- Fri Apr 23 2004 Net's 'savior' sets the record straight
Delivering a presentation at a security confab in Canada, researcher Paul Watson, "The Man Who Saved the Internet," says it was nothing. Really.
Posted by Robert Lemos
- Fri Oct 31 2008 Technology voter guide 2008 - Analysis
Congress members whose votes are deemed most tech-friendly: Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell and Texas Rep. Ron Paul. Here's why.
Posted by CNET Staff
- Thu Jun 28 2001 Probing IBM's Nazi connection
In a controversial new book, author Edwin Black says information technology supplied by Big Blue provided the Nazis with a critical tool in dispatching millions to their deaths.
Posted by Paul Festa
- Thu Apr 22 2004 Exploit found for Net flaw, but risks remote
Malicious code is unearthed that can exploit a widely reported flaw in a popular Net protocol and possibly disrupt data transmissions, but experts say the risk of real world problems remains low.
Posted by Michael Kanellos
- Tue Apr 20 2004 TCP flaw threatens Net data transmissions
The Transmission Control Protocol, the most popular protocol for sending data on the Net, has a flaw that could let attackers shut down connections between servers and routers, an advisory says.
Posted by Robert Lemos
- Wed Apr 21 2004 Net threat overstated, says security researcher
Widespread reports about a flawed communications protocol making the Internet vulnerable to collapse were overblown, according to the researcher credited with uncovering the security problem.
Posted by Robert Lemos
- Wed May 19 2004 Cisco to patent security fix
The networking giant applies for patents on technology that it claims will fix a flaw that has recently been found in one of the most common communications protocols.
Posted by Marguerite Reardon
- Wed Jul 28 2004 Better tools let hackers strike more quickly
The bottom line for administrators is that they can't sit around and "wait for the next quarterly patch anymore," one specialist says.
Posted by Robert Lemos
- Tue Sep 6 2005 Bug hunters, software firms in uneasy alliance
Security researchers and companies that write commercial software seek common ground over how to report flaws.
Posted by Marguerite Reardon and Joris Evers
- Fri Apr 23 2004 Week in review: Net threat--or not
The Internet is vulnerable to collapse due to a protocol flaw--or not--depending on whom you believe.
Posted by Steven Musil
