A new computer worm spreading over the Internet captures a user's keystrokes and creates a back door that could give an attacker access to the infected system or enable the machine to secretly be used in a denial of service attack.
Six security vulnerabilities in America Online's (AOL's) ICQ Pro instant messaging client give attackers a number of new ways to gain remote control over machines running the software, according to an advisory published Monday by Core Security Technologies.
Oracle Corp. released a patch for a recently-discovered critical security vulnerability affecting its database servers.
A majority of leading information technology (IT) security experts said that the security of Microsoft's products was a top concern, but the company still deserved credit for its efforts to tackle the security problem, according to a report released by Forrester Research.
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The growth of malicious code slowed between July 2001 and the end of last year, but new viruses pose a more constant threat and last longer than in previous years, a new survey of companies has found.
Microsoft (MS) has discovered a critical security vulnerability in a component of its Windows 2000 operating system that could enable a remote attacker to gain total control of a machine running Windows 2000 and Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) Web server.
Prosecutions continued on Wednesday in a year-old US government sting of Internet software piracy group Drink Or Die, as US Attorney Paul McNulty announced the indictment of Hew Raymond Griffiths on charges of criminal copyright infringement.
A new worm on the Internet targets computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, using easy-to-guess passwords for the Administrator account, according to alerts posted by a number of antivirus companies.
Pyra Labs patched a number of security holes in its Blogger Web-based publishing tool this week that could have enabled a hacker to publish thoughts on Web logs owned by others.
Research firm Gartner is warning companies to hold off on making investments in 802.11g wireless LAN technology until products can be properly certified by the nonprofit Wi-Fi Alliance.
The new US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) received praise for the role it played in coordinating the response to the recent Sendmail vulnerability, but challenges remain as the agency defines its role in securing the nation's information technology infrastructure, according to those familiar with the Sendmail investigation.
Responding to a growing problem, online job site Monster.com is warning new and existing users about phony job listings that are being used to steal personal information from job seekers.
A vulnerability in the software used by Nokia Corp.'s 6210 model cellular telephone could make those phones vulnerable to a denial of service (DoS) attack, similar to the types of attacks that are commonly launched against computer networks.
Microsoft Corp. has turned to academia to help guide its year-old Trustworthy Computing initiative, forming an academic advisory board to review the company's security and privacy initiatives.