Frank Washkuch

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Lieberman campaign site hacking investigated

Lieberman campaign site hacking investigated

Connecticut and federal officials are investigating whether the apparent hacking of U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman's campaign website just before his Democratic primary loss to challenger Ned Lamont was an illegal political dirty trick.
Frank Washkuch Aug 11 2006 5:55PM Security
ID Analytics to monitor retrieved VA data

ID Analytics to monitor retrieved VA data

ID Analytics will conduct data breach analysis for the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that personal information of millions of veterans and current members of the military was not misused, the department announced this week.
Frank Washkuch Aug 11 2006 5:45PM Security
Patch Windows now, Homeland Security warns

Patch Windows now, Homeland Security warns

In an unusual advisory, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urged PC users and system administrators to apply a recently released patch for Microsoft Windows as soon as possible.
Frank Washkuch Aug 10 2006 7:36PM Security
PoC trojan a new burden for BlackBerry devices

PoC trojan a new burden for BlackBerry devices

A security researcher has developed a proof-of-concept trojan that could hack into organizations that have BlackBerry servers behind their firewalls.
Frank Washkuch Aug 9 2006 8:00PM Security
Dealing with disaster

Dealing with disaster

It's every executive's nightmare. After several days of heavy rain and unexpected flooding, the office is drenched in water and the IT infrastructure is almost a total loss.
Frank Washkuch Aug 8 2006 10:10PM Security
The coming storm

The coming storm

Ask IT security experts to forecast the future of mobile device security, and their crystal ball might become a little murky — possibly because of looming storms on the horizon.
Frank Washkuch Aug 8 2006 9:28PM Security
Now a VA subcontractor's computer is missing

Now a VA subcontractor's computer is missing

Three months after a laptop breach put the personal information of millions of active duty service people at risk, another computer containing the personal information of veterans has gone missing.
Frank Washkuch Aug 8 2006 8:59PM Security
AOL teams with Kaspersky for free anti-virus offering

AOL teams with Kaspersky for free anti-virus offering

AOL users will now receive anti-virus protection from Kaspersky Lab at no cost, both companies announced this week.
Frank Washkuch Aug 8 2006 8:36PM Security
Lieberman camp accuses opponents of hacking campaign site

Lieberman camp accuses opponents of hacking campaign site

On the day of his boss' heated Democratic primary contest, the campaign manager for U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, D-Conn., accused supporters of opponent Ned Lamont a new political dirty trick: hacking into Lieberman's campaign website and disabling email distribution.
Frank Washkuch Aug 8 2006 8:04PM Security
New malicious site warnings from Google

New malicious site warnings from Google

Google is now warning its users about websites containing malware before the at-risk web-surfer visits the page.
Frank Washkuch Aug 7 2006 11:32PM Security
VA laptop thieves apprehended

VA laptop thieves apprehended

Maryland law enforcement authorities announced the arrest on Saturday of two state men allegedly responsible for the May theft of a laptop and hard drive containing the personal information of millions of veterans and active-duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Frank Washkuch Aug 7 2006 6:50PM Security
From Black Hat: IT pros still mostly worried about Windows

From Black Hat: IT pros still mostly worried about Windows

While threats against Macintosh operating systems are becoming more common, IT managers and researchers attending the Black Hat conference this week in Las Vegas said, by far, that they're still concerned with security on PCs running Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Frank Washkuch Aug 4 2006 8:25PM Security
Another big Patch Tuesday coming next week

Another big Patch Tuesday coming next week

For the second time in three months, Microsoft will release a dozen security fixes as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday release cycle.
Frank Washkuch Aug 3 2006 7:41PM Security
More than two dozen Mac flaws fixed

More than two dozen Mac flaws fixed

Apple patched 26 flaws - a number of which exposed end users to remote code execution - in a software release this week.
Frank Washkuch Aug 2 2006 9:55PM Security
KaZaa users warned of p2p worm

KaZaa users warned of p2p worm

Researchers are warning peer-to-peer (p2p) application users of a new proof-of-concept virus that acts similarly to the W97M/Melissa malware.
Frank Washkuch Aug 1 2006 9:40PM Security
Two Navy laptops with recruit information stolen

Two Navy laptops with recruit information stolen

Two laptops containing the personal information of 31,000 U.S. Navy recruits and applicants were stolen in the past two months from recruiting stations in New Jersey.
Frank Washkuch Jul 31 2006 10:46PM Security
Johansson to leave Microsoft for Amazon

Johansson to leave Microsoft for Amazon

Jesper Johansson, security program manager at Microsoft, has announced on his blog that he will leave the Redmond, Wash., software company for a position at Amazon.com.
Frank Washkuch Jul 31 2006 10:20PM Security
Senate minority leader victimized by ID theft

Senate minority leader victimized by ID theft

Victims of identity theft may have gained a new, powerful ally this week.
Frank Washkuch Jul 28 2006 6:54PM Security
New Firefox version includes security fix

New Firefox version includes security fix

Mozilla is encouraging Firefox users to install a newly released version that contains security fixes.
Frank Washkuch Jul 27 2006 9:13PM Security
Trojan claims to be Firefox extension, sends out personal info

Trojan claims to be Firefox extension, sends out personal info

A newly discovered trojan is taking advantage of the growing popularity of Mozilla's Firefox, claiming to be a browser extension to infect PCs.
Frank Washkuch Jul 26 2006 8:23PM Security

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