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The future of malware: Trojan horses
October 13, 2006
Targeted attacks used for industrial espionage have become the nightmare scenario for big companies, researchers say.
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Alex Shipp
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Graham Cluley
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MessageLabs Ltd.
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Sophos Plc.
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Symantec Corp.
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Browser-based attacks increase as viruses dip
June 15, 2005
Viruses and worms hit IT operations a bit less often, but browser-based attacks are an increasing headache, new survey finds.
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Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi
August 2, 2006
Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns.
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Apple MacBook
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Apple Computer
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Intel
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PC
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Study: IM threats zooming up
November 2, 2005
Messaging security company says its data shows a 1,500 percent increase in worms, viruses and other pests targeting IM networks.
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MSN
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America Online Inc.
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Yahoo! Inc.
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virus
Greetings...you're infected
October 8, 2007
Avinti CEO William Kilmer says the industry is late to grasp the challenge of blended threats that are moving viruses from e-mail to the Web.
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Google Inc.
New denial-of-service threat emerges
March 16, 2006
Attacks targeted 1,500 IP addresses and delivered a heftier blow than normal DOS threats, VeriSign security chief says.
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Microsoft pushes out Windows patch ahead of time
January 5, 2006
Flaw that has spawned several attacks gets fixed Thursday, after the company comes under criticism.
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F-Secure Corp.
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security
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Microsoft Windows ME
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fix
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows 98
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Microsoft Windows
McAfee: Vulnerabilities still worst threat
April 25, 2005
Unpatched PCs represent biggest security problem, keeping threats that target software vulnerabilities at top of McAfee's list.
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McAfee Inc.
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New Cisco flaw could pose threat to Net
September 7, 2005
Networking giant warns that a serious flaw in its software puts computer networks at risk of attack.
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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Symantec Corp.
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Denial-of-service glitch could threaten Windows
March 8, 2005
Well-known flaw in handling IP packets surfaces in Windows, but Microsoft denies that "LAND attacks" are serious threat.
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Is Mac OS as safe as ever?
February 27, 2006
Trio of threats suggest hackers are now eyeing the previously ignored software. Should fans worry?
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Computer
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Worms biting harder into IM, P2P
October 4, 2005
Security threats that take aim at instant messaging and peer-to-peer networks are rocketing--and getting smarter, according to research reports.
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IMLogic
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Akonix Systems
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IM
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Time Warner Inc.
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America Online Inc.
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Security adviser: Cyberthreats keep growing
November 22, 2006
Howard Schmidt, former security adviser to the White House, warns of upcoming threats to businesses and the Net itself.
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DNS
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Uptick in Windows attacks reported
September 1, 2006
Security experts warn of increased cyberattacks on Windows PCs, via a known security flaw, but Microsoft says all is calm.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Windows NT
Antiphishing group casts line at new threats
August 3, 2005
Faced with a rise in so-called pharming and crimeware, Anti-Phishing Working Group will expand to include the emerging threats.
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bank
Report: Companies unprepared for IM attacks
March 23, 2005
Many businesses are ignoring the emerging security threat posed by instant messaging software, a survey shows.
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SurfControl plc
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IM
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security company
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P2P
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security
Viruses promise heartbreak on Valentine's Day
February 14, 2007
E-mails promise love cards but deliver malicious software designed to turn computers into zombies. Image: Valentine's virus
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Secure Computing Corp.
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Sophos Plc.
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IM threats rising sharply, reports confirm
April 5, 2005
Instant-messaging attacks increased 250 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period last year, new research finds.
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Akonix Systems
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IM Network
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Time Warner Inc.
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The man behind Cisco's security
February 14, 2006
Financially motivated cyberattacks are on the rise, says Cisco Systems CSO John Stewart.
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Foreign powers are main cyberthreat, U.K. says
November 22, 2005
Other countries are more of a risk to the U.K.'s infrastructure than hackers--and terrorists are even lower on the list, British agency says.
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U.K.
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