Flaw could let hackers control an ISP's network
Hacker could steal account passwords
Stories by Ellen Messmer
NZ a steady e-government achiever
New Zealand has been dubbed a "Steady Achiever" for its e-government efforts by a report on global e-government initiatives, but has failed to make the top eight countries of 22 countries surveyed.
'Decoy nets' gain backers in battle against hackers
ORLANDO (03/06/2001) - As hackers obtain ever more dangerous and easy-to-use tools, they are being countered by novel defense strategies. Witness the experimental idea of setting up a decoy network separate from your real one to fool intruders as they try to fool you.
Online retailers plan new projects for coming year
Web- and store-based retailing becoming inextricably intertwined
US Army kick-starts cyberwar machine
Attack would likely involve launching massive distributed denial-of-service assaults,
New Denial-of-Service Attack Tool Uses Relay Chat
Remember the distributed denial-of-service attack tools, like Tribal Flood Network and Trin00, that last February were used in mass attacks on Web sites owned by EBay, E*Trade, CNN and Yahoo? Security experts this week say an even more dangerous tool, called Trinity, has just been discovered.
New denial-of-service attack tool uses IRC, ICQ
Trinity runs on Linux, uses chat for control
Symantec Targets Enterprise with Desktop Firewall
Symantec this week will ship its first desktop firewall for business users, adding a range of network management and VPN features not found in the home PC version of the product.
Security flaw discovered in PGP
European cryptographic researchers have uncovered a serious security flaw in both the Unix and Windows versions of Network Associates's PGP software 5.5 through 6.5.3.
CA ships long awaited Neugents
500 customers beginning to use the software
US "Star Wars" 'Net plan faces opposition
Plan leaked by government officials to civil liberties group
Commerce One releases XML spec for EDI mapping
Spec would provide a common way to share data between XML and EDIFACT
Dead Cow dance accompanies Back Orifice launch
New version smaller, more open
Microsoft struggles to gain C2 respect
Company has no idea when or if NT 4.0 will actually earn vital security taing
Many NT firewalls flunk basic security tests, group says
Many NT firewalls flunk basic security tests, group says