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Hack Attacks Wash Out Confidence In Net
News In a similar fashion, new research suggests that waves of consumer fear triggered by last week's hack attacks will prove more damaging than the attacks themselves. The findings were released as President Clinton, meeting with computer executives at...
[February 21, 2000, 9:45]
The Day Ahead: Hack Attacks Become Branding For Net Firms
News Of course, there are other companies that will benefit directly from the hack attacks. The great hack-a-thon (see Denial of Service round-up) continues as the largest sites on the Web get hit by the dreaded Denial of Service attack.
[February 10, 2000, 11:53]
A New Evolution In Hack Attacks: A General Overview Of Types, Methods, Tools, And Prevention
White Papers This paper provides a straightforward review of the concepts associated with hack attacks, types of tools used to perform these attacks, and methods of prevention. The purpose of this paper is to provide a general overview of the more current...
[February 16, 2005, 2:00]
Government Hack Attacks Dropping
News The Treasury said it had recorded one hack attack last year, and one in 2001-02 and 2002-03. The majority of hacking attempts came from within, the MoD said, describing 15 attempts as "internal misuse of resources", compared to 10 attacks last year.
[July 12, 2005, 9:15]
Hack Attacks On Banks Increase
News Hack attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with over a third of banks and financial services companies reporting a security breach in the last year, according to a new survey. Of the 39 percent who admitted their systems had been...
[May 12, 2003, 15:19]
Security Experts Lift Lid On Chinese Hack Attacks
Talkback If a PC is connected to the internet all the information on it is avalable to anyone with the skill to access it. I you want total security dont connect it to the net.
[November 27, 2005, 13:34]
Security Experts Lift Lid On Chinese Hack Attacks
Talkback Should China bear ALL the blame or should the OS maker share the blame for the lack of security. Oh, I forgot, once you say okay to the EULA the OS maker is no longer responsible. Sweeeeet.
[November 24, 2005, 13:35]
Web Bookmakers Tool Up Against Blackmail Hack Attacks
Talkback Sites concerned about page flood attacks, or just unexpectedly high site demand, should check out the Hardware/Software offerings from CatchFire Systems at www.catchfiresystems.com. Capacity and Priority models can be implemented within the VM...
[February 24, 2004, 10:18]
Hack Attacks: Develop Your Attack Response Strategy
News You've been hacked: Now prevent future attacks To prevent future attacks, Bogue offers pointers on patching vulnerabilities, establishing monitoring, and performing an external security audit. High-stress situations -- like a hacker attack -- will...
[July 14, 2003, 10:31]
Hack Attacks On Home PCs Increase
News The last three months have seen a significant rise in so-called intruder attacks directed at home users, according to the latest quarterly report from the US-based CERT Coordination Centre. Intruder attacks are defined as anything from packet...
[August 29, 2001, 17:22]
Are AJAX Applications Vulnerable To Hack Attacks?: The Importance Of Securing AJAX Web Applications
White Papers This paper reviews AJAX technologies with specific reference to JavaScript and briefly documents the kinds of vulnerability classes that should raise security concerns among developers, website owners and the respective visitors.
[March 12, 2008, 0:01]
Baffling Hack Attacks On W2K Server
News The Redmond giant still isn't really sure whether the cause of these attacks is a new vulnerability or just poor configuration, but it's leaning toward the latter. All the successful attacks so far have been against servers running Windows 2000...
[September 23, 2002, 19:42]
Fighting Virus And Hack Attacks With A Network Analyzer
White Papers This paper shows how a network analyzer, historically used for network troubleshooting, can also be used to defend against the security threats. Certain features of a network analyzer can be set to monitor for virus and attack signatures and offer...
[February 16, 2005, 2:00]
Are AJAX Applications Vulnerable To Hack Attacks?
White Papers This paper reviews AJAX technologies with specific reference to JavaScript and briefly documents the kinds of vulnerability classes that should raise security concerns among developers, website owners and the respective visitors.
[July 3, 2007, 1:00]
Using A Network Analyzer As A Security Tool: Analyzers Provide Strong Advantages In Fighting Virus And Hack Attacks
White Papers A network analyzer can detect known (and even some unknown) virus attacks and make the cleanup process much more efficient. Because firewalls and other defensive security measures are not failsafe, one needs additional tools to detect and respond...
[April 11, 2008, 1:02]
Web Bookmakers Tool Up Against Blackmail Hack Attacks
News Betfair is reluctant to discuss the steps it has taken to bolster its IT security, but did say that protection from DDoS attacks is a top priority. DDoS attacks are used maliciously to force Web servers offline by flooding them with data traffic.
[February 23, 2004, 14:35]
Security Experts Lift Lid On Chinese Hack Attacks
News Security experts have revealed tantalising details about a group of Chinese hackers who are suspected of launching intelligence gathering attacks against the US government. The attacks, which are ongoing, were particularly effective on the night of...
[November 23, 2005, 16:05]
Preventing Hack Attacks: The Must-reads
News Armed with practical advice from folks who have been there and done that, you should be better prepared to prevent and deal with future hacker attacks. In "You've been hacked: Now prevent future attacks".
[January 22, 2004, 9:55]
Linux Hack Attacks On The Rise
News Hackers are increasingly targeting Web servers based on the Linux operating system, while the number of successful attacks on Windows systems decreases, according to a new report from UK system integrator Mi2g.
[July 15, 2002, 16:24]
Internet Hack Back: Counter Attacks As Self-Defense Or Vigilantism?
White Papers Security of computers connected to the Internet is bad and becoming worse. One reaction to this state of affairs is a behavior termed "Ethical Hacking" which attempts to proactively increase security protection by identifying and subsequently...
[February 16, 2005, 2:00]
