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Scots hacker arrested after DDoS attack

Scots hacker arrested after DDoS attack

A 27-year old Scot has been arrested under the 1990 Computer Misuse Act on suspicion of launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. A joint operation between the US secret service and Scottish police culminated in a raid in Elgin, northeast Scotland in which a number of houses were searched.
David Quainton Jan 18 2005 10:24AM Security
The zombies are ready to attack your networks

The zombies are ready to attack your networks
Nick Barron Dec 6 2004 4:34PM Security
ATMs might be at risk of another virus attack

ATMs might be at risk of another virus attack
Staff Writers Nov 12 2004 5:02PM Security
Massive data attack cripples online firm

Massive data attack cripples online firm

Extortionists managed to cripple operations at Protx, a UK-based secure online payment company, by bombarding it with up to 500 megabytes of data a second.
David Quainton Nov 8 2004 4:51PM Security
How to prevent the unknown attack - proactive filtering

How to prevent the unknown attack - proactive filtering

If you’re in corporate IT, it can be a difficult world keeping on top of security to keep your business systems running.
Dr. Horst Sep 7 2004 10:54AM Security
Dell builds ANZ forces for services attack

Dell builds ANZ forces for services attack

Dell has escalated its attack on the Australasian services market, applying its successful direct business model to one of the last profit bastions of the channel and doubtless treading on service provider toes across both countries.
Fleur Doidge Sep 1 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Barclays Bank targeted in phishing attack

Barclays Bank targeted in phishing attack

Barclays Bank customers are falling victim to one of the latest phishing attacks.
Dan Ilett Aug 13 2004 4:57AM Security
ASUS in laptop market attack

ASUS in laptop market attack

Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS is set to crank up its notebook business in Australia through its distribution partners, as it looks to replicate its market leading position in Taiwan.
Byron Connolly Jul 23 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Cisco in SMB market attack

Cisco in SMB market attack

Networking giant Cisco Systems Australia is looking to put pressure on competing suppliers D-Link and Netgear with a new SMB-targeted channel program dubbed Simply Cisco Engage.
Byron Connolly Jul 9 2004 12:00AM Networking
Microsoft investigating source of internet attack

Microsoft investigating source of internet attack

Microsoft on Saturday said it was working with law enforcement to track down those responsible for an attack that compromised enterprise web sites running unpatched versions of IIS 5.0 (Internet Information Services).
Marcia Savage Jun 28 2004 4:22PM Security
Review: Attack Mitigator IPS 2400

Review: Attack Mitigator IPS 2400

Top Layer's Attack Mitigator IPS is actually a family of ASIC-based Network Intrusion Prevention Systems (NIPS), with blocking and control against certain types of cyber attacks. The product tested is the Attack Mitigator IPS 2400, a combination of multiple Attack Mitigator IPS 1000 and load-balancer units.

Bob Walder Mar 25 2004 12:00AM Security
ISS customers targeted in worm attack

ISS customers targeted in worm attack

A malicious worm is targeting customers of IT security firm Internet Security Systems (ISS).
Dan Ilett Mar 22 2004 1:21PM Security
Hackers Turn To P2P Resources For Attack Vectors

Hackers Turn To P2P Resources For Attack Vectors

A freely available peer-to-peer (P2P) hacking tool has become the weapon of choice for many hackers looking to take control of users' PCs.
Steve Gold Mar 18 2004 2:53PM Security
Two new Mydoom variants launch attack

Two new Mydoom variants launch attack
Paul Thurrott Feb 11 2004 12:00AM Security
A Next-Generation DoS Attack: ‘Distributed Reflection’

A Next-Generation DoS Attack: ‘Distributed Reflection’

Denial-of-service (DoS) attacks just got worse - and easier! DoS is actually a grab bag of a great many techniques (such as worms and SYN flooding), all with the objective of denying legitimate clients access to services running on Internet based servers.
Rodney Denno Jan 14 2004 4:00PM Security
“When spammers attack!”

“When spammers attack!”

In the summer of 2003 a new email virus hit the front pages of the newspapers worldwide.
Mark Sunner Jan 9 2004 12:58PM Security
SecureData heads SQL attack with NZ acquisition

SecureData heads SQL attack with NZ acquisition

Storage reseller and services provider SecureData Group has bought a controlling stake in a New Zealand-based database management company, SQL Services.
Fleur Doidge Dec 1 2003 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Review: Attack Mitigator IPS 1000

Review: Attack Mitigator IPS 1000

Top Layer Networks' Attack Mitigator lies at the traditional end of intrusion prevention. It aims to defend against both internal and external hackers using denial-of- service (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), as well as giving broad protection against other well-known attacks. This is done using a mixture of stateful inspection hardware and packet inspection software.
René Millman Jul 1 2003 12:00AM Security

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