Date: 04/13/05     Keywords: software, security

Glitch in routing software could open the door to denial-of-service attacks, British security team warns.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Flaw+found+in+Cisco%2C+Juniper+and+IBM+kit/2100-1009_22-5669392.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 04/13/05     Keywords: software

Open-source software maker confirms a buffer overflow flaw and says it has fixed the problem.

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Date: 04/13/05     Keywords: software

Software maker investigates report of hole in Office and Access--and of published exploit code that could let attackers take control of PCs.

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Date: 04/13/05     Keywords: no keywords

It took mere hours for LexisNexis' latest embarrassing data leak revelation to spur cries of condemnation from Congress.

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Date: 04/13/05     Keywords: no keywords

Monthly patch release includes fixes for flaws that could let attackers take remote control of vulnerable systems.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+plugs+critical+holes+in+Windows/2100-1009_22-5667916.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 04/12/05     Keywords: security

Windows XP security service pack will now install itself on any remaining business computers that have avoided the upgrade.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft%27s+SP2+gets+pushy/2100-1009_22-5667231.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 04/12/05     Keywords: security

University is tapped to lead a $19 million cybersecurity project through the National Science Foundation.

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Date: 04/12/05     Keywords: hosting

Attackers are capitalizing not only on the popularity of blogs but also on the free storage that some hosting sites offer.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Phishing+twist+relies+on+bogus+blogs/2100-1009_22-5666617.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 04/11/05     Keywords: virus, antivirus, web

Worm alters system files to block some antivirus company Web sites--a ploy that could be used in phishing scams, Trend Micro warns.

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Date: 04/11/05     Keywords: software, security, spyware

Network security company updates its anti-spyware applications and introduces a new package of tools to fight malicious software.

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Date: 04/11/05     Keywords: no keywords

"Gaven Stubberfield," resposible for sending over 10 million junk e-mails a day, had his nine-year sentence upheld.

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Date: 04/10/05     Keywords: no keywords

The Russian police's cybercrime division has warned that Russian hackers are the best in the world.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Russian+police%3A+%27Our+hackers+are+the+best%27/2100-1009_22-5661547.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 04/09/05     Keywords: no keywords

Gets set to debut a version of its VPN and firewall appliance for networks that allow wireless connections.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Check+Point+to+switch+on+wireless+security/2100-1009_22-5660767.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 04/08/05     Keywords: no keywords

Thieves make off with a California organization's two new Dell PCs--and the financial and medical records of thousands of patients.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Medical+group%3A+Data+on+185%2C000+people+was+stolen/2100-1009_22-5660514.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 04/08/05     Keywords: web, microsoft

E-mail campaign designed to lure people to a bogus Microsoft Web site is making rounds as part of attempt to install Trojan horse.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Fake+Microsoft+security+updates+circulate/2100-1009_22-5660042.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 04/08/05     Keywords: microsoft

Microsoft's monthly batch of fixes will tackle important flaws in Windows, Office and other applications.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Critical+Windows+patch+on+the+way/2100-1009_22-5659348.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 04/07/05     Keywords: software

Big Blue shrugs off report of a vulnerability in some versions of its Lotus Domino Server e-mail and calendar software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Lotus+flaw+reported--but+IBM%27s+unfazed/2100-1009_22-5659009.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 04/07/05     Keywords: software

Recommends changing server software configurations to help protect against DNS cache poisoning, a technique used in online attacks.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+hands+out+antidote+to+poisoned+URLs/2100-1009_22-5658798.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 04/07/05     Keywords: no keywords

Infected Symbian handsets can't be rebooted, and the fix has its own drawback, F-Secure warns.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Trojan+horse+takes+down+smart+phones/2100-1009_22-5657724.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 04/07/05     Keywords: no keywords

Privacy board picks conservative lawyer known for championing the Pentagon's former Total Information Awareness project.

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