Latest security news.
Microsoft warns of remote access protocol flaw, 07/18/05
A flaw in the software used to remotely access computers running Microsoft’s Windows operating system could leave users vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack, the company said in a security advisory issued Friday.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071805-remote-flaw.html?nl
Zombie makers turning to fake greeting cards, 07/19/05
The next e-mail greeting card you get may come with a nasty surprise. According to Internet security vendor SurfControl, attackers are increasingly using fake e-mail greeting cards as a way of getting malicious software installed on computers.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071905-zombie-cards.html?nl
Senators call on DHS to improve cybersecurity efforts, 07/19/05
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security needs to develop a recovery plan for widespread attack on the Internet, and it needs stable leadership in cybersecurity, a government investigator told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Tuesday.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071905-cybersecurity.html?nl
Hacker to others: Don’t be like me, 07/18/05
British hacker Gary McKinnon is warning the like-minded: Don’t be like me. McKinnon is facing extradition to the U.S. and a possible Bernie Ebbers x 3 prison term for poking around more than 50 American military computer networks.
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009519.html?nl
Cost of computer attacks down, says survey by CSI, FBI, 07/18/05
While the cost of fending off hackers appears to be dropping for U.S. companies, attacks that involved unauthorized access to information are becoming much more costly, according a survey published last week by the Computer Security Institute and the FBI.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071605-hackers-cost.html?nl
