IS/IT NEWS
Genome Model Applied to Software
Open-source developers attempting to reverse-engineer the mysteries of private networking software turn to genomics research. They're applying algorithms developed by biologists to decipher the secrets of closed networks. By Danny O'Brien.
Ireland Blocks Calls to Stop Scam
In an effort to stem dialup modem fraud, Ireland blocks phone calls to 13 locations, including several South Pacific islands and the entire nation of Mauritania. Operators must verify numbers dialed to these locations before connecting the calls.
Hack Attack Gums Up Authorize.Net
A leading internet credit card processor is under siege by a denial-of-service attack, slowing its servers and leaving many customers high and dry. By Noah Shachtman.
Another Patch Job From Microsoft
The latest vulnerability to plague the world's largest software maker is a doozy, affecting its Windows operating system as well as its Office and developer tools programs. Microsoft says its patch plugs the leak.
Next Windows Version: 2006 Target
Microsoft announces Longhorn, its next version of Windows, will meet its 2006 release date. But to deliver on time for corporate client contracts, a key component -- the underlying file system for the software -- will be missing.
Feds Wrap Up Online-Crime Dragnet
The Department of Justice says dozens of people have been arrested or convicted for online crimes this summer, as part of its effort to show that the internet is not 'off-base for law enforcement,' according to Attorney General John Ashcroft.
Virus Writer Pleads Guilty
A high-school senior admits he created a variant of the Blaster worm that laid waste to a lot of Windows-based networks last year. He's probably looking at some jail time, and a pretty hefty fine.
Microsoft Releases Service Pack 2
The security update for Windows XP is finally upon us. Available to some customers in the next couple of days, the automatic updates will reach about 100 million XP users over the next two months.
The Empire Blogs Back
Companies are finding that small-scale Web publishing -- blogging -- reaps big benefits when it comes to customer feedback. Just ask Microsoft. Ryan Singel reports from Berkeley, California.
Fake Bin Laden File Harbors Virus
A message posted on over 30,000 Usenet newsgroups, claiming to include images of Osama bin Laden's suicide, actually contains a Trojan horse.
Changing the Face of Web Surfing
More and more companies are making up their own rules for websites, spawning a new kind of activist: the guerrilla Web redesigner. Robert Andrews reports from Cardiff, Wales.
We Don't Need No Stinkin' Login
Increasingly, Web publishers are demanding that users register to read their sites, and increasingly, readers are getting annoyed and turning to sites like BugMeNot, which offers pre-made login profiles. By Rachel Metz.
Bracing for the Microsoft Update
Though the new Windows overhaul from Microsoft is welcome, its release is expected to generate a flood of help-desk calls for some companies whose software will need upgrades to work with Service Pack 2.
P2P Company Not Going Anywhere
With U.S. lawmakers tightening the noose on file sharers, those behind the networks tend to keep a low profile. But not the guys behind eDonkey -- they're in New York, and proud of it. By Michelle Delio.
Cool Ways to Give IE the Boot
If you're looking for an alternative to Internet Explorer, there's more out there than just Mozilla. Here's a rundown of some popular Web browsers not written by Microsoft. By Michelle Delio.
SECURITY NEWS
News: Report card day looms for federal agencies
Cyber security audits find improvement in some agencies, but viruses and worms still plague the halls of government.
| News: California reports massive data breach
An intruder who cracked a U.C. Berkeley research system in August had access to private data on 1.4 million caregivers and beneficiaries participating in a state social program.
| News: Purdue says someone hacked into university's computers
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News: 419ers take Aussie financial advisor for AU$1m
A Melbourne financial manager faces a hefty prison sentence after stealing AU$1m from his clients and handing it over to Nigerian advance fee fraudsters.
| Infocus: Securing Exchange With ISA Server 2004
This article will highlight the security issues involved with providing Outlook Web Access or full Outlook client connections over the Internet, and then discuss how Microsoft's new ISA Server 2004 can be configured to mitigate these threats.
| Infocus: SSH Host Key Protection
This is the first in a series of articles on SSH in-depth. We start with looking at standard SSH host keys by examining the verification process to ensure you have not been the victim of an attack.
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Infocus: Defeating Honeypots: Network Issues, Part 2
The purpose of this paper is to explain how attackers behave when they attempt to identify and defeat honeypots, and is useful information for security professionals who need to deploy honeypots in a more stealthy manner. Part 2 looks at Sebek-based honeypots, snort_inline, Fake AP, and Bait and Switch honeypots.
| Infocus: Lessons Learned from Virus Infections
This article discusses how a virus outbreak will produce a few unique opportunities to examine the health of an organization's network -- and learn ways to further harden the network from future automated attacks.
| Columnists: Security, 1994-2004: Then And Now
Comparing the state of security in 1994 versus 2004, has anything really changed over the course of ten years?
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Columnists: Fueling the Fire
The latest Symantec Threat Report can provide us with information, knowledge, and even a little bit of wisdom -- about what has truly become an epidemic and an avenue for organized crime.
| Elsewhere: New Netsky variant appears from Korea
Despite the incarceration of the original author new variants of the Netsky worm are still appearing, with the latest version seemingly coming from South Korea, according...
| Elsewhere: Political hacking increasing says internet security firm
Hackers from Muslim countries are increasingly targeting western corporations as politically inspired cyber attacks spread around the globe, an internet security company ...
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