00.html So you thought hackers were nerds in dark rooms traveling in cyberspace to attack companies' computer systems or steal data. Think...

"Y2K - Private Sector Intelligence & Media Hype"
2000-02-03 07:35

http://www.comlinks.com/mag/psimh.htm "Y2K - Private Sector Intelligence & Media Hype" by Alan Simpson President, Communication Links, Inc. Today, knowledge management, and business intelligence...

The Crime of Punishment
2000-02-02 09:20

http://www.thesynthesis.com/tech/crimepunishment/index.html The Crime of Punishment As you read this, an unusual legal case history is being established around the prosecution of computer crime....

Judge Says Recording of Electronic Chats Is Legal
2000-01-14 17:25

Forwarded From: jeradonah http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/01/cyber/cyberlaw/14law.html January 14, 2000 CYBER LAW JOURNAL By CARL S. KAPLAN Judge Says Recording of Electronic Chats Is Legal...