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http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1229.html | 12.29.05 |
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2005: The Year in ID Fraud
It's been a busy year for cyber security and perhaps no area was busier than identity fraud. Dozens of companies fell victim to various forms of theft regarding their customers' personal information. Let's take a look at some of the problems this year.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1222.html | 12.22.05 |
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China Accused of Hacking U.S. Systems
The world's
most populous nation denied charges of hacking U.S. military computers after a
cybersecurity expert suggested Chinese military in southern China were going after
U.S. networks. This current debate is just the latest in an ongoing problem for
the U.S. military. Alan Paller, director of the...
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1215.html | 12.15.05 |
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81%
Of Home Computers Lack Key Protections
The second
annual report, published by AOL and the National Cyber Security Alliance, called
the Online Safety Study found some alarming numbers regarding home computer security.
Phishing scams raid home PCs regularly and many receive the phishing emails thought
they were from legitimate companies.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1208.html | 12.08.05 |
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Security
Risk Assessment And Management In Web Application Security
Security
risk assessment and security risk management have become vital tasks for security
officers and IT managers. Corporations face increased levels of risk almost daily:
from software vulnerabilities hidden in their business-technology systems...
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1201.html | 12.01.05 |
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http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1124.html | 11.24.05 |
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Beating
Sony’s DRM
Don't feel
like taking back your Sony CD because of their rootkit row? A new method has been
found to fix the DRM problem for consumers with minimal effort. The fix requires
one basic item: masking tape.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1122.html | 11.22.05 |
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Cyber Security: Cutting The Lines
Right now, Internet network company Cogent is in world of hurt. They've had their lines cut in two different place, New Orleans and Washington D.C. It's disrupting traffic from Minnesota all the way to the east coast of the U.S. and it could be hours before the problem is rectified.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1117.html | 11.17.05 |
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How
Effective is Your AV in Detecting Spyware?
Your anitivirus
software will protect your organization against viruses and it will probably even
do a good job against worms, but what about keyloggers, backdoor trojans, adware,
and spyware?
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1116.html | 11.16.05 |
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Sony
BMG Making Matters Worse
Sony BMG
continues to have problems over their rootkit distribution problems in what has
turned into public relations nightmare. It seems like they've done everything
wrong in this situation and they continue to make it worse. Now, it's been discovered
the cure is actually worse than the disease...
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1115.html | 11.15.05 |
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Sony’s
Rootkit Row Off To Court
Technology
giant Sony is heading to court for lawsuits filed after the company distributed
spyware in the form of rootkits in a number of their music CDs. Sony's attempts
to protect their music rights through Digital Rights Management (DRM) and then
adding the rootkit has created tremendous problems for Sony, including possible
criminal actions.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1110.html | 11.10.05 |
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Microsoft
Patches Create Even More Holes
Microsoft's
patching has had an incredible run of bad luck lately because they appear to be
doing as much damage as they're preventing. The last two security releases, in
August and October, Microsoft said might cause ActiveX controls and Java not to
work properly on some websites.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1103.html | 11.03.05 |
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Computers
Catch Bird Flu
It's nice
to see virus writers have a morbid sense of humor. One of the most recent viruses
to hit the web waves is called the Naiva.A, essentially Avian spelled backwards.
