Ericka Chickowski

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VeriSign iDefense offers US$48,000 for Vista, Internet Explorer 7 vulnerabilities

VeriSign iDefense offers US$48,000 for Vista, Internet Explorer 7 vulnerabilities

VeriSign's iDefense Labs is offering a total of US$48,000 in awards for remotely exploitable vulnerabilities in the new Windows Vista operating system and Internet Explorer 7.0.
Ericka Chickowski Jan 12 2007 6:10AM Security
Five predictions for instant messaging security in 2007

Five predictions for instant messaging security in 2007

Organisations will face a number of factors in 2007 that will force them to address their instant messaging (IM) security and compliance practices, predicted messaging security firm Akonix last week.
Ericka Chickowski Jan 9 2007 7:19PM Security
Los Angeles city employees charged with hacking traffic lights

Los Angeles city employees charged with hacking traffic lights

Two Los Angeles municipal traffic engineers were arraigned and charged with hacking city systems to disable traffic lights, all in connection with a labour dispute.
Ericka Chickowski Jan 9 2007 6:32PM Security
Akonix predicts 2007 IM security drivers

Akonix predicts 2007 IM security drivers

Many organisations will face a number of factors in 2007 that will converge together to force them to more fully address their instant messaging (IM) security and compliance practices, predicted the IM security firm Akonix last week.
Ericka Chickowski Jan 8 2007 10:02PM Security
OpenOffice patches Windows Metafile hole

OpenOffice patches Windows Metafile hole

The vendors who distribute OpenOffice issued a patch this week to fix a Windows Metafile (WMF) vulnerability in the open-source productivity suite.
Ericka Chickowski Jan 5 2007 11:53PM Security
Opera discloses two fresh flaws

Opera discloses two fresh flaws

Opera Software released two security advisories for Opera vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to remotely execute code on affected systems.
Ericka Chickowski Jan 5 2007 11:45PM Security
Microsoft to release eight fixes on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft to release eight fixes on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft announced Thursday that it will release eight security patches for vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office and Visual Studio next Tuesday.
Ericka Chickowski Jan 5 2007 12:18AM Security
Exploit released for Windows Mobile flaw

Exploit released for Windows Mobile flaw

A leading mobile security researcher last week unveiled a new proof-of-concept exploit targeting an unpatched Windows Mobile vulnerability that has been publicly disclosed for over six months.
Ericka Chickowski Jan 2 2007 5:12PM Security
Grinch hacks Santa Claus site

Grinch hacks Santa Claus site

Not even Santa Claus is safe from hackers this year, as StopBadware.org reported today that a philanthropist with the legal name of Santa Claus had his site targeted by hackers.
Ericka Chickowski Dec 21 2006 9:07PM Security
Former UBS system administrator gets eight years for logic bomb

Former UBS system administrator gets eight years for logic bomb

A former systems administrator for UBS PaineWebber was sentenced to over eight years in jail and fined US$3.1 million last week after he was found guilty for leaving a logic bomb on UBS' systems and trading securities on the assumption that the company's stock would fall.
Ericka Chickowski Dec 19 2006 9:03AM Security
Symantec patches Veritas flaw trio

Symantec patches Veritas flaw trio

Symantec has announced a trio of highly critical vulnerabilities in Veritas NetBackup.
Ericka Chickowski Dec 15 2006 9:47AM Security
UCLA notifies 800,000 of personal data hack

UCLA notifies 800,000 of personal data hack

The University of California, Los Angeles alerted 800,000 people on Tuesday that their personal information may have been compromised after discovering that hackers have been exploiting an undetected security hole in a database for more than a year.
Ericka Chickowski Dec 13 2006 11:58AM Security
Pakistan makes arrests in ransom-hacking case

Pakistan makes arrests in ransom-hacking case

Pakistani authorities last week made the country's first arrest in a "hacking-for-ransom" case.
Ericka Chickowski Dec 12 2006 12:00PM Security
Electronic documents used in legal proceedings could boost stature of IT professionals

Electronic documents used in legal proceedings could boost stature of IT professionals

IT security professionals are scrambling to learn how the latest change in US federal regulations governing electronic legal documents affects their jobs.
Ericka Chickowski Dec 8 2006 9:27AM Security
eEye releases Zero-Day Tracker

eEye releases Zero-Day Tracker

Researchers with eEye Digital Security released a new vulnerability tracking tool this week designed to help security practitioners reduce their risks of Zero-Day attacks.
Ericka Chickowski Dec 8 2006 12:02AM Security
Vista Launch: Most vendors come up empty at Windows release

Vista Launch: Most vendors come up empty at Windows release

As Microsoft trumpeted the business release of its Vista operating system lat week security vendors scrambled to offer third-party anti-virus software for the new Windows ecosystem.
Ericka Chickowski Dec 4 2006 9:30AM Security
Vista Launch: New OS an opportunity for niche security firms

Vista Launch: New OS an opportunity for niche security firms

While most major security vendors worked out the kinks in their Windows Vista-compatible offerings this week, some niche vendors were taking advantage of the corporate launch to unveil new security solutions.
Ericka Chickowski Dec 4 2006 9:20AM Security
Vista launch: New OS vulnerable to common threats

Vista launch: New OS vulnerable to common threats

Microsoft Vista is susceptible to common malware attacks that have been in the wild for more than two years, experts at Sophos warned this week.
Ericka Chickowski Dec 4 2006 9:00AM Security
McAfee: Top 2007 threats will be money-makers

McAfee: Top 2007 threats will be money-makers

Researchers at McAfee Avert Labs predicted this week that the top security threats in 2007 will revolve around increased production of malware by organised criminals for monetary gain.
Ericka Chickowski Dec 1 2006 3:21PM Security
Gartner: Web security fears cause losses in 2006

Gartner: Web security fears cause losses in 2006

Consumer anxiety about internet security has caused a US$2 billion loss in e-commerce and banking transactions this year, according to a Gartner analyst.
Ericka Chickowski Nov 29 2006 9:36AM Security

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