Security News

Students hack into computer and steal tests
2004-09-23 07:16

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/23/1095651427237.html September 23, 2004 A computer system at a Gold Coast Catholic high school is being upgraded after students broke into a...

Bill would narrow intruder surveillance
2004-09-23 07:15

http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9565 By Kevin Poulsen SecurityFocus Sept 22, 2004 A proposal in the U.S. Senate would scale back a federal surveillance law that permits law enforcement agencies...

Update: Credit card firm hit by DDoS attack
2004-09-23 07:14

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,96099,00.html By Jaikumar Vijayan SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 COMPUTERWORLD Credit card processing firm Authorize.Net has been the target...

When outsourcing, don't forget security, experts say
2004-09-22 10:51

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,96074,00.html By Scarlet Pruitt SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 IDG NEWS SERVICE When it comes to outsourcing IT operations to countries such...

Internet security in RP remains dismal, says Filipino hacker
2004-09-21 09:31

http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=12273 By Erwin Lemuel Oliva INQ7.net Sept 20, 2004 "The state of Philippine Internet security sucks," said a Filipino whitehat hacker known...

German IT agency sets record straight on Explorer
2004-09-17 11:47

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,95980,00.html By John Blau SEPTEMBER 16, 2004 IDG NEWS SERVICE In response to the growing number of viruses infecting computers,...

DHS moves ahead with cybersecurity R&D efforts
2004-09-16 10:11

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,95942,00.html By Dan Verton SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 COMPUTERWORLD SAN MATEO, Calif. -- The Department of Homeland Security is actively...

MS Premium Customers Get Early Security Warnings
2004-09-15 05:58

http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3406851 By Ryan Naraine September 10, 2004 Microsoft is giving premium customers advance notice of security bulletins, internetnews.com has...

German hacker finds open Wi-Fi networks in Manila
2004-09-13 08:00

http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=10201 By Erwin Lemuel Oliva INQ7.net Sept 10, 2004 DRIVING through the central business district of Makati all the way to Malate in Manila,...

Four steps for protecting your internal networks
2004-09-13 07:44

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,,95656,00.html Opinion by Mudge Intrusic Inc. SEPTEMBER 09, 2004 COMPUTERWORLD In the sciences, there are general principles that can...