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Escalating DoS attacks may 'shut down the Internet'

Denial-of-service attacks are growing faster than bandwidth is being added to the Internet, according to VeriSign, the company that administers the .com domain. Read more »

Chinese hackers disable CNN.com for three hours

CNN.com was knocked offline for three hours shortly after Chinese hackers claimed to have called off a planned denial of service attack against the US publisher. Read more »

Pillow talking bots latest Russian malware threat

Those entering online dating forums risk having more than their hearts stolen, especially if they're chatting to a malicious Russian bot. Read more »

Salesforce staff speared by phishers

Salesforce.com has revealed few details about a security breach caused by a phishing attack against an employee that surrended internal customer database details. Read more »

Shell scripting flaw opens OS X to attack

A flaw in the way the Mac operating system handles downloaded files with fake file extensions opens the door to all kinds of nastiness. Read more »

US Homeland Security e-mail gaffe exposes secrets

A technical contractor may have started a chain of events that led to security professionals divulging classified information Read more »

Microsoft hands out antidote to poisoned URLs

In response to a heightened security alert, Microsoft has updated its customer advisories for protecting its server software against DNS cache poisoning attacks. Read more »

Cisco patches security-monitoring system

Networking giant Cisco Systems has fixed several flaws in a security monitoring product meant to protect networks against attacks. Read more »

Web attackers get better at hiding

Cybercrooks who rig Web sites to break into PCs are getting better at hiding their malicious code, a security expert said this week. Read more »

Game Monsters attack Westpac customers

US-based gaming Web site, The Game Monsters, has been implicated in the latest of round of phishing scams targeting Westpac customers, according to security experts. Read more »

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Glitch in C++ libraries allows a DoS attack against ISAPI

The Microsoft Foundation Classes static library contains flaws that make ISAPI extensions vulnerable to DoS attacks. Find out why this illustrates a major challenge for developers who need to produce secure applications. Read more »

Monitoring Linux firewalls with firelogd

Monitoring firewalls on a Linux system can be a challenge because of the text-based nature of the OS. The firelogd program can greatly improve the monitoring process by e-mailing concise summaries of important entries to an admin. Read more »

10+ things you should know about rootkits

Malware-based rootkits fuel a multibillion dollar spyware industry by stealing individual or corporate financial information. If that weren't bad enough, rootkit-based botnets generate untold amounts of spam. Here's a look at what rootkits are and what to do about them. Read more »

HTTP and HTML: The paradox of dominance

The saying, "When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail," makes me think of the mess that we're in when it comes to the dominance of HTML and HTTP. Read more »

What is cross-site scripting?

Cross-site scripting, also known as "XSS," is a class of security exploit that has gotten a fair bit of attention in the last few years. This article explains what it is and where the dangers lie. Read more »

Establish a patch management policy

Patch management is an issue that will always plague your organisation's network -- there will always be patches, updates, and security fixes to apply. Read more »

Troubleshoot Apache with these tips

The Apache Web server is well-proven, but can still offer an administrator headaches from time to time when things go wrong. Read more »

10 tech skills you should develop during the next five years

If you want a job where you can train in a particular skill set and then never have to learn anything new, IT isn't the field for you. But if you like to be constantly learning new things and developing new skills, you're in the right business. In the late 80s, NetWare and IPX/SPX administration were the skills to have. Today, it's all about TCP/IP and the Internet. Read more »

Protect IIS log files by moving them to a secure location

Internet Information Services (IIS) continues to be a favorite target for hackers. Make their job harder by moving IIS' log files to a secure remote location. Mike Mullins tells you how in this edition of Security Solutions. Read more »

Six steps to secure sensitive data in MySQL

If you're using MySQL, there are some easy things you can do to secure your systems and significantly reduce the risk of unauthorised access to your sensitive data. Read more »

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