MSNBC - Cyber attacks on corporations are rising- March 22, 2005 MSNBC - Cyber attacks on corporations are rising: "When it comes to defending their computer networks against unwanted attacks, corporate America is getting smarter and more aggressive. But so are the criminals mounting those cyber attacks."http://internetsecuritynews.blogspot.com/2005/03/msnbc-cyber-attacks-on-corporations.html Big Security Guns Should Aim Carefully at Adware, Spyware- March 22, 2005 Big Security Guns Should Aim Carefully at Adware, Spyware: "It's been widely recognized for some time that defining software in the 'spyware' and 'adware' categories is tricky business, and that these types of programs are not the unambiguous threats that viruses are. For years the big security vendors dealt with the problem by ignoring it, or perhaps by making half-hearted attempts to combat it. None of them had an anti-spyware product considered even second class. But now the big guys are...http://internetsecuritynews.blogspot.com/2005/03/big-security-guns-should-aim-carefully.ht... Ten Not-So-Simple Rules for Using the Internet- March 14, 2005 Ten Not-So-Simple Rules for Using the Internet: "Opinion: Security products aren't magic; securing your PC is always your responsibility as well. Even technically sophisticated users lose perspective on security at times. We all want breaches of security to be someone else's fault and we don't want to have to deal with the inconveniences of running a secure system. But there are certain security rules that apply to all computing platforms. These rules are expressed well in an article on...http://internetsecuritynews.blogspot.com/2005/03/ten-not-so-simple-rules-for-using.html Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy- March 13, 2005 Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy: "The fight for the future is not between the armies of leading states, nor are its weapons those of traditional armed forces. Rather, the combatants come from bomb-making terrorist groups like Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda, or drug smuggling cartels like those in Colombia and Mexico. On the positive side are civil-society activists fighting for the environment, democracy and human rights. What all have in common is that they operate.http://internetsecuritynews.blogspot.com/2005/03/networks-and-netwars-future-of-terror.htm... Hackers poison DNS- March 7, 2005 Hackers poison DNS: "HACKERS HAVE found a way of diverting interweb punters from famous websites to dodgy URLs where they plied with spy and adware. Security outfit, The Internet Storm Centre, posted a warning about 'DNS cache poisoning' on its website on Friday."http://internetsecuritynews.blogspot.com/2005/03/hackers-poison-dns.html Boston.com Business Payroll website still not secured- March 1, 2005 Boston.com Business Payroll website still not secured: "Boston software entrepreneur Aaron Greenspan, who revealed serious security flaws in the website of Tennessee payroll company PayMaxx Inc. last week, said yesterday that the site remains insecure. Greenspan said that a computer hacker still could use the site to obtain the Social Security numbers of hundreds of Americans."http://internetsecuritynews.blogspot.com/2005/03/bostoncom-business-payroll-website.html Hackers invaded state Web sites 72 times in five years- March 1, 2005 Hackers invaded state Web sites 72 times in five years: "Raising new concerns about identity theft, a report released this month by a legislative committee found that information on Web sites of state agencies and authorities has been hacked at least 72 times in six years. The report 'Tip of the Iceberg: New York State Government's Losing Battle Against Hackers' is from the Assembly's Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigations. It looks at break-ins and Web site defacements that...http://internetsecuritynews.blogspot.com/2005/02/hackers-invaded-state-web-sites-72_28.htm... Hackers invaded state Web sites 72 times in five years- March 1, 2005 Hackers invaded state Web sites 72 times in five years: "Raising new concerns about identity theft, a report released this month by a legislative committee found that information on Web sites of state agencies and authorities has been hacked at least 72 times in six years. The report 'Tip of the Iceberg: New York State Government's Losing Battle Against Hackers' is from the Assembly's Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigations. It looks at break-ins and Web site defacements that...http://internetsecuritynews.blogspot.com/2005/02/hackers-invaded-state-web-sites-72.html |