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RSS attack codeMSDN Webcast: Writing Secure Code: Best Practices (Level 200)
White Paper A key piece to helping developers secure their systems is to write code that can withstand attack and use security features properly. Security risks can come from anywhere. The presenter of this webcast will identify best practices for applying... [10 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack
News Sisk said: "While the attack appears to be targeted, and not widespread, we are monitoring the issue and are working with our MSRA [Microsoft Security Response Alliance] partners to help protect customers. [08 Jul 2008]
Botnets: The New Threat Landscape
White Paper It is easy to commission botnet attack services and hackers are quicker than ever to exploit new vulnerabilities. The rise of consumer broadband has greatly increased the power of botnets to launch crippling Denial of Service (DoS) attacks on... [03 Jul 2008]
University of Dayton Blocks Cyber Attacks and Increases Bandwidth With TippingPoint
White Paper The University of Dayton installed the TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention System and immediately viewed attacks being blocked on the security management console's attack log. The university was unable to stop attacks, such as Code Red and Nimda that... [01 Jul 2008]
Corporations riddled with security holes
News Some OpenSSL versions are known to contain several vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to carry out a denial of service attack or execute arbitrary code on web servers. Apache mod_ssl CRL Handling Off-By-One Buffer Overflow: If a web... [19 Jun 2008]
Software Assurance: An Overview of Current Industry Best Practices
White Paper To address these concerns and meet customer requirements, vendors have undertaken significant efforts to reduce vulnerabilities, improve resistance to attack and protect the integrity of the products they sell. [31 May 2008]
Don't Be Hoodwinked: Proactive Protection Isn't 'Easy'
White Paper Beating back pirates.easy.beating back spyware.easier.cyber criminals continue to refine their attack methods in an attempt to remain undetected and to create global, cooperative networks to support the ongoing growth of criminal activity. [30 May 2008]
Latest Symantec Security Report Sheds Light on Data Theft
White Paper The semi-annual report, one of the most anticipated works of research in the global IT community, also finds that increasingly refined attack methods are being supported by growing global networks of cyber criminals. [30 May 2008]
Is SOA testing tough enough?
Comment A new breed of hackers has emerged recently who attack organisations for financial gain and specifically hunt for vulnerabilities in applications exposed over the internet. If this does not happen, it's all too easy for some outsider to inject a... [20 May 2008]
Warning: The Storm still rages on
News The security vendor claimed that these domains so far do not directly attempt to upload attack code. Security vendor Symantec has warned that the Storm worm, the malware which contributes to the Storm botnet, is continuing to evolve and now has two... [07 May 2008]
Photos: The Birth of Hi-Tech Britain
Photo This small receiver and loudspeaker was used as an early warning system in the event of a nuclear attack in the 1960s. In post-war times technology was having an impact with code-cracking vacuum computers and jet engines. [01 May 2008]
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News So it's not unreasonable to suspect that that's going to be the next attack vector, particularly as we depend more and more on mobile devices. He said the availability of software development kits (SDKs) for mobile devices -like the one launched by... [24 Apr 2008]
Security experts criticise Phorm
News These request bounce-backs would magnify any denial-of-service attack, according to Clayton, and could also create incompatibilities with browser-security measures. While Phorm could always just switch off its web server in the event of attack... [18 Apr 2008]
Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'
News Jeff Aliber, Kaspersky's US senior director of product marketing, said: "[With Windows], there is a large attack surface with a number of entry points. Anyone trying to shrink that attack surface and promote secure apps development has to be a good... [14 Apr 2008]
SmashGuard: A Hardware Solution to Prevent Security Attacks on the Function Return Address
White Paper This attack can be used to change the function return address and redirect execution to the attacker's code. A buffer overflow attack is perhaps the most common attack used to compromise the security of a host. [11 Apr 2008]
