Security News

House's anti-terror bill requires judge to monitor FBI's use of e-mail surveillance system
2001-10-26 09:27

Forwarded from: Marjorie Simmons http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/v-text/story/156954p-1484013c.html By D. IAN HOPPER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (October 25, 2001 01:15 p.m. EDT The...

Microsoft Redux
2001-10-25 08:39

Forwarded from: security curmudgeon http://www.wkeys.com/articles/CF/MS_Redux.html Microsoft Redux by Carole Fennelly It's deja-vu, all over again. Yet another worm attacks Microsoft servers,...

Israeli high-tech firms may benefit from security concerns
2001-10-24 07:17

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/156312p-1476718c.html By JASON KEYSER, Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (October 23, 2001 10:00 p.m. EDT) - In the doldrums for the past year, Israel's...

McAfee.com and eEye Get Secure With Each Other
2001-10-24 07:13

http://www.internetnews.com/asp-news/article/0,,3411_908581,00.html By Michael Singer October 23, 2001 Two network security firms announced a co-branding deal Monday that is expected to boost each...

Trends in Denial of Service Attack Technology
2001-10-24 07:13

http://www.cert.org/archive/pdf/DoS_trends.pdf This paper (pdf) highlights recent trends in DoS attack technology based on intruder activity and attack tools reported to and analyzed by the...

Linux Advisory Watch - October 19th, 2001
2001-10-22 08:21

+----------------------------------------------------------------+ | LinuxSecurity.com Linux Advisory Watch | | October 19th, 2001 Volume 2, Number 42a |...

Black Ice scenario sheds light on future threats to critical systems
2001-10-19 19:06

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO64877,00.html By DAN VERTON October 18, 2001 WASHINGTON -- A little-known exercise held last year to help federal, state and local officials in...

Bush supports limits on disclosing details of hacking
2001-10-19 18:23

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/147053p-1435336c.html By TED BRIDIS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (October 18, 2001 9:39 p.m. EDT) - An administration expert in computer security...

FC: U.K. firm finds hidden messages that "might" implicate bin Laden
2001-10-11 11:17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 00:52:37 -0400 From: Declan McCullagh To: politech () politechbot com Cc: victoria.masterson () businessam co uk Subject: FC: U.K....

Re: Internet proves easy way for terrorists to communicate
2001-10-09 11:26

Forwarded from: Dan Verton FYI...from Ross Anderson University of Cambridge Unfortunately, the story that bin Laden hides his secret messages in pornographic images on the net appears to be too...