Ericka Chickowski

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Gromozon rootkit has infected 250,000 PCs

Gromozon rootkit has infected 250,000 PCs

A leading malware research firm in the UK warned on Friday that the nearly undetectable Gromozon rootkit has infected a quarter of a million computers.
Ericka Chickowski Sep 5 2006 11:16PM Security
SonicWALL: Users can't consistently identify phishing messages

SonicWALL: Users can't consistently identify phishing messages

A recent test showed that the majority of computer users were unable to distinguish fraudulent emails from legitimate messages when put to the test.
Ericka Chickowski Sep 1 2006 12:24AM Security
Malicious image spam entices users with soft porn

Malicious image spam entices users with soft porn

Hackers are taking advantage of image spam techniques and lusty minds to spread a new Trojan horse, experts at SophosLabs warned today.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 30 2006 10:32PM Security
TippingPoint reveals 29 unresolved flaws

TippingPoint reveals 29 unresolved flaws

TippingPoint announced Monday that it has more than 29 different vulnerabilities that it is working on with manufacturers to resolve before publicly disclosing them.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 30 2006 5:23AM Security
Cisco releases two security advisories for firewall, VPN

Cisco releases two security advisories for firewall, VPN

Cisco Systems released two security advisories on Wednesday warning about vulnerabilities in its firewall and VPN products.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 25 2006 12:08AM Security
ArcSight simplfies SIM with new standard

ArcSight simplfies SIM with new standard

One of the industry's leading enterprise security management software vendors released a new open log management standard on Tuesday that may make it easier to collect and examine security information.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 24 2006 1:44AM Security
Microsoft delays patch re-release; MS patch contains new flaw, says researcher

Microsoft delays patch re-release; MS patch contains new flaw, says researcher

Microsoft announced - counter to its announcement last week - it will not release a formal fix for its MS06-042 patch today, resulting in the company telling the security community that IT administrators should find a workaround to deal with a vulnerability caused by the existing patch.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 23 2006 1:27AM Security
Treasury report: IRS email systems insecure

Treasury report: IRS email systems insecure

A new report released last week found that the majority of employees working for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) abuse the agency's email service.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 16 2006 10:31PM Security
Washington AG targets Movieland.com in spyware case

Washington AG targets Movieland.com in spyware case

Washington state's legal team announced that it is gunning for a movie download service that flooded consumers with spyware ads demanding payment for services they never signed up for.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 15 2006 8:48PM Security
Image spam triples in three months

Image spam triples in three months

Ever-resourceful spammers tripled the amount of image spam sent to users in the last three months, researchers announced today.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 14 2006 11:07PM Security
Akonix: Most send business messages via IM

Akonix: Most send business messages via IM

According to new survey results released by Akonix Systems today, more than half of business people today are using instant messaging (IM) as a supplement to email communications.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 9 2006 10:25PM Security
IT pros burn the midnight oil as Microsoft fixes 23 flaws on Patch Tuesday

IT pros burn the midnight oil as Microsoft fixes 23 flaws on Patch Tuesday

IT professionals are having a long day today as Microsoft fixed the most vulnerabilities during a Patch Tuesday since it began its monthly patching cycle
Ericka Chickowski Aug 8 2006 11:07PM Security
Cultivating good code

Cultivating good code

If there is one incontrovertible truth about software development, it's that there is no way to write perfect code. No matter what developers do to get rid of bugs and vulnerabilities, experts believe they will always make coding mistakes that will be overlooked before the program goes out the door.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 8 2006 9:45PM Security
House advantage

House advantage

Nothing says "good fortune" louder than the clatter of coins cascading into the winner's tray of a slot machine. But these days that jangle is nothing more than set dressing. Instead of bucketfuls of quarters, lucky gamblers are rewarded with the pre-recorded sound of falling coins and a printed voucher for their booty.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 8 2006 9:14PM Security
Consumers say security affects brand trust

Consumers say security affects brand trust

Experts from the security and marketing world released survey results on Monday that confirmed many suspicions that security can have consequences for corporate brands.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 8 2006 12:43AM Security
2 minutes on ... EMC and RSA unite

2 minutes on ... EMC and RSA unite

This year has been a big one for security mergers and acquisitions, but it is likely that no deal will be as momentous as the one announced by EMC Corporation and RSA Security in July.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 7 2006 8:59PM Security
Black Hat wrap-up: Less hackers, but plenty of flaws

Black Hat wrap-up: Less hackers, but plenty of flaws

Black Hat wrapped up on Thursday after several days of vulnerability revelations that proved that the event hasn't lost its edge even as attendance skewed more heavily toward security professionals rather than hackers this year.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 4 2006 8:55PM Security
From Black Hat: To disclose or not to disclose?

From Black Hat: To disclose or not to disclose?

Though there is still much dissension in the security world over what is the right way to disclose security vulnerability, a panel of researchers, vendors and end users all agreed at Black Hat yesterday that the disclosure environment has improved over the last several years.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 4 2006 3:04PM Security
From Black Hat: Webroot CTO: Spyware threats on the increase

From Black Hat: Webroot CTO: Spyware threats on the increase

Experts convened at BlackHat on Wednesday reported that the spyware threat continues to increase and it will remain unbeatable while jurisdictional issues between government enforcement bodies persist.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 3 2006 2:48PM Security
IE 7 to be pushed as a security patch

IE 7 to be pushed as a security patch

Microsoft will push Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7) for Windows XP as a high priority security patch through Automatic Updates later this year.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 31 2006 7:15AM Security

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