Security News

New University of Illinois Center Focuses on Information Security
2002-03-04 09:50

Forwarded from: William Knowles http://www.i-street.com/newsarchive/yr2002/mn02/27is.asp February 27, 2002 10:00 By Jeff Meredith CHICAGO - Information security has gained a newfound urgency the...

Q&A with ICANN's security chairman, Stephen Crocker
2002-02-26 07:14

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO68514,00.html By PATRICK THIBODEAU February 22, 2002 The software that runs the Internet's addressing system that helps make Web commerce and...

Virus Responsible for Gates Security Memo
2002-02-20 08:10

Forwarded from: R. A. Hettinga http://www.bbspot.com/News/2002/01/security.html Thursday January 17 10:53 PM EST Virus Responsible for Gates Security Memo By Brian Briggs Redmond, WA - An...

Group warns of widespread security flaw among Internet network devices
2002-02-13 10:15

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/249685p-2354258c.html By D. IAN HOPPER, AP Technology Writer WASHINGTON (February 12, 2002 2:20 p.m. EST) - From desktop computers to traffic management...

Airline Web sites seen as riddled with security holes
2002-02-06 08:38

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV47-68-84-91_STO67973,00.html By DAN VERTON February 04, 2002 Increasing concerns about the potential for hackers to manipulate critical back-end...

Microsoft taps former DOJ cybercop for top security slot
2002-02-04 06:29

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO67871,00.html By Dan Verton and Deborah Radcliff Jan. 31, 2002 Computerworld has learned that Microsoft Corp. plans to name Scott Charney, the...

RE: Microsoft May Delay Products to Fix Security
2002-01-29 08:26

Forwarded from: "Thomas (Yahoo!)" [Originally sent on January 24, 2002, cleaning up the queue. - WK] Unless MS changes it's policy of "layering software" (i.e., Outlook 2K is actually eight or...

Microsoft server glitch prevents users from downloading critical security patches for Windows
2002-01-16 06:05

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/219517p-2121371c.html SEATTLE (January 15, 2002 2:38 p.m. EST) - A Microsoft server software glitch left some users unable to download crucial security...

CFP:  New Security Paradigms Workshop 2002
2002-01-10 13:12

Forwarded from: Abe Singer Call For Papers New Security Paradigms Workshop 2002 An ACM/SIG sponsored workshop 23 - 26 September 2002 The Chamberlain Hotel, Hampton, Virginia, USA...

Security hole in AOL Instant Messenger leaves computers vulnerable to remote takeover
2002-01-03 06:11

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/209392p-2020627c.html By D. IAN HOPPER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (January 2, 2002 3:21 p.m. EST) - A security hole in AOL Time Warner's Instant...