http://www.networkworld.com/topics/intrusion.html The latest intrusion detection and prevention news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2012 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/research/2012/013112-many-pcanywhere-systems-still-sitting-255506.html?source=nww_rss Symantec warns that its product should not be connected directly to the Internet, yet an estimated 140,000 computers are configured to allow direct external access Robert Lemos 2012-01-31T06:15:24-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/012312-dreamhost-resets-customer-ftp-passwords-255176.html?source=nww_rss Los Angeles-based Web hosting firm DreamHost reset the FTP and shell access passwords for all of its customers on Friday after detecting unauthorized activity within one of its databases. Lucian Constantin 2012-01-23T09:23:06-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/011812-romanian-nasa-hacker-gets-a-255020.html?source=nww_rss Robert Butyka, a 26-year old Romanian man accused of hacking into multiple NASA servers, received a three-year suspended prison sentence on Tuesday after admitting his guilt. Lucian Constantin 2012-01-18T11:59:14-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/011312-sykipot-trojan-hijacks-department-of-254884.html?source=nww_rss A variant of the Sykipot Trojan Horse hijacks U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards in order to access restricted resources. Lucian Constantin 2012-01-13T08:29:13-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/011012-fathers-attempt-at-parental-control-254720.html?source=nww_rss The course of events that led to the July 2011 compromise of a computer server used by German authorities for GPS surveillance might have started with a police official monitoring his daughter's online activities, according to reports in German media. Lucian Constantin 2012-01-10T08:41:50-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/research/2012/011012-oracles-latest-java-moves-frustrate-254715.html?source=nww_rss The company is under fire for modularization, licensing, and security issues Paul Krill 2012-01-10T06:24:40-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2011/122711-ten-it-news-stories-well.html?source=nww_rss Well, we erred in our 2011 predictions in not repeating a 2010 forecast that Carol Bartz would be ousted as Yahoo CEO -- it was bound to happen, we just called that one too early. Then again, we also predicted last year that Oracle would buy Salesforce.com and have decided not to repeat ourselves this year, so we'll see if we were just ahead on that one, too. Meanwhile, these are our predictions for the next 12 months. Nancy Weil 2011-12-27T11:33:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/111511-why-law-enforcement-cant-stop-253116.html?source=nww_rss On July 19, 2011, FBI agents in nine states rounded up 14 men and two women ranging in age from 21 to 36 for their alleged involvement with the international hacking group Anonymous. Fourteen of these individuals were arrested for allegedly plotting and executing a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in December 2010 that took down PayPal's Website. Meridith Levinson 2011-11-15T11:14:14-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/110411-hacker-selling-access-to-compromised-252771.html?source=nww_rss A hacking group called d33ds broke into the online shop of a rival hacker who sells unauthorized access to high-profile websites and data. Lucian Constantin 2011-11-04T08:33:21-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/110111-biden-cameron-hit-out-at-252622.html?source=nww_rss U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and British Prime Minister David Cameron Tuesday condemned efforts by some countries to censor their citizens' use of the Internet, making a case that free expression online has long-term benefits. Jeremy Kirk 2011-11-01T11:24:32-04:00