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Proof of concept worm targets Oracle databases

Proof of concept worm targets Oracle databases

An anonymous developer has published details of a proof-of-concept worm engineered to compromise Oracle databases which have been left with default user accounts and passwords.
William Eazel Nov 8 2005 2:04PM Security
Aussies start purge of antipodean zombies

Aussies start purge of antipodean zombies

A new campaign to drive zombie computers off the internet has been launched by the Australian government.
René Millman Nov 7 2005 12:47PM Security
AOL Instant Messenger worm harbinger of worse malware to come

AOL Instant Messenger worm harbinger of worse malware to come

Security experts have warned that a new generation of hybrid malware is being developed that targets Instant Messenger (IM) networks to propagate.
William Eazel Nov 3 2005 9:45AM Security
Compliance more of a worry for IT than viruses, worms

Compliance more of a worry for IT than viruses, worms

Compliance is more of a concern for IT professional than worms and viruses, according to a new survey.
René Millman Nov 2 2005 4:29PM Security
New type of phishing could hit mobile phone users

New type of phishing could hit mobile phone users

Experts have warned of a new type of phishing that could siphon bank details from mobile phone users.
René Millman Nov 1 2005 1:18PM Security
One third of large enterprises admit being hacked

One third of large enterprises admit being hacked

A third of large enterprises admit they have been victims of intrusions to their office networks and office servers in the last two years, research has claimed. According to a poll of 360 enterprise IT security professionals published today, more than 40 percent of companies with 20,000 or more employees indicate that they have fallen victim to hackers during the same time period.
William Eazel Nov 1 2005 10:07AM Security
Experts warn of highly critical Skype vulnerabilities

Experts warn of highly critical Skype vulnerabilities

Security experts today warned of a trio of “highly critical” vulnerabilities that has been discovered in Skype’s VoIP client software, which can be exploited by malicious hackers to cause DoS attacks, or to take remote control of compromised systems.
William Eazel Oct 26 2005 10:12AM Security
Four-fifth of DNS servers open to DoS and Pharming attacks

Four-fifth of DNS servers open to DoS and Pharming attacks

Over 80 percent of public DNS servers around the world are open to pharming and DoS attacks, according to a new study.
René Millman Oct 25 2005 1:19PM Security
Take the pain out of patching

Take the pain out of patching

It is a constant race to keep up with the virus writers as they push out exploits for newly published vulnerabilities. René Millman looks at the secret of successful patch management
René Millman Oct 21 2005 2:07PM Security
Fear of identity theft holds back global e-commerce

Fear of identity theft holds back global e-commerce

Although online transactions are increasing in both the U.S. and Europe, a growing fear of identity theft and other online fraud is eroding confidence in e-commerce, newly published research has warned.
William Eazel Oct 19 2005 10:43AM Security
Microsoft warns of flaw in latest Windows patch

Microsoft warns of flaw in latest Windows patch

Microsoft has issued a warning that flaws in its latest Windows patch designed to protect against newly discovered critical Windows vulnerabilities have been causing “various problems” for an as yet unknown number of users.
William Eazel Oct 19 2005 10:35AM Security
Cisco gets more of a NAC for security

Cisco gets more of a NAC for security

Cisco unveiled the second stage of its Network Admission Control (NAC) initiative, porting software to its range of Catalyst switches and wireless products. In addition, three new partners were bought into the fold to add vulnerability scanning to the framework.
René Millman Oct 18 2005 1:13PM Security
US branded worst spamming nation as impact of zombie computers rises

US branded worst spamming nation as impact of zombie computers rises

Recent attempts to can spam in the United States appear to be paying off, with a newly published study reporting that the country now relays “substantially less” of the world's spam than it did a year ago.
William Eazel Oct 18 2005 11:14AM Security
Me and my job - Bernie Donnelly, vice president of quality assurance, Philadelphia Stock Exchange

Me and my job - Bernie Donnelly, vice president of quality assurance, Philadelphia Stock Exchange

I got into security in the 80s. Auditors came in and you would have the technology group managing passwords on the mainframe. They asked for a separation of duties. QA was the independent group and we became the security guys.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2005 7:26PM Security
Take the pain out of patching

Take the pain out of patching

Television news anchors became the news in August when they had to apologize on-air for computer problems affecting their broadcast. The world watched as ABC and CNN were struck by the Zotob worm.
Rene Millman Oct 10 2005 6:45PM Security
Hacker found guilty of probing tsunami website

Hacker found guilty of probing tsunami website

A British security professional has been convicted of gaining unauthorized access to the website set up last December to handle charitable donations for the Asian tsunami.
Rupert White Oct 6 2005 5:46PM Security
Cisco warns of flaw in its software

Cisco warns of flaw in its software

Cisco Systems has issued an alert about a flaw in its Internetwork Operating System (IOS) software that could allow an attacker to launch a denial-of-service or execute remote code on Cisco devices.
Marcia Savage Sep 8 2005 5:24PM 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
Katrina heralds wave of phishing fraud

Katrina heralds wave of phishing fraud

Spammers and phishers hoping to profit from hurricane Katrina have been waging a week-long email campaign.
David Quainton Sep 6 2005 11:56AM Security
The pleasures of qualified success

The pleasures of qualified success

Like any industry, information security has taken a while to mature and be recognised as a distinct discipline in business.
Brian Shorten Sep 5 2005 3:13PM Security

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