The kids at Panda spotted this low-risk, bird-brained virus last week and posted
it on Monday.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1101.html | 11.01.05 |
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Zotob
Damages Hit $97K, Could Be Worse
Virginia
based Cybertrust released results on Wednesday of a study of 700 enterprises and
the impact of the Zotob worm to organizations worldwide. The damage caused by
the Zotob worm affected Windows 2000 systems back in August and created real problems
for the impacted systems.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1027.html | 10.27.05 |
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New
ID Guidelines
The Liberty
Alliance Project released their new guidelines for federated identity management
on Tuesday. The global consortium helps organizations manage business, legal and
privacy standards regarding the deployment of both open federated identity standards
and identity-based web standards.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1013.html | 10.13.05 |
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QualysGuard:
Network Security Check
Maintaining
a secure network requires regular checks to make certain that there are no misconfigured
systems on your network, and that all of your systems are properly patched.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1012.html | 10.12.05 |
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Microsoft
Securing For IT Future
Microsoft
announced plans for securing their IT future today in Munich and discussed their
Microsoft Client Protection for guarding enterprise desktops. They also unleashed
the SecureIT Alliance. The consortium is dedicated to protecting all customers
from the evils that Internet hackers do.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1006.html | 10.06.05 |
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Join
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First generation
Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) have failed to solve today's threat problem
- breaches are occurring at an ever increasing rate,damaging organizations' reputations
and costing revenue. Standalone IPS only protect against intrusions, coming from
the perimeter, during the time of the attack. Today's blended threats require
blended security systems that have more remediative options.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1005.html | 10.05.05 |
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China,
The U.S. And DVD Piracy
The Chinese
handed over Randolph Hobson Guthrie to U.S. authorities in Los Angeles to face
multiple charges of copyright infringement last week. The Chinese convicted Guthrie
of selling pirated DVDs and he's to appear in U.S. federal court today for a bond
hearing.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/1004.html | 10.04.05 |
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Symantec
Harpoons Software Pirate
Top Internet
security firm Symantec secured $1 million in restitution from a software piracy
operation based in Houston, Texas. Li Chen pled guilty to one count of trademark
infringement and agreed to the restitution as part of the plea bargain.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0929.html | 09.29.05 |
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Putting
Locks On The Bagle Trojan
New bagles
are flooding the web and it's not through your local bakery either. The British
security company, SophosLabs, continues to monitor the flow of new versions of
the Troj/BagleDI-U Trojan horse by spamming millions of email addresses.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0922.html | 09.22.05 |
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Microsoft
Sues Software Pirates
Microsoft
brought about her ship-of-the-line and began a broadside against bilge-soaked
software pirates around the country. Microsoft aimed her guns, in the guise of
lawyers at companies in California, Arizona, Illinois, Minnesota and New York
and filed eight lawsuits charging copyright and trademark infringement.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0920.html | 09.20.05 |
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Charitable
Internet Scams In Wake Of Katrina
Many call
Hurricane Katrina one of the greatest disasters, natural or otherwise, in the
history of the United States. Unfortunately, in any disaster, a few unique and
special people come along to take advantage of people's good nature and scam them.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0913.html | 09.13.05 |
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Redefining
Network Security
First generation
Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) have failed to solve today's threat problem
- breaches are occurring at an ever increasing rate, damaging organizations' reputations
and costing revenue. Standalone IPS only protect against intrusions, coming from
the perimeter, during the time of the attack.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0912.html | 09.12.05 |
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Katrina
And ID Theft Issues
For almost
two weeks now, we've heard about the cataclysmic devastation brought on by the
havoc of Hurricane Katrina. While no price can be put on the human loss both in
lives and in memories, history, etc., another issue in all this tragedy is the
ongoing problem of identity theft.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0908.html | 09.08.05 |
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Technology
Key To ID Theft
ID theft
remains a crucial problem in today's electronic world and it seems to be getting
worse. For many people, the information age has been one of convenience and wonder
but a new study from a professor at the University of East Anglia in Norfolk,
UK suggests that ID theft is more frequent thanks to that wonder.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0906.html | 09.06.05 |
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Security
Measures In Online Transactions
Cybersecurity
remains a top issue in the business world today. As more and more businesses move
online, particularly in the retail world, it becomes imperative for consumers
to be secure in their transactions. The foundation will be security with online
financial transactions with financial institutions and the authentication process
is crucial.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0901.html | 09.01.05 |
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Worming
Your Way Into MSN IM
Everyone's
aflutter with the launch of Google's IM service but lest we forget, there are
other players in this peculiar little game. Microsoft has had its own instant
messaging service for quite some time. Something new crawled into the Microsoft
instant messenger too, something vile and unclean and it uses your own language
against you.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0825.html | 08.25.05 |
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Competing
Virus Writers Engaged In Botwar
Tired of
simply taking down systems for fun and status, three sizable and organized gangs
of virus writers appear to be in a death-match competition for total supremacy
in their misanthropic endeavors.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0818.html | 08.18.05 |
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Attacker
Drinks In Sonoma State Student Info
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Microsoft
Serves Up Three Critical Patches
Patch Tuesday
brings forth a sextet of security bulletins from our friends in Redmond, and users
will want to get them in place quickly. Good evening. I am Guillaume, your server
for this evening...
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0810.html | 08.10.05 |
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Cisco,
ISS, And The Lynn Conundrum
It started
as a proposed presentation for the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas,
and turned into a call to arms for the hacker community. Take control of a Cisco
router, and the rest of the Internet could follow. But getting that control was
supposed to be impossible.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0804.html | 08.04.05 |
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The
Hidden Dangers of Internet Access
St. Bernard
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http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0801.html | 08.01.05 |
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Cyber
Security And Telecomm: The New Job
The Internet
is both a wonder and a curse. It has the ability to connect people around the
world instantaneously. It's the universal marketplace. A soldier in Iraq can see
his little girl in Kentucky and talk to her. The entire world, China, Iran, the
U.S. Norway, everywhere connected all the time. It's both enlightening and frightening
when you think about it. It is bringing people closer together from around the
world.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0728.html | 07.28.05 |
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Cyber
Security And Telecomm: The New Job
Last week,
the new Secretary for Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff announced a number of
changes in the organization of the department, not the least of which was the
much needed Assistant Secretary of Cyber and Telecommunications Security. The
new position will focus on security in the infrastructure of industries. It's
a pretty broad spectrum though. Who does Secretary Chertoff think will be capable
and will they be able to handle such a big task that's always changing?
