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Hewlett-Packard has worked out the bugs in software it says will slow down the spread of worms and viruses within servers. Virus Throttler -- which HP had said it was shelving back in August because it was having trouble integrating it with Microsoft Windows server software -- is now back, HP CTO To...
Lycos Europe yesterday announced that it has created a downloadable screensaver aimed at putting spammers out of business. Available for both Mac and Windows, "Make Love, Not Spam" works by flooding a spammer's Web site with requests for data. The theory is that a very large number of requests sent ...
In an attempt to cut down on the use of counterfeit software use, Microsoft is allowing users of non-licensed copies of Windows XP in the United Kingdom to trade them in for legitimate versions of the operating system. The program, Windows XP Counterfeit Project, has some strings attached. To be eli...
For years there existed a fuzzy distinction between good and bad computer hackers. Black Hat hackers were known to crack into computer systems for the challenge and the bragging rights. These miscreants took great pleasure from wreaking havoc once they gained entry. White Hat hackers, on the other s...
Security experts are warning that automated software and compromised computers used to pass on malicious e-mail or host rogue, information-stealing Web sites are feeding fraud on the Internet. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), a consortium of security experts looking to analyze the online frau...
Internet Explorer users who are not running Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 2 are vulnerable to an attack that infiltrates through the banner ads on some Web sites. Hackers this weekend broke into a server used by Falk eSolution of Germany to deliver banner ads to Web sites. The hackers loaded e...
Denial of service (DoS) attacks get all the press, but stealth attacks are the ones to really worry about. What are some of these attacks (with colorful names like "Bot" and "Zombie"), and how can you determine if your site has been compromised? Unfortunately, on the Internet, there is no real borde...
The case of a California man who allegedly raked in more than US$30,000 selling specialty sports cards on eBay that were never delivered is highlighting the issue of online fraud and the role of e-commerce companies. While identity theft, phishing scams and spam have been the focus of security exper...
As companies clamp down on their IT systems to ensure they are safe from tampering and information leaks, one threat remains difficult to neutralize: handheld devices. For the most part, employees who use PDAs, cell phones and their smartphone cousins have unfettered access to their office computers...
Yahoo announced enhancements to its e-mail service, adding search, more storage and its DomainKeys sender authentication technology -- which is also being deployed by Internet service provider EarthLink in a test roll-out. While the news of the DomainKeys deployment was welcomed by most, there were ...
Microsoft yesterday released a patch aimed at protecting its ISA (Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000), an enterprise-level firewall and Web cache server, and Proxy Server 2.0, which serves as an Internet gateway for networked computers. The affected software includes Microsoft Proxy Serv...
Computer Associates yesterday announced the launch of its eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware r5. The new product integrates CA's eTrust Security Management software portfolio with a revised version of the PestPatrol anti-spyware application CA acquired in an earlier buyout. The software, with a retail p...
An industrywide survey shows that corporate networks are being bombarded with spyware infiltration in record numbers, but relatively few corporations are deploying adequate solutions to combat the threat. The survey, conducted by Equation Research for Internet security firm Webroot Software, canvass...
Security experts say that a recent phishing attack -- typically e-mailed as enticements to bogus sites that endanger users' systems and expose their personal information -- is limited in scope, but they are concerned that it may be a sign that attackers are toying with a new way of phishing, one tha...
Many corporate IT departments are finally getting what they've been waiting for, as AT&T rolls out its network-based firewall, which is expected to help ward off the latest virus and worm outbreaks in a simpler, more cost-effective manner. AT&T's managed security service, known as Internet P...
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