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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, attacker, domain, server, IP, IP address, attack, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, service provider, PC, e-mail

March 25, 2007 Problem in the way Windows PCs obtain network settings could let attackers hijack traffic, researchers warn. TAGS: attacker, WINS, Windows PC, traffic, researcher, DNS, R&D, domain name, article, attack, server, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security, PC

October 25, 2005 One-fifth of DNS servers are running out-of-date software, and two-thirds are open to tweaking to help scammers.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

January 18, 2006 Figures suggest that Florida leads the pack in PCs that have rootkit-like software from Sony's antipiracy tool. TAGS: rootkit, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, DNS, digital-rights management, Sony Corp., researcher, Florida, server, security, PC

April 6, 2005 VeriSign's Brian Matthews says an open, standards-based approach will be the key to matching the reality with the hype. TAGS: EPCGlobal Inc., RFID, infrastructure, DNS, supply chain, VeriSign Inc., domain name, mobile phone, reader, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., PC

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, attack, vulnerability, fix, bug, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, e-mail, PC

June 2, 2005 Consumers, government and technology companies all need to pitch in to fight cybercrime, experts on a security panel agree. TAGS: Marcus Sachs, Scott Charney, cybercrime, Cisco Systems Inc., virtual machine, responsibility, malicious code, technology company, government, DNS, researcher, security, picture, Microsoft Corp., firewall, antivirus

November 22, 2006 Howard Schmidt, former security adviser to the White House, warns of upcoming threats to businesses and the Net itself. TAGS: Howard Schmidt, cyberthreats, information technology manager, threat, colleague, attack, identity theft, spam, DNS, PDA, security, PC

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