Take notice of three serious new BIND/DNS flaws
DNS runs the Internet, and in most cases, BIND is the underlying DNS software being used. Any BIND/DNS flaws are serious business, and now admins need to address three new, critical BIND vulnerabilities.
Network security: Doing too much with too little will cost you
Organisations with strapped IT budgets sometimes cut corners when it comes to security. If that's the case for you, you may find some of the same vulnerabilities that one consultant identified in two clients' networks.
GreyMagic discloses nine new IE flaws
After discovering a serious new vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer last month, the well-known GreyMagic security team continued to look at other possible problems with Internet Explorer. Thus far, the team has discovered nine new IE vulnerabilities, eight of which the company rates as critical.
Top Linux/UNIX security threats
It's depressing for security professionals to see just how many of the vulnerabilities on the new SANS/FBI Top 20 List have CVE numbers in the 1999-xxxx range-meaning that they were identified and fixed years ago on some systems.
Top Windows security threats
Sometimes, it's useful to step back from the day-to-day round of warnings, updates, hardware failures, vulnerability scans, penetration reports, and the perennial fight for stronger passwords to get an overall view of what the worst threats to your network really are-if only to see whether you are wasting resources and missing the big picture.
User policies: minimise security risks
Contrary to popular belief, corporate sabotage is among the least likely causes of computer security breaches, according to an April 2002 survey by the Computer Security Institute.
WinNuke: coming to a system near you
WinNuke began as a nasty little program that launched a denial of service (DoS) attack against Windows 95 and NT systems.
IDF: Enterprise wireless networks secure at last?
At the Intel Developer Forum, Intel and Microsoft presented a solution to the very real problem of wireless network security--though it only works for the enterprise. One obstacle: wireless networking is 'like a drug'.
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