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Hackers to target iPhone, Chinese
News The new year may spell trouble for users of Apple's iPhone and Chinese software, if predictions these platforms will be security targets in 2008 come true.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Viruses and worms, Hacking
New tool helps hackers evade detection
News A tool called Fragroute can be used to manipulate packets of data, allowing attackers to camouflage malicious programs.
DoS attacks underscore Net's vulnerability
News Denial-of-service attacks are becoming more common and, in many cases, more serious, security experts said in the wake of an attack on the Internet's main warning system for security threats.
Security firms discover botnet on Twitter
News Account on the microblogging service can be used to host and control a botnet of infected computers, Symantec and Arbor Networks say.
Tags: Web 2.0, Twitter, Blogger, Security, distributed denial of service, computer, Arbor Networks, Symantec Corp., Facebook, security company
Study: DDoS attacks threaten ISP infrastructure
News Arbor Networks finds that DDoS attack sizes doubled last year and were more diverse in nature, taxing the IT security resources at most Internet carriers.
Tags: Domain names, Security, Database, Attack, distributed denial of service, Computer, Arbor Networks, network, Internet Service Provider, CNET Networks Inc.
Kids may be behind Georgian cyberattacks
News Attacks on Georgia's Internet may be the work of "overexcited" youths and not Russian officials, according to the Zero Day Emergency Response Team's founder.
Tags: Security, Network security, Attack, Arbor Networks, researcher, founder, Internet attack, CNET Networks Inc., Internet, blog
How botnets use 'bullet-proof' domains
News Researchers find clues as to how switching servers behind hard-coded domain names keeps criminals in business.
Tags: Security, Domain names, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Malware, Domain Name, Domain, ICANN, Bot, Server
Spam declines after hosting company shutdown
News Experts say McColo-hosted sites may have been responsible for as much as 75 percent of spam on the Internet.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Security, Spam, Hosting Company, Washington Post Co., Global Crossing Ltd., Arbor Networks, Web hosting, director of marketing, Eastern Europe
Has Storm stopped sending spam?
News Researchers find that spam output produced by the once prolific botnet has dwindled to almost nothing in the last month.
Tags: Security, Microsoft Corp., Spam, Europe, Arbor Networks, e-mail, malicious software, security company, News.com, researcher
From Storm, with love
News The Storm worm botnet is growing once again, this time using Valentine's Day-themed e-mail messages.
New security firm targets denial of service attacks
News Launched close to the anniversary of the crippling denial of service attacks that struck some of the nation's largest e-commerce sites, a new security firm says it can reduce the impact of such attacks.
Researcher attempts to unravel Kaminsky DNS flaw
News A security researcher has come up with an attack method he believes could be used to exploit the recently patched DNS vulnerability.
Tags: Security, Web sites, Flaw, DNS, IT administrator, hacking, researcher, random number generator, Web Surfing, Black Hat
DoS attacks: No remedy in sight
News Denial-of-service attacks are becoming more common and, in many cases, more serious, security experts said in the wake of an attack on the Internet's main warning system for security threats.
Is an antivirus gap looming?
Insight Security researcher Jose Nazario says the concept of antivirus as the last line of defense has been thrown out the window. What should replace it?
New weapons against DoS attacks
Insight DoS attacks are occurring with increasing frequency and virulence, and enterprises can no longer afford to base their defenses on shoring up networks by adding more bandwidth.
