Distributed Denial Of Service
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Cybercrime heads to the cloud
News Cloud computing crimeware means networks of zombie machines can be hired to steal online banking details for as little as US$299 per month.
Tags: Security, Fraudster, Malware, online banking, Cloud Computing, distributed denial of service, Computer, RSA Security Inc., URI, London
Net infrastructure still vulnerable: VeriSign
News The operator of two of the Web's root servers has warned that the Internet is still vulnerable to attack, through lack of infrastructure investment.
Tags: Security, Web sites, Infrastructure, India, VeriSign Inc., Attack, Georgia, distributed denial of service, Cable, Server
Prosecutor: Cloud is security's frontier
News Software piracy model is becoming obsolete as programs are more and more distributed over the Net, making targets of cloud computing centers, U.S. attorney says.
Tags: Cloud computing, Piracy, Security, computer hacking, Attack, attorney, distributed denial of service, computer, Cloud computing, intellectual property
US govt takes DDoS attacks in its stride
News Department of Homeland Security reports series of distributed denial-of-service attacks on U.S. government networks since July 4.
Tags: Federal Government, Network security, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Attack, FTC, distributed denial of service, U.S. Government, CERT, British Broadcasting Corp., network
Mydoom: A lesson in FUD
Techguide Fear, uncertainty and doubt can have very real effects on security, especially when uninformed 'experts' are too quick to jump to conclusions. Mydoom was an example.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Business security, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., Security, Worm, distributed denial of service, e-mail worm, Chad Perrin
Facebook tweaks its terms to address ads, privacy
News Social network's new rights and responsibilities document has few subtle changes that will make it harder to use its members for advertising.
Tags: Web 2.0, Privacy, Terms Of Service, distributed denial of service, social networking, Facebook, network, marketing, Web 2.0
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
Facebook confirms site instability
News Login and content-posting problems on social networking site have been confirmed by company, but no explanation or cause has yet been provided.
Tags: Web 2.0, Network security, Social Media, distributed denial of service, social networking, Facebook, Network security, Web 2.0
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.
British site focusing on online scams targeted in DDoS attack
News Attackers launch distributed denial-of-service attack against Bobbear site, which offers consumers information about how to protect themselves against online scams.
Tags: Security, Web sites, Sophos Plc., Online Payment, Online Scam, Graham Cluley, Pacific, distributed denial of service, e-Mail Message, Bobbear
Researchers devise way to deny denial-of-service attacks
News Engineers at Auburn University in Alabama have developed a filter that could protect government, commercial and educational servers from being attacked.
Tags: Network security, Business security, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Authentication, Computer, network, Filter Value, Cloud Computing, distributed denial of service, Server
Trojan defence acquits British teenager
News The U.K. teenager accused of launching a denial of service attack on a US port was cleared by a British court today.
Computer Associates enters M'sian e-security market
News Software maker Computer Associates on Tuesday introduced its end-to-end security solution, eTrust, into the Malaysian market.
Microsoft: Phishing is going out of fashion
News Organized criminals are losing interest in harvesting consumer banking details, according to Microsoft UK chief security adviser Ed Gibson.
Tags: Spam and phishing
Filipino news site hit by trackback spam
News Leading Filipino Web site disables its site after a massive porn spam attack, prompting security experts to warn of potential trackback difficulties.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering
