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[2005-06-30] Crude Oil Hovers In $57 Range
August contract crude climbed back up to $57.80 a barrel after opening at $56.80 on the New York Mercantile Exchange in morning trades. Brent crude took off this morning to $56.70, up a dollar from the opening. Heating oil was up 4 cents and gasoline was up two.
[2005-06-18] MasterCard: Open Book For ID Theft
The folks at MasterCard have brought the public some brilliant and entertaining commercial over the years. It's even become a point of pop culture as every does their spin on the "priceless" theme they've had in place. MasterCard announced their security was compromised in the form of 40 million customers who're now open to ID theft from MasterCard. Priceless isn't the word I'd use for this one.
[2005-06-15] Browser Attacks Replacing Virus Threats
Criminal assaults on users online continue to grow, as thieves attempt to exploit browser vulnerabilities.
[2005-06-14] Intrusion Prevention Advances
Symantec takes a step forward with a product capable of detecting and thwarting "day-zero" viruses.
[2005-06-14] Microsoft Admins Celebrate Patch Tuesday
The now-familiar second Tuesday of the month arrival of Microsoft security bulletins brought ten new arrivals to enterprises and individuals.
[2005-06-11] Trojan Horse Rides In On Michael Jackson Suicide Note
The latest trick on the "lets mess up people's computers" front is also an exercise in extraordinarily bad taste. On Thursday, British security firm, Sophos labs picked on Trojan horse packed into an email posing as a suicide note for the pop singer.
[2005-06-10] Microsoft Ten-ders New Security Update
Microsoft has 10 new security bulletins lined up for release next week. The June 14th release promises a number of other updates. The will air a webcast on Wednesday to discuss the details of the updates.
[2005-06-08] In The Future, Everyone's PC Will Be Infected For Fifteen Minutes
Gartner research says "Warhol Worms" and four other topics comprise the five most overhyped security threats today.
[2005-06-06] Cisco Takes On DDoS With New Protection Solution
The ubiquitous networking company makes an announcement at Chicago's Supercomm 2005 Convention today about stopping Distributed Denial of Service attacks.
[2005-06-06] Mozilla And Firefox Vulnerable To Old Frame Injection Trick
Something old is new again. Reports by Danish security firm Secunia indicate both Mozilla and Firefox browsers are susceptible to a flaw first discovered in 1998.
[2005-06-03] McAfee Acquires Wi-Fi Security Firm
The purchase of privately-held Wireless Security Corp. will give McAfee a Wi-Fi security component for its products.
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