code access security
Microsoft hack update - worm most likely cause
News Microsoft has still not confirmed if source code for its software has been stolen, nor has it confirmed rumours that the information was sent to an email account registered in St Petersburg, Russia. An unhappy employee... [27 Oct 2000]
'Auto bug' leaves Navigator wide open
News Although intrusion detection software can identify the applet once it is known about, Hayday warned active code on the web will always pose a risk. The second allows Java to access arbitrary URLs,... [09 Aug 2000]
Transatlantic Cable: The prince of hackers goes free
Comment Take, for instance, an incident where he managed to obtain the source code for one of Motorola's cellular phones. But that's not how it happened: he claims he rang up Motorola on the way home from work and asked the... [08 Feb 2000]
Microsoft denies Windows security duplicities
News If you succeeded in overwriting the code for the primary key you could export your own CSP - but all the Microsoft code would stop working. He claims this allows the NSA secret 'backdoor'... [07 Sep 1999]
Linux Special: A penguin on every desktop?
Comment It seems to me that Linux is being promoted by a group of techies who like the idea that they have access to the source code - a change control and security nightmare - and want an... [19 May 1999]
C&WC adds SecurID to remote access portfolio
News The £50 device, which slots into a PC or laptop, generates a random 6-digit access code every 60 seconds, which can only be bypassed by the correct ID and password. Companies are requiring remote... [22 Jan 1999]
Credit Suisse tightens e-banking security
News The security systems vendor also claimed the bank chose its product because it can guarantee internal as well as external security by making sure every user has a water-tight authentication... [18 Jan 1999]
DoJ witness attacks Microsoft bundling policy
News According to Weadock the integration of browser and OS code has several potential drawbacks, including increased drain on hardware resources, compromised security, the destabilising of OS stability and... [16 Nov 1998]
UK headmaster in trouble over data protection
News The UK data protection registrar, Elizabeth France, has not yet defined a new code of practice for CCTV, but she gave her opinion exclusively to Silicon.com yesterday. By linking his cameras.to a Web site, he is making... [16 Oct 1998]
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