Slammer 'could have originated from Asia'
News The Slammer worm -- also known as Sapphire and SQLExp -- exploits vulnerabilities in Microsoft SQL 2000 Web servers and causes increased traffic between servers. Some security experts are pointing to the Far East as the birthplace of the worm that...
[January 27, 2003, 13:45]
RealNetworks pulls media player patch
News The vulnerabilities, which appear in the streaming media company's RealOne Player and Real Player, could affect as many as 115 million users of the software worldwide. The three flaws could result in what's known as a "buffer overflow," a memory...
[November 27, 2002, 8:56]
Criminals send malware levels soaring
News We're also seeing vulnerabilities in Linux, Unix and Mac software too. Security firm Sophos has seen a dramatic rise in the number of viruses, worms and Trojan horses this year as more organised criminals turn to cybercrime.
[July 4, 2005, 17:25]
Windows XP SP2 more secure? Not so fast review
Reviews And, of course, pre-XP Windows operating systems still have a sizable share of the PC market and have numerous vulnerabilities that SP2 won't fix -- all targets for virus writers and script kiddies. Finally, since we're talking about Microsoft...
[August 17, 2004, 13:55]