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0721.html | 07.21.05 |
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The
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http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0720.html | 07.20.05 |
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Homeland
Security Now Means Cyber Security
The new
Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff announced a reorganization of
his department with some new positions being created. One of those new positions
will be the Assistant Secretary of Cyber Security and Telecommunications. The
position will receive much praise from Congress and those in the industry to address
ongoing cyber security concerns.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0714.html | 07.14.05 |
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http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0712.html | 07.12.05 |
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Spyware
Causes Adjustment Of Surfing Habits
While the
majority of the hardcore computer users have been aware of the danger posed by
malicious files found during normal web surfing exercises for some time now, the
everyday Joe user may still be unaware of the concept of spyware and malware and
the dangers they pose; that is, until they get infected.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0707.html | 07.07.05 |
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Mobile
Malware Will Be A Social Disease
Dad, I've
got a problem. It burns when I text. As the mobile phone generation graduates
and begins classes in Smart Phone University, the risks of contracting certain
"social" viruses will be on the rise.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0630.html | 06.30.05 |
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Credit
Card Catastrophe: MasterCard Still Makes Money
MasterCard
reported on Friday a major security breach through one of their third-party processors,
Atlanta based CardSystems Solutions. MasterCard said 40 million credit card numbers
as well as the 3-digit security code located on the back of credit and debit cards
were compromised due to violations of MasterCard rules.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0623.html | 06.23.05 |
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Managed
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It's what Rackspace calls Fanatical Support™. When you need to talk to someone,
you'll find level 3 technicians available--anytime you call. These are the techs
that can give you real answers, not just write up a ticket and pass you along
the chain of command. You can always expect Rackspace to answer the call and go
beyond.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0622.html | 06.22.05 |
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How
secure are your Web conferencing sessions?
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http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0614.html | 06.14.05 |
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Secunia
Discovers Vulnerability In Firefox And Others
Danish
security firm Secunia discovered a 7-year vulnerability in a number of browsers
last year. It popped up again in Firefox and other Mozilla products. The problem
is called a "frame injection" vulnerability and it can be quite annoying.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0607.html | 06.07.05 |
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Busted:
Israelis Arrested For Industrial Espionage
It all
began with Israeli author, Ammon Jacont, suspecting his ex-son-in-law of spying
on his computer and distributing unpublished works on the Internet. The ensuing
police investigation unraveled a much larger case of industrial espionage that
indicated blue chip Israeli companies.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0602.html | 06.02.05 |
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Feds
Set Their Target On BitTorrent
When "Star
Wars Episode II: Revenge of the Sith" became available for download hours before
the theatrical release, the Force departed from users of the increasingly popular
BitTorrent technology. Federal agents have launched a Death Star styled offensive
on file sharing website owners and users.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0526.html | 05.26.05 |
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Is
The US Ready For Cyber Warfare?
With the
exponentially growing military capability of the United States, it is becoming
increasingly difficult for enemies to create and maintain a physical military
strike. Most of them lack those kinds of resources, stymied by money and an intimidating
US Defense Department.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0519.html | 05.19.05 |
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Microsoft
Releases Security Fix For Windows 2000
In today's
issue of SecurityProNews, David Utter details the latest Microsoft security update,
this time, it's aimed at Windows 2000. David also provides information about the
state of Massachusetts and their battle against a number of spammers located in
Boston.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0512.html | 05.12.05 |
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World
Cup Email Offer Contains Sober Worm
How many
of you are troubled by spyware? According to a Webroot study, 88 percent of home
computers are infected with different types of spyware. This percentage, which
is undoubtedly higher than computers infected with viruses, indicates that spyware
remains one of, if not the biggest threat to home computer users.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0505.html | 05.05.05 |
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Information
Super Pirate Ship?
