Frank Washkuch

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Notre Dame server breached

Notre Dame server breached

A hacker may have gained access to images of checks sent to the University of Notre Dame after the breach of one of the college’s servers earlier this month.
Frank Washkuch Jan 24 2006 8:38PM Security
Former Veritas CEO to quit Symantec

Former Veritas CEO to quit Symantec

Gary L. Bloom, president and vice chairman of Symantec, will leave the company in two months.
Frank Washkuch Jan 24 2006 8:16PM Security
Half-million PCs infected by porn worm

Half-million PCs infected by porn worm

More than 500,000 PCs have been infected by the Nyxem worm, which is set to enter its next stage on Feb. 3.
Frank Washkuch Jan 23 2006 9:26PM Security
IBM: Cybercriminals to get stealthier

IBM: Cybercriminals to get stealthier

Cybercrime will focus on attacking specific organizations or companies for extortion in the next year, moving away from mass global attacks, a recent report has said.
Frank Washkuch Jan 23 2006 9:05PM Security
Google's standoff with feds still on

Google's standoff with feds still on

Google refused to blink Friday in its standoff with the federal government over a U.S. Justice Department’s subpoena requiring the company to turn over personal search information.
Frank Washkuch Jan 20 2006 10:15PM Security
Users shying from OneCare firewall

Users shying from OneCare firewall

Microsoft officials have been trying to figure out what OneCare users’ beef is with the beta’s firewall, company technicians said this week.
Frank Washkuch Jan 20 2006 9:58PM Security
20 years of the PC virus

20 years of the PC virus

If you saw someone buying 20 candles for a cake today, he or she could have been a hacker. That's because today marked two decades since the detection of boot sector virus “Brain” – regarded by many experts as the first PC virus.
Frank Washkuch Jan 19 2006 8:57PM Security
iTunes now warning about MiniStore

iTunes now warning about MiniStore

Apple has added a warning to iTunes, telling users its MiniStore feature phones consumer information back to the company.
Frank Washkuch Jan 19 2006 8:45PM Security
Wireless woes for Windows

Wireless woes for Windows

Laptop users with Microsoft Windows OSs have been warned that their laptops may be broadcasting the SSIDs of ad-hoc networks without user knowledge.
Frank Washkuch Jan 18 2006 9:19PM Security
The IT pro's likes and gripes

The IT pro's likes and gripes

Information security professionals enjoy an atmosphere of trust and independence in the workplace but also believe management must improve its long-term vision, a recent survey by the SANS Institute has pointed out.
Frank Washkuch Jan 18 2006 8:53PM Security
Vista users get WMF patch

Vista users get WMF patch

Microsoft has extended its Windows metafile (WMF) patch to preview versions of its next-generation Windows Vista operating system.
Frank Washkuch Jan 17 2006 9:12PM Security
Firm: WMF patch ignored by many

Firm: WMF patch ignored by many

The Windows metafile (WMF) vulnerability that forced Microsoft to hurry an out-of-cycle patch to the public is still a threat because many home users have not yet fixed their PCs, one security firm warned today.
Frank Washkuch Jan 16 2006 10:04PM Security
Medium enterprise: Layering for fast expansion

Medium enterprise: Layering for fast expansion

One day, you are the IT security pro for a tidy, small company with about 700 PCs on your mind. The next day, more than one thousand additional unique users plug into your system – each with the average 18-to-22-year-old’s collection of spyware and viruses stored on a range of PCs.
Frank Washkuch Jan 13 2006 8:47PM Security
iTunes phone home irks users

iTunes phone home irks users

The feature in the latest version of iTunes that phones home user information can be easily disabled, security experts said this week.
Frank Washkuch Jan 13 2006 7:08PM Security
Symantec owns up to 'rootkit'

Symantec owns up to 'rootkit'

Symantec went public with its own use of rootkit-like technology this week, offering users a fix and saying the bug posed only a "low" risk.
Frank Washkuch Jan 12 2006 8:44PM Security
2 minutes on...Securing energy facilities for the future

2 minutes on...Securing energy facilities for the future

The monitoring systems of power plants and other industrial installments will become better defended against internet-based threats in coming years, one leading security analyst has predicted.
Frank Washkuch Jan 11 2006 9:46PM Security
Microsoft: New WMF vulnerabilities not exploitable

Microsoft: New WMF vulnerabilities not exploitable

Microsoft has downplayed additional memory corruption vulnerabilities in its Windows metafile image processing.
Frank Washkuch Jan 11 2006 8:29PM Security
Patch Tuesday fixes two problems

Patch Tuesday fixes two problems

Less than a week after releasing an out-of-cycle security patch, Microsoft got back on schedule by making two other patches it deemed “critical” public as its January “Patch Tuesday” bulletin.
Frank Washkuch Jan 10 2006 10:33PM Security
Online shoppers unhappy with old-line retailers

Online shoppers unhappy with old-line retailers

Netflix and Amazon were among the best performing online retailers this holiday season, a study of the top 40 retail websites in 2005 has shown.
Frank Washkuch Jan 10 2006 10:09PM Security
Hodges quits McAfee, moves on to Websense

Hodges quits McAfee, moves on to Websense

Gene Hodges took over Monday as the new chief executive officer of Websense after resigning as president of McAfee.
Frank Washkuch Jan 10 2006 9:48PM Security

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