Hackers: Archive: October 2007

Hacker Criminals Find An Exploit In a Fix

Adobe issues a fix to an exploit that could allow a rootkit to be installed on unsuspecting computers. The bad guys craft an exploit off that fix within a day.

How to Fight The Onslaught of Security Threats

One message at Interop this week? When it comes to data security, it's better to first figure out what to secure.

The Storm That Keeps Blowing

The Storm worm seems to unleash one new e-mail flood or denial of service attack every week. Why won't it go away?

Report: Carriers Need to Heed Security

Carriers are more than just highways for packets; they need to be cops, too.

Five Tips for National Cyber Security Month

As small business owners, protecting your financial information – and that of your customers – is critical for success. Fortunately, safeguarding data doesn't need to be elaborate or expensive. Here are five tips to help you improve your cyber security.

Microsoft Issues IE Security Alert

Just days after Patch Tuesday it finds a significant threat in Internet Explorer 7.

Storm Worm Rewrote the Botnet and Spam Game

Nasty malware in its own right, Storm also provided a cunning spam platform, and perhaps more troubling, a template for others to follow.

Marin County Ignored Security Warnings

Security experts warned officials its Web site was hacked weeks before the feds shut down the entire ca.gov sub-domain.

Fuzzing at 18: Still Crude, Still Effective

Throw garbage at an application and what happens? In plenty of cases it'll crash.

Apple Aims to Patch Persistent QuickTime Hole

Bug identified over a year ago gets quashed in security update.

Rise of the Weaponized Rootkit

And you thought stealth was the only trick up a rootkit’s sleeve.

Report: Consumers Not as Safe Online As They Think

McAfee survey finds many computers are far less secure than their owners believe.