Two hundred
years ago, if you offered a pirate on the high seas a chest full of names, addresses
and personal information, Black Beard would have made you walk the plank-unless
the list was inscribed on pure gold. Today's pirates have left the waters for
landlubbin' (or maybe cyberlubbin') booty.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0428.html | 04.28.05 |
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Mobile
Viruses Continue To Increase
Welcome
SecurityProNews Readers. In today's issue, Jason Miller takes a look at the continuing
increase of viruses targeting mobile devices. These malicious programs, which
are designed to focus solely on technology powering the mobile generation, continue
to increase.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0421.html | 04.21.05 |
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Microsoft
Issues Eight Security Updates
In today's
SecurityProNews, we take a look at a number of subjects concerning Microsoft updates,
P2P lawsuits, and Microsoft lawsuits. The first subject deals with eight security-related
updates issued by the Redmond company early today.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0414.html | 04.14.05 |
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SPN
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http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0413.html | 04.13.05 |
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People
Learning To Live With Spam Mailings
As spam
mailings continue to permeate email inboxes throughout the Internet, the majority
of those who receive spam accept the unsolicited emails in stride, almost as if
it's an expected occurrence when using the Internet.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0412.html | 04.12.05 |
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Aggressive
Trojan Spreads Through Mobile Phones Messages
A variant
of the Cabir mobile virus, called Mabir, has been targeting mobile phones using
the Symbian Series 60 operating system. Mabir is capable of spreading via Bluetooth
or by a phone's messaging service.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0407.html | 04.07.05 |
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Corporations
Slow To Install SP2
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http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0330.html | 03.30.05 |
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Fingerprint
Sharing Alliance Targets Hackers
Arbor Networks,
a company committed to curbing Internet-based security attacks, has started a
coalition called the Fingerprint Sharing Alliance. The goal of the association
is to present a unified front against the various malicious computer attacks circulating
the web.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0329.html | 03.29.05 |
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Is
The Windows Server Environment More Secure Than Linux?
Which server
environment is more secure? Windows or Linux? This question has been debated to
the nth degree at the various computer forums, blogs, and numerous other places.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0324.html | 03.24.05 |
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Phishing
Attacks Up 366 Percent
The most
prevalent threats are apparently those that attempt to steal identity-related
information like phishing attacks. Arthur Wong, vice president of Symantec Security
Response and Managed Security Services, says, Attackers are launching increasingly
sophisticated attacks in an effort to compromise the integrity of corporate and
personal information."
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0322.html | 03.22.05 |
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Using
Malicious Programs To Rob Banks
An attempted
bank robbery in Britain has raised a number of questions concerning the possibility
of using keystroke-capturing software, like a Trojan virus, to help carry out
such a scheme.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0318.html | 03.18.05 |
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Is
Microsoft Using Windows Media Player To Spy On Users?
I received
the following email from Shane Hanson and I'm not sure what to think. Figured
I'd post it out of curiosity to see what my readers think of the accusations here
and to promote conspiracy theorist activity in general.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0315.html | 03.15.05 |
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Mobile
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Microsoft ISA Server 2004 as well as other third-party network security vendors.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0308.html | 03.08.05 |
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Microsoft’s
New Interest: Security
With the
New Year comes a fresh approach, a time to turn over a new leaf. With this in
mind, Microsoft has turned over a number of new leaves in their approach to securing
their software products.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0301.html | 03.01.05 |
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Internet
Explorer 7 To Address Security Issues
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RSA
Security Conference Kicks Off
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Harry
Potter Used As Mailing Exploit
The spam
community never seems to miss an opportunity to trick unsuspecting users into
opening and clicking what most would deem as unwanted mail. One of the more popular
ways to trick unsuspecting recipients is by using misleading subject lines.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0208.html | 02.08.05 |
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Was
Blaster Variant Sentence Too Light?
Last week,
the state of Minnesota sentenced Jeffrey Lee Parson, author of the Blaster worm
variant responsible for thousands of infections. However, there is a section of
the public who feel his sentence was too light. Considering the denial-of-service
attacks initiated by Parson's version of the Blaster worm, they may have a legitimate
argument.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0203.html | 02.03.05 |
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SPN
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With NetOp
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http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0202.htmlf | 02.02.05 |
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Congress
Bill Focuses On Spyware
The US
government is in the news today with a bill against the makers and distributors
of spyware, something long overdue, in my opinion. Hopefully, the bill can make
its way through the approval process, provided it actually protects…
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0127.html | 01.27.05 |
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http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0119.html | 01.19.05 |
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http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0115.html | 01.15.05 |
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Nigerian Scammers Hope To Cash In On Tsunami Tragedy
A new fraudulent
email has begun circling the Internet. It claims to be from an Asian charity helping
the victims of the recent devastating Tsunami that hit South-East Asia.
http://www.securitypronews.com/2005/0105.html | 01.05.05 |
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