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‘Any Microsoft NT server on the Internet is insecure' - confirmed
News Flaws in Microsoft's Windows NT software threaten the security of companies using the Internet to tie together their far-flung corporate locations, a computer security consulting firm declared on Monday.
[June 2, 1998, 9:12]
Microsoft denies spoofing is a security flaw
News Microsoft has denied that a spoofing technique available on its Internet Explorer browser is a security vulnerability. In a prepared email statement from the company, a spokesperson said: "Microsoft is aware of a security issue reported last week...
[November 2, 2004, 13:44]
'Critical' MS server flaw may affect few sites
News A recently-revealed security flaw in Microsoft's Internet Information Server may have been over-hyped, according to testing figures from a UK-based Internet research firm. Security company Foundstone, which discovered the MDAC flaw, said at the...
[November 29, 2002, 15:08]
Cisco flaw exploit posted online
News The code, posted to the Full-Disclosure security mailing list early on Friday morning, could be used to disable the Cisco routing hardware that connects many networks to the Internet. Two security companies -- Symantec and Internet Security Systems...
[July 21, 2003, 8:03]
Students propose defence for DoS attack
News Moreover, the proposal shifts the onus for fixing Internet security problems from the victim to the attacker's ISP because such attacks result in traffic from parts of the Internet close to the attacker being blocked by the victim's server.
[May 13, 2003, 13:30]
Hackers' favourite security holes revealed
News The group hopes its "Ten Most Critical Internet Security Threats" list will help system administrators close the door on easy access to their servers by the Internet's equivalent of petty thieves and vandals.
[June 2, 2000, 8:53]
Roundup: UK online banking security crisis
News In their eagerness to cash in on the UK's dot-com boom, banks have rushed to get Internet services up and running -- often at the expense of security. Barclays were the latest bank to feel the embarassment of lax security but it could comfort...
[August 11, 2000, 17:00]
Microsoft puts out three patches
News The most major flaw affects Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000, which is included with Small Business Server 2000 and 2003 editions. Internet Security and Acceleration Server is designed to help protect companies' networks...
[January 14, 2004, 7:35]
Weakness found in MS server shield
News SecureXpert Labs reported the vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Security and Accelerator (ISA) software, which is used to protect internal networks from outside attackers and to bridge internal networks with the public Internet.
[April 18, 2001, 10:01]
techTrader: ebookers.com, Baltimore in Nasdaq floats
News Two European Internet groups brought out floatation plans Wednesday -- but the London Stock Exchange won't have anything to do with them.ebookers.com, founded by the businessman who started the Flightbookers chain of travel agents 16 years ago...
[October 28, 1999, 10:38]
Prank leads to fears about mobile security
News Japan's i-mode mobile phones were hit by a bizarre attack Tuesday which security experts warn may be just the first of many security worries for broadband mobile Internet. The Internet quiz about relationships was designed especially for i-mode...
[August 9, 2000, 14:58]
Symantec slams the door on Live Update flaw
Talkback if your'e running windows 98 .you have nis 2005 disk, and ya can't get nis2005 to uninstall .then you need to add/remove 1.remove norton internet security, 2.remove live update.then goto start.then click on run.enter regedit.you then need to go...
[September 18, 2005, 14:38]
Norton adds behavioural engine Quorum for 2010
News Debuting on Wednesday, both the basic Norton AntiVirus 2010 and the more robust Norton Internet Security 2010 will use Quorum, which Symantec is calling an advanced security network based both on traditional malware signatures and reputation for...
[September 9, 2009, 12:32]
Secure clients with ZoneAlarm
News Because of the many security options it offers, ZoneAlarm represents another good tool for admins who want to have greater control over what enters and leaves their networks to and from the Internet. ZoneAlarm Pro's firewall feature is divided into...
[May 23, 2002, 12:48]
NSFW!
Blog As Get Safe Online Week draws to a close tomorrow, the TUC (Trades Union Congress) has launched a toolkit to help improve workers’ Internet security awareness and skills. Caring people at the TUC are concerned that while employers are improving...
[November 20, 2008, 16:00]
BIND bug opens domain name servers to attack
News CERT, an Internet security advisory service, on Tuesday warned that the flaw affects Domain Name System (DNS) servers running version 9 of Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) prior to version 9.2.1. Researchers have discovered a flaw in widely...
[June 5, 2002, 15:11]
Secunia: Security suites not blocking exploits
News While Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 bested the 11 other suites tested, Secunia found that the product "detected a mere 64 out of 300 exploits, or less than one-fourth, leaving 236 exploits undetected".
[October 16, 2008, 11:06]
Symantec: Windows flaws more severe
News In its comprehensive Internet Security Threat Report Volume XI, which covers the period from July to December 2006, Symantec said that out of 39 Microsoft vulnerabilities disclosed during this period, 12 were of high severity, 20 were of medium...
[March 23, 2007, 15:23]
Symantec blames VeriSign for Norton AV woes
Talkback I purchased Norton systemworks 2005 just before the new year, I already had Norton internet security 2004 installed, the program installed fine but when I ran the full system scan it completed the scan then came up with the error 3019,6,
[January 18, 2005, 10:03]
Spyware hits one-third of European businesses
News Almost one-third of European companies have been infected with spyware applications on their networks, potentially opening their confidential information to competitors, hackers or advertisers, according to research by Internet security firm...
[February 11, 2003, 11:04]
