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RSS tcp - ip in newsWorm outbreak feared after port scanning spike
News A rise in activity on TCP Port 445 could be a sign that hackers are trying to exploit a flaw in Server Message Block, Gartner analyst John Pescatore said on Thursday. TCP Port 445 is used by SMB, which Windows uses to share files, printers, serial... [24 Jun 2005]
UK government warns on critical web vulnerability
News US researcher Paul Watson, who discovered the flaw in TCP (transmission control protocol) late last year, is to reveal all tomorrow (Thursday) to an internet security conference in Vancouver. It said: "The impact of this vulnerability could allow... [21 Apr 2004]
Veritas flaw enables corporate attacks
News The organisation has received reports of attacks and has seen an increase in scanning activity on TCP Port 10000, an indication that hackers are looking for vulnerable systems. It listens for commands addressed to TCP Port 10000 and accepts links... [01 Jul 2005]
Secure VoIP has arrived
News For one, they rely on TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), which works well for data applications but not as well for latency-sensitive traffic such as voice. TCP uses packet retransmission, which means that packets can be delayed en route to their... [08 Sep 2004]
GPRS networks lose 43 per cent of data
News Conventional applications based on the TCP protocol that underlies wireline internet can't cope with these tough wireless conditions. Most TCP connections will have timed out after five seconds. Most wireless applications, such as those used by... [27 Nov 2001]
Latest Sasser variant encourages users to patch
News Sasser.E also creates a remote shell on TCP -Transmission Control Protocol - port 1022, rather than 9995. And it also uses file transfer protocol on TCP port 1023, rather than 5554. Antivirus companies discovered a fifth version of the Sasser... [11 May 2004]
Virus warning: Korgo.F upgraded
News According to the firm, computers using unpatched Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems are susceptible to the worm's attack, which opens a back door to the Microsoft system through TCP ports 113 and 3067. [03 Jun 2004]
FBI warning over Unix loophole
News According to the NIPC, the solution is to upgrade to the non-vulnerable version of LPRng, disallow access to printer service ports 515/tcp or employ packet-filtering technology such as a firewall. The problem arises through a vulnerability in a... [02 May 2001]
Gates: The internet could do better
News Discussing the internet's low-level standard TCP (transmission control protocol), he said: "Now we're moving up to have standards that work at very high level - containing data like healthcare, supply chain and e-government records, and letting... [01 Jul 2005]
Cisco warns over pair of network flaws
News To exploit this vulnerability the adversary must first be able to establish a TCP connection to the CAS. Cisco Systems has issued an advisory about two serious software vulnerabilities in one of its network access control products, Cisco NAC... [08 Jan 2007]
Virus warning: Beware the Lovgate worm
News The backdoor component may open TCP port 10168, allowing the machine to be controlled remotely. Anti-virus vendors are warning internet users to look out for yet another worm - the second to strike this month. [24 Feb 2003]
'This is the final variant' says Netsky virus writer
News According to antivirus firm Panda Software this worm contains a back door, which opens the TCP port 2745. The latest variant of the Netsky worm, which is the eleventh in less than a month, will be the last, according to a coded message from the... [10 Mar 2004]
Gates steps up web services security
News The toolkit also introduces the ability to transport XML documents using several protocols, including both HTTP (Hypertext Transport Protocol) and TCP (transmission control protocol), which will make it simpler to build web services applications... [16 Jul 2003]
Zotob worm fails to wreak havoc
News Zotob.A and Zotob.B scan the internet for vulnerable systems using TCP port 445, a port typically blocked by a firewall, he said. A new worm that was unleashed over the weekend affects only a limited group of Windows users and has not wreaked... [16 Aug 2005]
Virus alert: Windows 2000 worms begin to bite
News SANS said on its website: "As seen with prior TCP worms, it is reaching its peak around three days after the outbreak. Computers across the United States are being hit, including those at television network ABC, cable news station CNN and The New... [17 Aug 2005]
