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Lynas freshens web security after hacks

Lynas freshens web security after hacks

Re-aligns website responsibility.
Ry Crozier Oct 8 2013 10:14AM Security
Network admins field more DDoS attacks

Network admins field more DDoS attacks

Arbor claims spike.
Ry Crozier Feb 1 2011 12:15AM Networking
Botnet-driven attacks at 'tipping point'

Botnet-driven attacks at 'tipping point'

Denial-of-service and other attacks increasingly motivated by political and
activist groups.
Phil Muncaster Feb 11 2010 12:39PM Security
PushDo botnet launches web attacks

PushDo botnet launches web attacks

Security, government sites targeted for DoS.
Shaun Nichols Feb 3 2010 3:15PM Security
Microsoft looking into new SMB vulnerability report

Microsoft looking into new SMB vulnerability report

Investigation begins at Redmond.
Dan Kaplan Nov 16 2009 11:41AM Security
Researchers devise DoS attack filter

Researchers devise DoS attack filter

Developing traffic authentication smarts.
Nick Farrell Oct 2 2009 3:32PM Security
Cisco warns of new Unified Communications flaw

Cisco warns of new Unified Communications flaw

Telephony tool vulnerable to pair of denial of service attacks.
Shaun Nichols Aug 28 2009 2:58PM Security
Georgian blogger target of social media meltdown?

Georgian blogger target of social media meltdown?

Global network suffers collateral damage.
Munir Kotadia Aug 7 2009 5:37PM Security
Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal attacked

Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal attacked

A series of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) against popular social media sites appear to have stopped after causing hours of mayhem.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2009 9:50AM Security
Mass attacks on government and financial sites continue

Mass attacks on government and financial sites continue

Researchers remain unsure of the source of an ongoing distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that is affecting a number of US and South Korean government websites, along with financial institutions, such as the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ sites, as well as various military sites and the Washington Post.
Chuck Miller Jul 9 2009 11:22AM Security
Rolling Stone magazine hacker arrested

Rolling Stone magazine hacker arrested

A disgruntled software developer has been charged with launching attacks against Rolling Stone and Radar Magazine.
Chuck Miller Jul 2 2009 9:39AM Security
Traffic spike kills CBA NetBank

Traffic spike kills CBA NetBank

But no security breach, Bank says.
Ry Crozier Jun 30 2009 3:37PM Security
Worm-Shiv causes problems with denial of service

Worm-Shiv causes problems with denial of service

A worm that prevents certain applications from working properly has been detected by Webroot.
Dan Raywood Apr 14 2009 11:37AM Security
Fortinet offers free recovery tool for SMS attack

Fortinet offers free recovery tool for SMS attack

UTM vendor Fortinet has released a free software application to help users recover from the recently discovered ‘Curse of Silence’ or ‘CurseSMS’ mobile attack.
Staff Writers Jan 7 2009 2:04PM Security
Denial of service attackers face 10 years in prison

Denial of service attackers face 10 years in prison

Denial-of-service attackers in the UK now face up to ten years in prison under the new Police and Justice Act 2006, which came into force last week.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 13 2006 11:50AM Security
DDoS: don't get stuck in denial

DDoS: don't get stuck in denial

Forward-looking companies have long realized the great business opportunities that the Internet offers and it's no secret that organizations are shifting more and more of their business processes online.
Staff Writers Apr 25 2005 12:36PM Security
Cisco routers vulnerable to Denial Of Service attacks

Cisco routers vulnerable to Denial Of Service attacks

Cisco has revealed that vulnerabilities in its Internetwork Operating Software can allow hackers to launch successful Denial of Services attacks against routers for the Cisco IOS Telephony Service, Cisco CallManager Express, and Survivable Remote Site Telephony.
Staff Writers Jan 24 2005 10:28AM Hardware
Al-Jazeera hacked in DoS attack

Al-Jazeera hacked in DoS attack

Qatari news broadcaster Al-Jazeera -- sometimes called the Arab CNN -- has again been hit by hackers, with its computer network compromised by trojans causing Denial of Service (DoS) attacks on its global customer base, including in Australia.
Staff Writers Jan 19 2005 1:23PM Security

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