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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 CallManager products,... [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 affected... [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 and think we will... [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 users from seeing all the open... [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 position was that the internet would... [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 attacks, virus outbreaks and Trojans. [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. The National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC) has issued... [31 Jan 2005]
Bagle toasts Windows firewall
News Neil Campbell, the national security manager at internet security specialists Dimension Data, said it is common for viruses and worms to try and disable any firewall and antivirus... [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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