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Storm botnet 'services' for hire?
News Stewart said the good news is security researchers can now distinguish encrypted Storm traffic from legitimate peer-to-peer traffic, making it easier for network... [17 Oct 2007]
Cisco plugs DoS hole
News The vulnerabilities are found in a third-party cryptographic library in Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS XR, Cisco PIX and ASA Security Appliances, Cisco Firewall Module and Cisco Unified... [25 May 2007]
Cisco warns of VPN flaw
News The technology is used in IPsec virtual private network (VPN) and firewall products from a range of networking companies, including giants Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. The list of... [15 Nov 2005]
Is VoIP drilling holes in your network?
News Harders also dismissed any concerns about having to leave certain ports on the firewall open to allow for VoIP traffic: "In the majority of cases we don't see that as a particular risk... [23 Sep 2005]
Windows Firewall flaw causes port hazard
News Like other firewall software, Windows Firewall is meant to block incoming traffic to a computer. A flaw in Windows Firewall may prevent... [02 Sep 2005]
Gartner: Don't believe the tech security myths
News So, Williams said, the answers are the same: guard the IP PBX with a firewall, an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and other products just as how a server is protected. Gartner's... [25 Jul 2005]
Hackers to test MPs' IT systems
News The House of Commons is also looking to buy an intrusion prevention system (IPS) - a combination of intrusion detection software and a firewall - to reduce the risk of denial of service... [29 Apr 2005]
Microsoft get serious about business IM
News Microsoft is beefing up its corporate instant messaging product line-up with new extras like firewall traversal and collaboration, as it prepares to launch its code-named Istanbul desktop communications client, possibly... [07 Mar 2005]
Government issues MySpool alert
News Block connections from the internet to MySQL by adding a firewall rule blocking inbound traffic to port 3306. Although US-based security organisation SANS also has... [31 Jan 2005]
Bagle toasts Windows firewall
News There is a window of opportunity when the system boots and loads the network and before the third party firewall becomes active. Neil Campbell, the national security... [01 Nov 2004]
Symantec fixes firewall security holes
News They also could have enabled an outsider to identify active services in the WAN (wireless-area network) interface and exploit one of those services to collect and alter the firewall's configuration, it... [27 Sep 2004]
Windows hacks available on the net
News The center, which tracks attacks and worms by analysing firewall records, indicated that would-be intruders are scanning companies for vulnerable systems, and when they find such systems, they attack. [29 Apr 2004]
Browser-based attacks top security fears
News Firewall vendors, like Check Point Software Technologies and NetScreen Technologies, have also added some protection. All the firewall vendors are playing catch-up, when it comes to protecting against... [13 Apr 2004]
MSBlast worm outbreak 'infected 8 million PCs'
News I don't doubt [the new] number," said Johannes Ullrich, CTO for the Internet Storm Center, which collects firewall logs from thousands of volunteers in order to gauge which digital threats are spreading on the internet. [05 Apr 2004]
Cisco battles Juniper with worms
News It also added support for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) for its firewall applications, and it added a feature that enables users to partition security in certain segments of their... [10 Mar 2004]
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