- Tue Apr 20 2004 IBM serves antispam, virus service for small biz
Big Blue will sell an antispam and virus service to small and midsize businesses to help the little guy get a leg up against productivity drains.
Posted by Richard Shim
- Thu Apr 2 2009 A who's who of hackers
The Conficker worm didn't cause any April 1 conflagration, but it has sparked some thoughts on who over the years would make up a hacking rogues' gallery.
Posted by Jonathan Skillings
- Tue May 13 2003 New hacking tool sees the light
A Princeton graduate student sheds light on security flaws in Java and .Net virtual machines by using a lamp, some known properties of computer memory and a little luck.
Posted by Robert Lemos
- Thu Feb 1 2001 NSA looks to Linux for virtual security
Software emulation firm VMware teams up with researchers at the NSA to create a nearly crack-proof computer that places sensitive data in virtual vaults inside the PC.
Posted by Robert Lemos
- Wed Dec 23 1998 TCP/IP "hole" leads to alert
A "hole" in the underlying language of the Internet could allow hackers to cause an array of disruptions to targeted Web sites and Internet systems.
Posted by Jim Hu
- Wed May 28 2003 College plans virus-writing course
The University of Calgary is offering a class in which students will write and test their own viruses--a move that has touched off a wave of criticism within the antivirus community.
Posted by Ian Fried
- Fri May 17 2002 Are you the Klez monster?
The worm's ploy of forging the sender on infected e-mails has antivirus software on servers accusing the wrong users of spreading the virus.
Posted by Robert Lemos
- Wed Nov 21 2001 FBI snoop tool old hat for hackers
"Magic Lantern," a reported method for sneaking surveillance programs onto a suspect's computer, appears to be little more than old hacking technology.
Posted by Robert Lemos
- Thu Mar 22 2001 Digital sleuthing uncovers hacking costs
Amateurs and experts deconstruct the evidence of a hack and, in the process, illuminate the costs of detective work in the digital age.
Posted by Robert Lemos
- Tue May 14 2002 Latest privacy threat: Monitor glow
A researcher's discovery that the reflected glow from a computer screen can be "read" using special equipment illuminates the privacy danger of computing in the dark.
Posted by Robert Lemos
