Network Security: Archive: October 2004

ISPs Band Together Against Spam

UPDATED: AOL, EarthLink, Microsoft and Yahoo sue individuals who allegedly violate the Can-Spam law by sending millions of unwanted e-mails and IMs.

AntiOnline Spotlight: Corporations Oblivious to Spyware

Businesses are mounting a formidable defense against viruses, worms and spam. So why are they leaving a gaping hole open for spyware?

Consumers Remain Vulnerable to Identity Theft

More than 70 percent of consumers will share sensitive information during an unsolicited call or e-mail, according to the 2004 Identity Management Survey.

Giving Network Demons the Boot

Can corporate IT administrators learn a lesson from two colleges that stopped virus attacks in their tracks?

Sender ID For E-Mail Goes Wild

A Canadian ISP plans to go live with Microsoft's e-mail authentication technology next week.

CREDANT, Cranite Partner to Create Certified Security for Extended WLANs

Combining expertise in enterprise WLAN security and protection for mobile wireless computing devices, the alliance also complies with existing governmental standards for security and privacy.

Network Security's Blind Eye

VPNs and homegrown applications are two areas where enterprises are dropping the ball. Learn what you can do to ensure that neither poses a threat to your business.

Listening in on a Sit Down on Authentication

eSecurityPlanet's Ray Everett-Church takes a look at the battle raging over authentication.

RIM Refutes BlackBerry Buffer Overflow Claim

RIM gets security researcher to update their claims about previously identified issue.

Web Servers, BIND Top 2004 Vulnerabilities List

The SANS institute breaks down the top 10 vulnerabilities in Windows and Unix systems.

eSecurityPlanet columnist Bob Hillery walks us through a digital forensics case. How do you protect and find the data you're looking for? And how do you keep your computers from being used to steal the company's information in the first place?

Three Worms Run Top 20 Virus Report

The Bagle, Netsky and MyDoom families of worms still are so powerful that they account for 16 out of the 20 viruses in one company's monthly report.

Spammers Hide Trojan in Opt-Out Link

Spammers have come up with a new way to fool users into downloading malicious code that will turn their PC into an Open Proxy. They have hidden a Trojan in the opt-out link at the bottom of each spam.

CA Buys Netegrity in Web Security Play

All cash deal is expected to fill security gaps within CA's eTrust product line.

Apple Patches QuickTime Flaw

The computer maker issues patch for its media player and tends to other flaws in OS X.

Trouble Lies with IT and not IDS

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) have a bad rap, but is that rap warranted? Our eSecurityPlanet columnist Ken van Wyk says the problem is not the technology, as much as the way IT is using it.