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Hewlett-Packard has released a batch of USB keys for numerous Proliant server models which contain malware that could allow an attacker to take over an infected system.
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The U.S. Air Force Cyber Command is just as interested in attack as defense, according to a senior general.
April 4, 2008 9:18 AM PDTATMs that rely on desktop PC technology--and that's a lot of them--are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks.
March 4, 2008 11:31 AM PSTSecurity company says it has seen an attack using a cross-site scripting flaw in 2Wire DNS routers.
January 24, 2008 9:22 AM PSTSecurity agency breaks its normal silence, warning about successful attacks against critical national infrastructures outside the U.S.
January 22, 2008 7:47 AM PSTJon Oltsik says 2008 will bring a new cluster of headlines about information security and the workplace.
January 3, 2008 4:00 AM PSTAs the Storm worm raged, tapping countless PCs for nefarious ends, the rush to online applications left many Web sites vulnerable.
August 12, 2008 12:44 PM PDTHacking for fun has evolved into hacking for profit, and created a business model nearly as sophisticated as that of legal software.
January 2, 2008 6:13 AM PSTForget widespread worms. Nowadays, limited-scale threats like targeted e-mail attacks are causing the most concern.
December 5, 2007 4:13 AM PSTAiming to be more open, Microsoft reaches out to the security research community it once kept at a distance.
December 4, 2007 4:52 PM PSTRedmond's security practices have been transformed since threats like Slammer and Blaster first wormed their way onto the scene.
December 14, 2007 2:27 PM PSTThe number of security holes found in Microsoft software between 2006 and 2007 has risen threefold, says vulnerability-scanning company Qualys.
November 29, 2007 1:41 PM PSTInternet attorney Eric J. Sinrod examines what's become the soft underbelly of our increasingly electronic era.
November 28, 2007 1:08 PM PSTSecurity expert says latest attacks part of an escalating problem. Availability of toolkits, rise of social networks are making it easier for phishers. 
Trend Micro claims the Russian Business Network suddenly dropped off the Internet, but the group may have resurfaced in Asia.
November 14, 2007 7:36 AM PSTUnlike Y2K, which was a nonevent, Internet attorney Eric Sinrod explains why the business world is mobilizing behind what it sees as a real threat.
December 18, 2007 8:54 AM PSTCompany releases a key-management product aimed at helping companies manage encrypted systems more efficiently.
October 30, 2007 12:29 PM PDTSentrigo's Dan Sarel writes that enterprise security has been slow to realize the evolving nature of for-profit cyber hack attacks.
October 29, 2007 5:33 AM PDTHypervisor technology cannot be used to hide rootkits from detection, according to a study by Carnegie Mellon and Stanford researchers.
October 2, 2007 10:02 AM PDTProgram developed by "ethical hacking" group takes advantage of cross-site scripting vulnerability to steal contacts, forward e-mail.
September 27, 2007 9:52 AM PDT
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