Microsoft has released a Windows XP security update for the "Unchecked Buffer in Windows Redirector Could Allow" issue
The BBC has been hit by a virus for the second time in a month.
Subscribers to The Archers mailing list, which provides daily updates on the popular radio soap opera, were sent the SoBig worm by mistake last Thursday.
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Subscribers to The Archers mailing list, which provides daily updates on the popular radio soap opera, were sent the SoBig worm by mistake last Thursday.
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CNET News has posted another news story on "Slammer"
Symantec has released a new virus definitions update for Norton Antivirus. Thanks tapin.
Code from a UK security expert has emerged as the driving force behind the SQL Slammer worm that ravaged servers over the weekend.
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Attacks on corporate networks by online vandals fell in the second half of last year, according to report released Monday.
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Mindsoft Firewall 4.0 for Windows XP has been released
Symantec has released a new virus definitions update for Norton Antivirus. Thanks APK.
Computer security experts said on Thursday the recent ``SQL Slammer'' worm, the worst in more than a year, is evidence that Microsoft's year-old security push is not working.
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Symantec has released a new virus definitions update for Norton Antivirus. Thanks APK.
Storage Supersite has posted an article on the Slammer Worm
Microsoft products may not be alone in contributing to the spread of the SQL Slammer worm, security researchers said on Wednesday. Other companies also make products containing the Microsoft database software that has been exploited by the worm. More than 30 products, from security scanners to backup servers, use the vulnerable Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft SQL Desktop Edition (MDSE) 2000 software, according to a list compiled by database security site SQLSecurity.com.
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Micrsoft has updated their SQL Server 2000 Security Tools
The amount of hacking activity on the Internet has been revealed after one company set up an anonymous 'dummy test' server--and found it was maliciously attacked 467 times within 24 hours of being installed.
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Microsoft has released a security update for Windows Media Player 7.1
Symantec has released a new virus definitions update for Norton Antivirus. Thanks APK.
Still patching your SQL Server databases? Well, be sure not to miss the post-Slammer sale!
The new W32.Slammer worm, a nuisance for network administrators worldwide, has turned into a marketing boon for companies that sell a wide range of technology products and services.
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The new W32.Slammer worm, a nuisance for network administrators worldwide, has turned into a marketing boon for companies that sell a wide range of technology products and services.
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As corporate IT departments go about the business of cleaning up their networks, there are strong indications that the SQL Slammer worm that brought down portions of the Internet over the weekend is based on the work of an obscure Chinese cracking group.
Signatures within the worm's source code indicate that a group known as the Honker Union of China-also known as the Hacker Union of China-may be responsible for writing the code, according to security experts who have analyzed the code. However, experts caution that although they are certain of the code's origins, someone else may have actually loosed the worm on the Internet.
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Signatures within the worm's source code indicate that a group known as the Honker Union of China-also known as the Hacker Union of China-may be responsible for writing the code, according to security experts who have analyzed the code. However, experts caution that although they are certain of the code's origins, someone else may have actually loosed the worm on the Internet.
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Microsoft's policy of relying on software patches to fix major security flaws was questioned Monday after a series of internal e-mails revealed that the software giant's own network wasn't immune from a worm that struck the Internet last weekend.
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Symantec has released a new virus definitions update for Norton Antivirus. Thanks APK.
