Microsoft Braces for Windows Attacks
Now that the long-awaited next version of Windows is in customers' hands, officials at Microsoft Corp. are bracing themselves for what they know is coming: vulnerability reports, bug alerts and all manner of other security-related issues.
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Date: 2003-04-30
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Microsoft's Security Straw Man
Is there a "war room" somewhere where scores of Kevin Mitnick wannabes are pounding away at Microsoft products, trying to find weaknesses? If not, too bad.
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Date: 2003-04-22
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Melding IT, Physical Security
Computer Associates International Inc., Gemplus S.A. and several other companies last week announced the formation of a group that is working on open specifications and best practices for integrating information security and physical security.
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Date: 2003-04-22
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Windows 2003 leaves security gaps
Microsoft will launch Windows Server 2003 Thursday, offering improved security and faster file and web server performance compared with Windows 2000, according to tests carried out by vnunet.com's sister title, IT Week.
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Date: 2003-04-22
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Frankly Speaking: Secure Your Users
At the RSA Security conference last week in San Francisco, the big news was a new set of cybersecurity best practices, a new application vulnerability description language and a push for Web services security, along with the usual collection of new IT security products.
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Date: 2003-04-22
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Court blocks security conference talk
A pair of students were blocked by a state court from presenting information at a Georgia security and hackers' conference on how to break into and modify a university electronic transactions system.
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Date: 2003-04-16
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IBM updates PC security software
IBM on Tuesday announced version 5.1 of its Client Security Software, which, in conjunction with a security chip, helps protect passwords and other data inside PCs.
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Date: 2003-04-16
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McAfee's SpamKiller goes on the hunt
McAfee Security, a business division of Network Associates, has released McAfee SpamKiller, the first product in the company’s spam reduction portfolio.
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Date: 2003-04-15
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Spam and virus havoc drive security spending
The universal problems of spam email and viruses mean companies that specialise in software, hardware and services for the security industry could see stronger growth this year than counterparts in other technology fields, according to speakers at this week's RSA Conference 2003 in San Francisco.
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Date: 2003-04-15
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Frequently Asked Computer Security Questions
Working on the Internet provides Internet marketers with the opportunity to make a living in the comfort of their own home. However, as your business is completely reliant upon your computer, you must take the necessary steps to ensure your computer is safe.
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Date: 2003-04-14
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Tech on privacy: Offender or defender?
SAN JOSE, Calif.--Although modern technology created many of society's most pressing threats to privacy, a group of researchers is out to prove that it is also the greatest defender of civil liberties.
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Date: 2003-04-11
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Sparks over Power Grid Cybersecurity
A new measure aims to protect the networks that control electric power distribution throughout North America. But not everyone is juiced over plans to hold utilities accountable to tight security practices.
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Date: 2003-04-10
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So, You Have Been Cracked. What Next?
As much as we would all like to say that our systems are impenetrable, the truth of the matter is that they aren't. No matter how much we patch, upgrade, and tune our systems, there are still vulnerabilities that have yet to be discovered. There is always the chance that some recently discovered exploit will be used against your system(s) before a patch is even available from your vendors. That being said, let's take a look at what your first responses to a break in should be.
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Date: 2003-04-04
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WS-I creates security standards body
Working group will focus on ways to develop secure web services. The Web Services Interoperability Organisation (WS-I) yesterday unveiled the formation of a new security working group to focus on ways to develop secure web services.
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Date: 2003-04-03
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