Hackers: Archive: May 2005

Wi-Fi Still A Corporate Risk

Business users on the fly could open the enterprise to attacks, experts say.

Bank of America Steps up Authenticity Plan

The bank responds to breaches with a new level of security.

Identity Theft Making Americans Feel Insecure

Despite the money and energy being put into the fight against identity theft, a new study shows that Americans feel no more secure than they did a year ago.

Feds Strike Back at 'Sith' Bootleggers

Nationwide raids roust distributors of bootleg 'Star Wars' film.

Fed IT Security Spending to Jump 20%

Agency spending on cybersecurity is projected to grow from $6.1 billion to $7.3 billion.

Cisco Patches DNS, VoIP Flaws

NISCC urges companies to contact their vendors and make sure they're patched.

Is Spyware Illegal Under Existing Laws?

In filing a lawsuit last month, New York State's attorney general intends to prove current laws against deceptive practices and false advertising are effective tools for prosecuting spyware distributors.

Users Still Giving IT Nightmares

Network administrators are more comfortable with the level of security at their businesses, but users still keep them up at night.

FTC Targets Zombie Spammers

A new campaign urges ISPs to monitor use of hijacked computers for sending unwanted messages.

House Approves Anti-Spyware Bills

Members urge Senate to address latest House call to pass national legislation banning forms of spyware.

House Panel Supports I-SPY Act

The bill promises tougher criminal penalties for spyware purveyors.

Secret Service's Insider Threat Survey

Facing the prospect of unemployment, your most trusted employee can suddenly turn into your network's worst enemy. The Secret Service releases a paper with eye-opening reports on the lengths ex-workers will go to exact revenge.

Swindle: 'Somebody Has Got to Pay'

The FTC commissioner says corporate boards haven't been paying enough attention to data protection.

Botnets: Who Really ''Owns'' Your Computers?

With the survival time of a fresh Windows install sometimes measured in seconds, knowing a little about some of the more pervasive bits of malware out there and how to ferret them out on your network can't hurt.

Does Downgrading Spyware Threat Upgrade the Risk?

eSecurityPlanet columnist Ray Everett-Church says spyware and adware companies are working hard to rehabilitate their image, but is that just clouding the issue and raising the risks to privacy and security?

Five Years After LoveLetter, Are We Smarter or Safer?

It's been five years since the LoveLetter worm hit, becoming one of the first global malware outbreaks and one of the costliest. The question is, though, are we any smarter today than we were back then?

Adware Called Too Cozy With Spyware

Center for Democracy and Technology says complex relationships allow responsible parties to dodge liability.

Mozilla Rushes Fixes; Microsoft Doesn't Gloat

Mozilla 1.7.8 and FireFox 1.0.4 issue fixes to blunt zero day exploit. IE product head stays above the patch fray.

Senate Debating Data Privacy Changes

Senate Commerce Committee opens series of hearings on data broker practices.

Mini Patch Day For Microsoft

Monthly advisory reporting expanded as well.

Teen Held For Allegedly Swiping Code

Reports say code was used to infiltrate military computers.

Trend Micro Acquires InterMute

The purchase brings more spyware protection into the company's fold.

Take Care of the Details for a Secure Network

eSecurityPlanet columnist Linda LeBlanc takes a look at the small details that could mean the difference between a secure network and one riddled with holes.

How Much is Too Much Data Loss?

The rising tide of identity theft.

Apple Releases Slew of Patches

The company addresses a number of OS vulnerabilities with security update.

Updating our Thinking on Software Updates

eSecurityPlanet columnist Ken van Wyk looks at the issue of software updates -- particularly the lack there of for mobile devices.