Recent articles by Chuck Miller

DDoS attacks hit major web services

DDoS attacks hit major web services

A DNS service provider and a domain registrar apparently fell victim to major distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks this week.
Chuck Miller Apr 3 2009 11:48AM Security
Google: No significant security issues with Google Docs

Google: No significant security issues with Google Docs

Despite apparent security issues in Google Docs, the company is playing down the risks.
Chuck Miller Mar 30 2009 11:07AM Security
Cisco releases security updates for IOS

Cisco releases security updates for IOS

Security updates for Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (IOS) have been released to shield against a number of vulnerabilities.
Chuck Miller Mar 26 2009 10:09AM Security
Internet Explorer 8 "critical" flaw in final version

Internet Explorer 8 "critical" flaw in final version

The Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) vulnerability demonstrated last week at the CanSecWest hacker conference In the beta version of the popular web browser also exists in the final version.
Chuck Miller Mar 25 2009 10:37AM Security
Intel CPU exploit threatens PCs worldwide

Intel CPU exploit threatens PCs worldwide

Researchers at Invisible Things Lab have released information on a security exploit that could compromise PCs that run on Intel processors.
Chuck Miller Mar 23 2009 11:10AM Security
Cloud security: Is it raining in the cloud?

Cloud security: Is it raining in the cloud?

Chuck Miller looks at the ins and outs of security in the cloud.
Chuck Miller Mar 19 2009 3:04PM Security
Spam attacks focus on victims' economic gloom

Spam attacks focus on victims' economic gloom

The economy remains the main topic spammers focus on to lure users into opening emails with malicious links, according to Symantec's March 2009 "State of Spam" report.
Chuck Miller Mar 18 2009 10:05AM Security
Google's glitch in the cloud

Google's glitch in the cloud

Google Docs, a web-based word processor, experienced a glitch that shared documents without permission.
Chuck Miller Mar 10 2009 10:57AM Security
Conficker worm variant kills security processes

Conficker worm variant kills security processes

Computer systems that are already infected by the Conficker worm are being pushed a new component that kills protective security processes.
Chuck Miller Mar 9 2009 10:48AM Security
Opera closes multiple security vulnerabilites with update

Opera closes multiple security vulnerabilites with update

A new version of the Opera browser closes several security holes that could have enabled an attacker to execute arbitrary code or launch cross-domain scripting attacks.
Chuck Miller Mar 4 2009 10:59AM Security
UPS trojan strikes again

UPS trojan strikes again

A trojan masquerading as an email notice from UPS, the delivery service, tries to dupe users into clicking on an enclosure to download malware.
Chuck Miller Mar 4 2009 10:53AM Security
Conficker worm targets legitimate travel site

Conficker worm targets legitimate travel site

The website for Southwest Airlines, along with a number of other legitimate sites, could face downtime due to the Conficker worm, according to a researcher.
Chuck Miller Mar 3 2009 10:38AM Security
First arrests made in Heartland data breach case

First arrests made in Heartland data breach case

Three men have been arrested in Florida in connection with the Heartland data breach, according to US authorities.
Chuck Miller Feb 16 2009 11:41AM Security
BlackBerry security hole patched

BlackBerry security hole patched

A security hole in the Windows software used to download files to BlackBerry phones has been plugged.
Chuck Miller Feb 12 2009 11:08AM Security
RIM wins battle for cryptography company Certicom

RIM wins battle for cryptography company Certicom

Research In Motion, maker of Blackberry phones, appears to have prevailed in its pursuit of Certicom.
Chuck Miller Feb 11 2009 10:38AM Security
New exploit devised for the Mac

New exploit devised for the Mac

A researcher in Italy claims he has found a valid way to run hostile code on Apple's OS X operating system.
Chuck Miller Jan 22 2009 10:53AM Security
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fix the SMB protocol

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fix the SMB protocol

The latest update from Microsoft for its monthly patch batch involves fixing an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that exists in the way that Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol software handles SMB packets.
Chuck Miller Jan 14 2009 10:41AM Security
Firefox joins in security update whirlwind

Firefox joins in security update whirlwind

Along with the updates to Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Apple's Safari fixes, and the latest Opera patches, Mozilla has released its own security updates for Firefox.
Chuck Miller Dec 18 2008 11:03AM Security
New zero-day Internet Explorer exploit uncovered

New zero-day Internet Explorer exploit uncovered

Microsoft has issued a new security advisory, warning about potential attacks against a newly uncovered vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
Chuck Miller Dec 12 2008 11:09AM Security
Anatomy of a spam business

Anatomy of a spam business

In less than nine months in 2007, a botnet-driven junk mail network earned US$7.5 million for its operators -- just one example of the polished, modern-day spam operation, a panel said Wednesday at the SC World Congress.
Chuck Miller Dec 11 2008 10:00AM Security

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