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RIM warns on BlackBerry PDF flaw
News Maarten Van Horenbeeck, security researcher at the Internet Storm Center, said: "This vulnerability is.one of those cases where it appears the BlackBerry, which opens a file, may be at risk, but what is really exposed is the enterprise set-up... [17 Jul 2008]
Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs): Perspective
White Paper But such open networks expose the organizations to intrusions - attempts to compromise, the confidentiality, integrity, or availability, or to bypass the security mechanisms of a computer system or network. [10 Jul 2008]
Securing the Branch Office Network
White Paper Without the appropriate security policies, processes, and products, Internet connectivity can compromise the very gains in productivity that help make companies more profitable. At the same time, security threats have grown exponentially both from... [03 Jul 2008]
Corporations riddled with security holes
News Internet Information Servers internet printing protocol is enabled: Enables print jobs to be controlled online and early versions contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that can lead to system compromise. [19 Jun 2008]
Are we losing the security war?
Comment In 2003, I wrote: "The past 12 months have witnessed a worrying escalation in the number of vulnerabilities that can lead to internet-based attacks on organisations and compromise their information infrastructure. [29 Apr 2008]
Security threats revealed: Beware the metasploit
News Hacking expert at the Sans Institute, Ed Skoudis, said most security threats stem from the fact so many applications are now linked to the internet. 'Pass the hash' and metasploit are two of a new breed of emerging security threats facing corporate... [09 Apr 2008]
Don't forget to secure your BlackBerry, companies told
News Internet security consultancy company NTA Monitor says recent testing showed that organisations are still failing to ensure the smart phone devices are locked down. He added: "One of the biggest things that we've learned over the years with our... [10 Mar 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment The internet is certainly not safe. IBM's X-Force reports that America and Germany were the only two countries consistently among the top three hosting sources for each classification of unwanted internet content monitored throughout 2007. [27 Feb 2008]
The Economic Incentives of Providing Network Security Services on the Internet Infrastructure
White Paper However, none of the defenses have been widely deployed on the Internet infrastructure at this point because of a lack of understanding in the economic incentives inherent in providing the defenses as well as uncertainty in current defenses. [19 Oct 2007]
Skype swats "massive" outage bug
News Skype has fixed a software bug that made the internet telephony service almost unusable for two days last week. Thirty per cent of Skype's 220 million customers are business users, according to the company's own figures, with the vast majority of... [20 Aug 2007]
AT&T-BellSouth merger gets FCC green light
News The conditions of the merger proposed by AT&T and agreed to by the FCC included the sale of certain wireless airwaves in the 2.5GHz band, a special $19.95 per month price tag for stand-alone basic high-speed internet service and a promise for the... [02 Jan 2007]
Passwords at risk from Firefox, IE flaw
News Both the Mozilla Foundation's Firefox 2 and Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 web browsers are vulnerable to a flaw that could allow attackers to steal passwords. He said: "Users of both Firefox and Internet Explorer need to be aware that their... [23 Nov 2006]
Windows worm holes plugged
News A "critical" update for Internet Explorer, MS06-067, addresses three vulnerabilities, two of which cyber crooks are already tapping. The company issued six security bulletins as part of its monthly 'Patch Tuesday' cycle. [15 Nov 2006]
Windows attack worm warning
News McAfee, the Sans Internet Storm Center, Symantec and several other security companies are warning of a new worm that wriggles into Windows PCs by way of a security flaw for which Microsoft issued a patch with security bulletin MS06-040 on 8 August. [01 Sep 2006]
The Top Five Spyware Issues Dealing With Internet Security
White Paper One of the main ways to compromise internet security on the PC is via a program called a Trojan Horse. This paper explains the top five spyware issues dealing with internet security. Once it does start, it can delete all of the files on the... [16 Jun 2006]
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