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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is teaming up with the Net's top virus-tracking facility to create an organisation to fight cyberbugs.
Security experts are hunting for clues that might finger the person who wrote the SQL Slammer worm that hammered the Internet this past weekend. Yet chances are, the attacker will escape, investigators said.
While worms and viruses have yet to threaten loss of life, Rob Fixmer argues that they can be considered terrorist acts. One day, a highly sophisticated worm might throw civilisation into chaos.
You may have noticed a recent increase in scanning on TCP port 1433 across your network. This is not due to manual hacking attempts but an automated worm called SQLSnake that's looking to compromise Microsoft SQL servers.
The world of IT security is in chaos, with CSOs seemingly on the front lines of a full scale global cyberwar being fought out by government hackers, botnet-controlling criminal gangs and compromised Web sites. Can we ever hope to keep networks safe in such an environment?
In three years phishing has transformed from an unknown threat into a multi-million dollar industry; in the next stage of its evolution, phishers will avoid using spam and instead hijack small parts of 'trusted' Web sites in order to bypass anti-phishing tools.
You may have noticed a recent increase in scanning on TCP port 1433 across your network. This is not due to manual hacking attempts but an automated worm called SQLSnake that's looking to compromise Microsoft SQL servers.
Hackers are increasingly focusing on Apple's Mac OS X, and the number of newly discovered vulnerabilities has surged. Such a switch could mean big implications for Apple's user base, which has traditionally not had to concern itself too much over security.
A worldwide hacker confederation is setting up a grid of processing power to crack e-commerce passwords. If you think this is crazy, Wayne Rash says "think again."
Sophisticated attackers will use known vulnerabilities to gain access to and steal from corporate networks - it's not enough just to lock the doors any more.
Social engineering has been around for a while, but most IT managers neglect to tell users how to avoid falling prey to this dangerous hacker technique.
ZoneAlarm Pro 4.0 is a great firewall for security novices, but you'll still need a separate anti-virus program.
Despite a face-lift, the redesigned McAfee VirusScan Plus continues to consume system resources and leaves its customers lacking support.
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With a firewall and an antispam tool built right in, PC-cillin gives you more for your money than other antivirus apps on the market do.
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