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Symantec CEO reiterates benefits of Veritas merger

Symantec CEO reiterates benefits of Veritas merger

Symantec Chairman and CEO John Thompson Tuesday reiterated his company's case for acquiring Veritas, saying it is driven by several industry "megatrends" including increased deployment of Linux.
Marcia Savage Mar 8 2005 10:43PM Security
MMS phone virus marks dawn of new era

MMS phone virus marks dawn of new era

The first mobile phone virus using the Mobile Messaging Service (MMS) is finally a reality, and anti-virus experts are predicting a dangerous future. CommWarrior, discovered this week, sends itself as an MMS to addresses it finds an infected telephone directory.
David Quainton Mar 8 2005 12:30PM Security
1.2m BofA customers at risk of identity theft

1.2m BofA customers at risk of identity theft

Bank of America (BofA) said computer tapes containing U.S. federal government customer information were lost during a shipment to a backup data center.
Marcia Savage Feb 28 2005 4:23PM Security
We are standing on the shoulders of unsung giants

We are standing on the shoulders of unsung giants

The computer industry, like many others, has a number of 'celebrities' who are often thought of as its backbone. In reality, there is usually a much larger group of less well-known, or more often unheard of, people who contribute as much, if not more, to the industry's success than the popular press would have us believe.
Nick Barron Feb 22 2005 4:40PM Security
T-Mobile USA emphasizes security as details of 2003 breach emerge

T-Mobile USA emphasizes security as details of 2003 breach emerge

T-Mobile USA says it has made security a top priority after it emerged that a hacker had broken into the company's internal systems and viewed customer details.
Staff Writers Feb 22 2005 2:27PM Security
FTC lays charges under provisions of CAN-SPAM Act

FTC lays charges under provisions of CAN-SPAM Act

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a network of six corporations and five people with violating the Adult Labeling Rule and CAN-SPAM Act for using spam to sell internet pornography.
Staff Writers Feb 22 2005 2:15PM Security
The changing face of spam

The changing face of spam

Junk email clogging up your inbox used to be annoying, but as René Millman reports, it’s moved beyond that and become a lot more sinister
René Millman Feb 21 2005 5:02PM Security
Zen and the art of intrusion detection

Zen and the art of intrusion detection

If a tree falls in a forest with no-one to hear it, does it make a sound? So goes a typical zen-like philosophical question. While it’s thought-provoking, what does it have to do with Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)?
David Beesley Feb 17 2005 10:02AM Security
IM vendors warn of Skype growth

IM vendors warn of Skype growth

The rapid growth in use of the free Skype voice-over-IP service could open up companies to severe security breaches, vendors warned at the RSA Conference.
Ron Condon Feb 16 2005 1:07AM Security
War of the Worlds website hacked

War of the Worlds website hacked

Steven Spielberg’s next big-budget epic had been hit by a website defacement. A Brazilian hacking team replaced the front page of the War of the Worlds promotional website with their own slogan “no fate, un-root”.
David Quainton Feb 14 2005 11:10AM Security
Police warn of botnet threat

Police warn of botnet threat

Botnets are the next big danger to hit the internet according to police. Criminal gangs are moving into the field in order to use the networks to extort money from online companies.
René Millman Feb 11 2005 12:26PM Security
Combating the hidden dangers of Adware

Combating the hidden dangers of Adware

To most companies, the perception is that the biggest threat to their users’ security continues to come from email and Spam.
Dr. Horst Feb 9 2005 12:53PM Security
Get a BSc (Bachelor of Spam Creation)

Get a BSc (Bachelor of Spam Creation)

A Canadian university is courting controversy by offering students the chance to learn how to create and distribute spam and spyware.
René Millman Feb 9 2005 11:07AM Security
90 per cent of email is spam claims new survey

90 per cent of email is spam claims new survey

Spam has risen by 40 percent in the last three months and now averages nearly 90 per cent of all email received.
David Quainton Feb 1 2005 2:53PM Security
NIST releases draft list of security controls

NIST releases draft list of security controls

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a final draft of recommended security controls for federal systems.
Marcia Savage Jan 31 2005 8:14PM Security
Thousands of mobile devices left behind in taxis

Thousands of mobile devices left behind in taxis

Thousands of mobile phones, PDAs, laptops, and Pocket PCs are inadvertently left behind in the back of taxis, according to a survey of 900 taxi drivers around the world.
Marcia Savage Jan 24 2005 8:03PM 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
New virus 'the work of a bored Romanian student'

New virus 'the work of a bored Romanian student'

A new virus that pretends to be an update from anti-virus company Bitdefender was dismissed as “amateurish” by the company's CTO.
René Millman Jan 21 2005 5:02PM Security
Joining of two major forces

Joining of two major forces

Staff Writers Jan 14 2005 5:05PM Security
Vendors blamed for exaggerating threat of spam

Vendors blamed for exaggerating threat of spam
Staff Writers Jan 14 2005 5:03PM Security

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