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Flaws in Cisco security gear leave devices open to DoS attack, 02/15/07
Bad things came in threes for Cisco security users this week, as the vendor announced vulnerabilities in three of its security hardware products, which could lead to denial-of-service attacks on the devices. Meanwhile, a fourth vulnerability in Cisco’s IOS IPS software could allow attackers to evade detection when going after the aforementioned security gear.
Attackers seize on new zero-day in Word, 02/15/07
Microsoft’s Word and Office programs have been targeted again, with the company warning that hackers may already exploiting a new vulnerability found in the applications.
Drive-by Web attack could hit home routers, 02/14/07
If you haven’t changed the default password on your home router, do so now.
Microsoft patches include a surprise, 02/15/07
There was a little surprise buried in Microsoft’s monthly security bulletins Tuesday. It turns out that Microsoft had quietly slipped out one of the February fixes, just days before its Jan. 30 Vista launch.
Better Business Bureau warns of phishing scam, 02/14/07
The Better Business Bureau is warning of a spoofing scam that uses its name and a phony e-mail that urges recipients to click a hyperlink that could download a computer virus.
U.S. researchers claim new system kills worm outbreaks, 02/15/07
U.S. researchers have come up with a technique that claims to be able to stop Internet worms within milliseconds of an outbreak.
Security analyst wins in suit against Sandia Labs, 02/14/07
Shawn Carpenter, a network security analyst at Sandia National Laboratories who was fired in January 2005 for his independent probe of a network security breach at the agency, has been awarded $4.3 million by a New Mexico jury for wrongful termination.
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