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Content from CNET tagged with

cyberattack

Narrow Your Results: security (23); Microsoft Corp. (17); attack (17); vulnerability (14); flaw (11); Microsoft Windows (10); PC (7); fix (6); Symantec Corp. (6); Microsoft Internet Explorer (5); Microsoft Word (5); Microsoft Office (5); government (5); e-mail (4); operating system (4)

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May 3, 2006 A large-scale attack hits TypePad and LiveJournal, blacking out a huge swath of blogs. TAGS: Six Apart Ltd., TypePad, LiveJournal, cyberattack, blog, attack, denial of service, San Francisco

April 4, 2008 The U.S. Air Force Cyber Command is just as interested in attack as defense, according to a senior general. TAGS: adversary, cyberthreats, cyberattack, military, supply chain, infrastructure, U.S., attack, vulnerability, electronics, channel

October 1, 2006 Group of security professionals produces a patch for a flaw in Windows Shell that is being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, flaw, fix, cyberattack, patch, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, PC

September 22, 2006 Third-party fix plugs a Microsoft browser hole that's increasingly being exploited in cyberattacks. TAGS: patch, cyberattack, iDefense, patch management, fix, vulnerability, security company, risk, attack, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows, PC

June 23, 2006 Attackers could commandeer a vulnerable computer by embedding a malicious Flash file in an Office document. TAGS: ActiveX Control, security problem, Microsoft Office, attacker, cyberattack, flaw, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Excel, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp.

September 1, 2006 Security experts warn of increased cyberattacks on Windows PCs, via a known security flaw, but Microsoft says all is calm. TAGS: Symantec Corp., cyberattack, increase, alert, attack, malicious code, threat, activity, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT

June 23, 2006 Group of powerful companies in various sectors calls on federal government to beef up readiness efforts. TAGS: cyberattack, sector, government, U.S., IBM Corp., response

February 14, 2006 Financially motivated cyberattacks are on the rise, says Cisco Systems CSO John Stewart. TAGS: John Stewart, Cisco Systems Inc., cyberattack, security, threat, class, VoIP, researcher, attack

September 12, 2006 Microsoft releases patches for three security holes, but does not have a fix for a Word 2000 flaw being used in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, Qualys Inc., flaw, vulnerability, cyberattack, attacker, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, patch, patch management, fix, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail, PC

July 28, 2006 Sen. Tom Coburn says government still isn't ready to handle a "cyber Katrina," calls for immediate change. TAGS: cybersecurity, homeland security, senator, department, agency, cyberattack, Oklahoma, Sen., government, security

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