January 06, 2009

Security News Section Index

SF's Rogue IT Admin Facing 4 Felonies

Accused system administrator was claiming intellectual property rights over city's network configuration.

RBS WorldPay Data Breach Hits 1.5 Million

Twenty years of payment processing history as well as social security numbers are compromised.

New Zero-Day Exploit Emerges for Microsoft SQL

UPDATED: Microsoft issues warning for attack vector that could paralyze database servers.

False Intrusion Alerts Cost Time, Money

Making sure IT gets alerted only when there really is a problem is important.

Several Attacks Behind CheckFree Data Breach

New attack combines several attack techniques into a single, multi-stage attack that is still being examined for a line of defense.


Intel, Ericsson Aim For Better Laptop Security

Instead of waiting for a laptop to connect to the Internet, a kill message can be sent via SMS. Finally, texting has a practical use.

Microsoft Admits IE Still Flawed

Fresh off its widest-ranging vulnerability fix in years, it's turning out that Microsoft may have missed one.

Which Top Apps Have the Most Security Holes?

Bit9 ranks the most widely used applications with known security vulnerabilities.

Report Warns of More Cybercrime

The economic downturn, poor cooperation among law enforcement agencies and inadequate laws may see cybercriminals prosper – but not if the Obama administration takes warnings to heart.

Obama Faces New Calls for Cybersecurity Revamp

National security think tank pushes for new U.S. oversight and regulations to combat Internet threats.

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