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A reincarnated version of the malicious program WinNuke has surfaced and can affect Windows NT, 2000, XP, and .NET by causing disruption and disablement of network communications.
Adrian Lamo--the curious hacker who has hit such high-profile companies as Yahoo, Microsoft and Excite@Home--has struck again, this time gaining access to The New York Times' internal operations network.
IT decision makers need to understand the differences between intrusion detection and prevention so that they can determine which type of product will provide the best safeguards for their systems.
The 802.1X security standard for wireless LANs has two gaping holes that will give hackers a field day, according to researchers in the US.
The CIO of a rather large Australian company recently told me that the firm was happy with its security set-up but then quickly made a U-turn. Would that statement, on record, effectively lay down a hacker challenge?
Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.
It's not very often that a company gets hacked and then agrees to talk about the incident, so when the finance director of a Sydney-based firm asked if I would be interested in writing a story about a security breach that cost him AU$9,000, I grabbed the opportunity.
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?
The new and improved Mac hack competition, which was set up by an Apple systems engineer at the University of Wisconsin in response to a ZDNet Australia story shut down early because the university's CIO was concerned about "security and network access".
Two vendors have 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'.
An optical antenna that uses a geometrically shaped lens promises to bring greater security to wireless networks for businesses, according to British scientists.
A reincarnated version of the malicious program WinNuke has surfaced and can affect Windows NT, 2000, XP, and .NET by causing disruption and disablement of network communications.
IT decision makers need to understand the differences between intrusion detection and prevention so that they can determine which type of product will provide the best safeguards for their systems.
The 802.1X security standard for wireless LANs has two gaping holes that will give hackers a field day, according to researchers in the US.
You may be enjoying the convenience of a newly installed wireless solution, but how many strangers are doing the same with your network?
Microsoft's upcoming Palladium architecture for 'Trusted Computing' may secure PCs, but it also threatens to turn people's computers into spies.
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