Internet Attack
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Virtual girlfriend 'inspired Internet attack'
News A U.K. teenager on trial for launching an Internet attack had never met a key figure in the prosecution's case--his then-girlfriend--in person.
Latest Bugbear virus aims at bank networks
News Security firm Symantec has uncovered a sinister new function in fast-spreading email virus Win32.Bugbear.B which suggests the worm harvests passwords used by bank employees.
Bugbear virus shows its claws
News The infectious program continues to spread, spurring several antivirus software makers to bump up their rating of the danger the code poses.
Beware Olympic cybercrime chaos, urges former UK politician
News Speaking at the Infosecurity Europe 2009 conference, former U.K. home secretary David Blunkett says that attacks are taking place but not being talked about.
Tags: Network security, Home Secretary, Attack, Internet Attack, Accommodation, Infosecurity Europe, London, U.S. Government, theory, U.K.
US on hunt for 1,000 cybersecurity experts
News US Department of Homeland Security has been given the go-ahead to hire the staff in a push to improve the country's response to cyber incidents.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Security, Network security, Cybersecurity Expert, Cybersecurity, network, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Internet Attack, Information Security
IBM software scans for security holes in Flash, Ajax
News IBM offers software that lets Web sites run frequent and automatic scans of their Flash and Ajax-based apps for security holes.
Tags: Web sites, Programming languages, Antivirus software, IBM Corp., Security, SOA, Vulnerability, Adobe Flash Player, Internet Attack, Computer
US govt spends over US$100M on cyberattack cleanup
News That's the price tag for the past six months. U.S. military officials say they would prefer to spend money to prevent cyberattacks and security breaches rather than pay to clean them up afterward.
Tags: Hacking, Security, Cybersecurity, Attack, Internet Attack, removable storage, Pentagon, virus, network, Air Force
Microsoft sees big jump in Trojan downloaders
News Latest security report from Redmond says Trojan downloaders based on e-mail scams rose 300 percent in the second half of last year.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Phishing, Microsoft Corp., Security, Adware, Internet Attack, Computer, Advertisement, social networking, software
China and U.S. lead in Internet attacks
News A new study from Akamai shows that more than 30 percent of all Internet attacks originate from China and the United States.
Tags: Network security, Web sites, Data security, PC security, Security Management, India, Akamai Technologies Inc., Attack, Internet Attack, Mbps
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
Security expert: DNS attacks are happening
News IOActive researcher Dan Kaminsky says people are looking for unpatched DNS systems and some attacks are due to a fatal vulnerability with the DNS Web address lookup system.
Tags: Network security, Domain names, Security, Vulnerability, Attack, Password, Server, phone, sensitive information, penetration testing
Researchers redefine the Internet blacklist
News A Google-inspired technique could make for far more accurate blacklists, predicting which attackers will target particular networks.
Tags: Firewalls, Security, Network security, Google Inc., Attack, Attacker, performance, network, researcher, Internet attack
Web 2.0 raises vulnerability to Internet attacks
News Security is still a big concern for Web 2.0 technology, with JavaScript being its biggest culprit.
Tags: Web 2.0, Network security, Hacking, Security, Google Inc., Vulnerability, Internet Attack, software, JavaScript, researcher
Holidays proving to be an insecure time online
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Holidays proving to be an insecure time online
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