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    A bulk e-mailer who looted more than a billion records with personal information from a data warehouse has been sentenced to eight years in prison, US prosecutors said on Wednesday.

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    A vulnerability in the most widely used FTP server for Linux leaves numerous sites open to online attackers. The situation worsens when Red Hat mistakenly releases information on the flaw early.

  • Don't broadcast Windows servers info to hackers!

    A hacker who wants to attack your systems will start by trying to gather information about them. Here are some tips to help you safeguard your Windows server information.

  • Group warns of hacked Sendmail programs

    Some copies of a popular mail-server program are implanted with a back door that could allow access to Internet attackers, security experts have warned.

  • Unpopular music site takes beating from hackers

    The Web site of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), one of the most unpopular lobby groups on the Internet, was defaced last week for the fifth time in a year.

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    You can avoid information overload from firewall and intrusion detection system reports by running a honeypot on your network. However, there are risks that a real honeypot poses to overall security.

  • Kevin Mitnick on hacking's evolution

    To many, the name Kevin Mitnick is synonymous with "notorious hacker." We talk to him about software security, the evolution of hacking and social engineering, and law enforcement's action against hacking.

  • Hide server information from hackers

    Any hacker who wants to attack your systems will start by trying to gather information about them. Your job is to make that as difficult as possible. Here are some tips to help you safeguard your Windows server information.

  • Security solutions tout early warning signs

    Experts recommend the leading brands of malware warning solutions, along with strategies on how they can be deployed most effectively.

  • Who's really responsible for hacker attacks

    A new book postulates that it's human error--not hardware or software glitches--that leaves networks vulnerable to attack.

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