Recent articles by René Millman

Bluesnarfing brings Bluetooth blues

Bluesnarfing brings Bluetooth blues

Employees risk having confidential data accessed by hackers by leaving their Bluetooth-enabled mobiles and PDAs open to snooping, according to a new study.
René Millman Sep 27 2005 2:50PM Security
U.S. air traffic control system 'open to hackers'

U.S. air traffic control system 'open to hackers'

America's air traffic control systems are open to attack from hackers and cyber-terrorists according to a new GAO report.
René Millman Sep 27 2005 12:31PM Security
Home banking users fail to keep AV up to date

Home banking users fail to keep AV up to date

Over half of all home banking users admit their PCs and laptops have been infected by a computer virus, according to a new survey.
René Millman Sep 26 2005 5:25PM Security
Phishers set sights on AOL users

Phishers set sights on AOL users

Phishers are targeting hapless AOL users in an attempt to steal personal information and credit card details, according to Websense Security Labs.
René Millman Sep 23 2005 4:08PM Security
Expert blasts Home Secretary email blunder

Expert blasts Home Secretary email blunder

A security expert criticized the U.K. Home Office after a document outlining new terror measures was sent to opposition parties with amendments and deletions still within the document's hidden metadata.
René Millman Sep 16 2005 5:04PM Security
Paris Hilton hacker gets prison punishment

Paris Hilton hacker gets prison punishment

A Massachusetts teen has pleaded guilty to hacking into Paris Hilton's Sidekick cell phone.
René Millman Sep 16 2005 4:25PM Security
Japanese phisher gets suspended sentence

Japanese phisher gets suspended sentence

A Japanese man received a 22-month prison sentence after he created a fake website of Yahoo Japan in order to steal personal information from users of that portal. The sentence was suspended for four years.
René Millman Sep 15 2005 4:09PM Security
More spyware used in identity theft

More spyware used in identity theft

Spyware is increasingly being used by criminals to sniff out user passwords and log keystrokes, according to new research.
René Millman Sep 15 2005 3:12PM Security
Half of companies have no data leakage strategy

Half of companies have no data leakage strategy

Nearly half of companies do not have a strategy to deal with data leakage and information management, according to a new study.
René Millman Sep 8 2005 4:36PM Security
Network security appliance market worth $6.4 billion by 2008

Network security appliance market worth $6.4 billion by 2008

Growing fears of hacking, malware and virus infections have increased sales of security appliances and software, rising four percent to $1 billion in the first half of this year, according to new figures.
René Millman Sep 2 2005 11:09AM Security
Intel showcases anti-worm tech

Intel showcases anti-worm tech

Researchers at Intel have unveiled a new system which prevents PCs from spreading worms and viruses.
René Millman Aug 26 2005 5:20PM Security
Bring the outside in

Bring the outside in

Intel et al are selling the wonders of mobility, but security chiefs need to build freedom into policy, says René Millman
René Millman Aug 26 2005 10:36AM Security
CA hit by yet more vulnerabilities

CA hit by yet more vulnerabilities

Computer Associates is warning customers of yet more flaws affecting a large swathe of its products.
René Millman Aug 24 2005 2:48PM Security
Spyware hits new high

Spyware hits new high

Spyware is increasingly becoming the hacker's favorite weapon, despite efforts in the U.S. and elsewhere to legislate against it.
René Millman Aug 23 2005 3:02PM Security
Wireless hacker was bank insider

Wireless hacker was bank insider

A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Finland after he allegedly hacked into an online bank account and stole €200,000 ($244,000) from his company.
René Millman Aug 22 2005 4:35PM Security
Rotten Apple patch fixed

Rotten Apple patch fixed

Apple re-issued a critical security update for its OS X operating system after it was found to break 64-bit applications. The new update, called "2005-007 v1.1," replaced the flawed original that was released on Monday.
René Millman Aug 19 2005 12:35PM Security
Secure Computing buys CyberGuard

Secure Computing buys CyberGuard

Secure Computing has reached an agreement to buy rival CyberGuard for nearly $300 million. The move is the latest in a trend of consolidation in the IT security market.
René Millman Aug 18 2005 3:24PM Security
Teen hacker goes to the house of detention

Teen hacker goes to the house of detention

A teen hacker who hired out botnets to launch DoS attacks has been sentenced to five years in juvenile detention and ordered to pay $35,000 in restitution.
René Millman Aug 18 2005 11:26AM Security
Adware company sues former distributors

Adware company sues former distributors

An adware company has filed suit against several individuals who, it claimed, exploited security holes to secretly install software on users' computers without their knowledge or consent.
René Millman Aug 17 2005 3:01PM Security
Zotob worm silences the media

Zotob worm silences the media

A variant of the Zotob worm that attacks Windows computers has managed to cause havoc at various media outlets around the world.
René Millman Aug 17 2005 12:07PM Security

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