Now that desktop PCs have put a veritable petri dish for viruses on every desk, the only sure-fire answer is to remove the nutrients. But where should we start? Some experts say the roots of our …
Internet worms and critical infrastructure
Did MSBlast cause the Aug. 14 blackout? The official analysis says "no," but I'm not so sure. A November interim report a panel of government and industry officials issued concluded that the blackout …
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Security Experts Warn of New Way to Attack Windows
Security experts have found a new way to exploit a critical vulnerability in Windows that evades a workaround and enables the attacker to compromise a number of machines at one time. The new attack …
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Top Security Pros Head to National Cybersecurity Summit
When the top security minds from the federal government and the private sector meet in Silicon Valley Wednesday, there will be no shortage of conversation topics, given the current state of security …
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Decades after creation, viruses defy cure
Of all the accomplishments in the annals of technology, Fred Cohen's contribution is undeniably unique: He introduced the term "virus" to the lexicon of computers. The University of New Haven …
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Security Researcher Calls for Vulnerability Trade Association
A prominent security researcher this week proposed a plan to create a trade association for vulnerability researchers that would act as an advocacy organization as well as protect the legal and …
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Waiting for a digital Sept. 11
After a rash of security flaws wreaked havoc upon millions of people who use Microsoft's operating systems, Steve Ballmer blew into Silicon Valley this week to make a public mea culpa in front of a …
GAO: Feds falling down on IT security
U.S. federal agencies' information security efforts are weak, haphazard and worse than White House figures suggest, according to an auditor's report released Tuesday. The U.S. General Accounting …
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Mugabe Threatens UK Envoy
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has threatened to expel Britain's ambassador in Harare, accusing him of helping opposition protests. "We know that the British have been behind it. They are giving …
Hacking 2003: The new agenda
Bank robbers rarely choose a target at random when planning a heist. They usually have intimate knowledge of their target, scope it out and plan the attack. We see a similar approach now being used on …