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DNS servers--an Internet Achilles' heel

August 3, 2005 Scan finds that hundreds of thousands of the servers that act as the white pages of the Net are vulnerable to attack. TAGS: DNS server, DNS, domain, attacker, server, IP address, IP, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, attack, service provider, PC, e-mail

Old software weakening Net's backbone, survey says

October 25, 2005 One-fifth of DNS servers are running out-of-date software, and two-thirds are open to tweaking to help scammers. TAGS: DNS server, DNS, survey, domain, server, IP, IP address, attacker, domain name, Internet Service Provider, security, PC, e-mail

Phishers change bait as IM use grows

March 30, 2005 Scammers are increasingly using IM to launch phishing attacks, according to a report. TAGS: phishing, victim, DNS, IM, Yahoo! Inc., bank, attack, e-mail

Sender ID's fading message

August 9, 2005 Lack of popularity of Microsoft's antispam technology could make it harder to reverse consumers' eroding faith in e-mail. TAGS: Sender ID, Sender Policy Framework, DomainKeys, phishing, DNS, spam, caller ID, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., U.S., message

Another hefty patch month for Microsoft

August 8, 2006 Count 'em: A dozen security updates, nine rated "critical," covering 20 holes in Windows and three in Office. TAGS: bulletin, flaw, DNS, vulnerability, attack, fix, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, e-mail, PC

Antispam proposals advance

June 29, 2005 Internet standards group approves "experimental" proposals to curb spam using domain authorization and e-mail authentication. TAGS: Sender ID, Sender Policy Framework, e-mail authentication, RFC, anti-spam, proposal, Time Warner Inc., DNS, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft releases 'critical' updates for new programs

May 8, 2007 This month's Patch Tuesday focuses on fixes for vulnerabilities in 2007 editions of Internet Explorer, Exchange and Office. TAGS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, vulnerability, Microsoft Office 2007, fix, Microsoft Office, flaw, Microsoft Update, DNS, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Cisco warns of security flaws

July 14, 2005 Networking giant points out several vulnerabilities in its products, one of which could take down Cisco IP telephony networks. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., VoIP, IP telephony, IP phone, Internet Security Systems Inc., vulnerability, telephony, Forrester Research Inc., flaw, attacker, IP, DNS, denial of service, security, server, e-mail

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News Stories

DNS servers--an Internet Achilles' heel

Old software weakening Net's backbone, survey says

Phishers change bait as IM use grows

Sender ID's fading message

Another hefty patch month for Microsoft

Antispam proposals advance

Microsoft releases 'critical' updates for new programs

Cisco warns of security flaws

e-mail [x] , DNS [x]

News Stories

DNS servers--an Internet Achilles' heel

Old software weakening Net's backbone, survey says

Phishers change bait as IM use grows

Sender ID's fading message

Another hefty patch month for Microsoft

Antispam proposals advance

Microsoft releases 'critical' updates for new programs

Cisco warns of security flaws

e-mail ^[x] , DNS ^[x]