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Ethereal releases security update
October 20, 2005
Ethereal issues a patch to address flaws that could allow remote denial of service attacks, buffer overflows, or other attacks.
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Symantec Corp.
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Cisco plugs security holes
April 7, 2006
Flaws in software that runs various Cisco Systems networking infrastructure products could allow denial of service attacks.
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optical networking
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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denial of service
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security
Apple sounds alarm over QuickTime flaws
November 4, 2005
"Highly critical" bug in media player could open door for a denial-of-service attack, security company says.
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Apple Computer
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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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Security from A to Z: DDoS
November 27, 2006
Denial-of-service attacks, which take down a Web resource, are used by digital blackmailers. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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distributed denial of service
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resource
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e-mail
Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'
March 4, 2008
ATMs that rely on desktop PC technology--and that's a lot of them--are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks.
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ATM
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bank
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U.K.
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desktop computer
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Savvis tightens up security
December 19, 2005
New hosted service is designed to offer firewall, intrusion detection and remedies for denial-of-service attacks.
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Savvis Communications
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Cisco patches security flaws in number of products
May 24, 2007
Updates address vulnerabilities in products ranging from Cisco Unified CallManager to Cisco Firewall Service Module.
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router
Another denial-of-service bug found in Firefox 2
November 1, 2006
Mozilla downplays the issue, saying only minor problems have been found in the week after the browser's release.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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Firefox
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Mozilla Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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PC
Juniper routers exposed to attack
January 31, 2005
A flaw in some versions of the Junos OS could make networks vulnerable to DOS attacks, the gear maker warns.
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Juniper Networks Inc.
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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networking
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Windows Mobile flaws could crash phones
January 31, 2007
Security firm has uncovered two bugs that, if exploited, could crash phones and other devices running Microsoft's Windows Mobile software.
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Trend Micro Inc.
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Microsoft Word
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smart phone
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security
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Symantec Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
Antispam advocate succumbs to spammer
May 18, 2006
Eran Reshef, who asked people to bury spammers simply by replying to spam e-mails, falls victim to mass online attack.
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'Brad Pitt' virus targets Microsoft
March 31, 2005
Hackers release a worm, called Ahker-F, that promises salacious movie clips of celebrities.
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Sophos Plc.
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movie
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Microsoft Corp.
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Security from A to Z: Botnet
November 27, 2006
These armies of zombie PCs are used by cybercriminals for sending spam. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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Black Frog leaps into fight against spam
May 25, 2006
Okopipi project aims to continue antispam campaign launched by now-defunct Blue Frog effort, which suffered a DOS attack.
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Wiki
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spammer
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spam
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project
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fight
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security
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server
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e-mail
Attack code released for IE hole
November 21, 2005
Recently published code exploits new "extremely critical" flaw in the latest versions of Internet Explorer.
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JavaScript
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Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
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security
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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Service Pack 2
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Microsoft Corp.
Taking aim at denial-of-service attacks
May 13, 2003
Graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University propose plans for stopping high-volume digital onslaughts that are used to shut down Internet sites.
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graduate student
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server
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Exploit code puts Windows XP and 2000 at risk
November 17, 2005
Threat is considered moderate, since worst-case attack might crash some machines but not others, says security firm.
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exploit
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vulnerability
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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denial of service
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security
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researcher
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service pack
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Microsoft Windows
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firewall
Trio of Cisco flaws may threaten networks
January 25, 2007
Holes in software that controls Cisco's routers and switches could let miscreants cripple computer networks, including the Internet.
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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Cisco IOS
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computer network
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traffic
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router
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security
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operating system
Unpatched Firefox 1.5 exploit made public
December 8, 2005
A flaw in the open-source browser's history.dat file potentially puts users at risk of a DoS attack.
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Firefox 1.5
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Packet Storm
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Internet Storm Center
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Firefox
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Mozilla Corp.
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