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Palm Treos ring up security flaws

 February 15, 2007 Three versions of the smart phone carry vulnerabilities that could allow access to data even when the device is locked. TAGS: Palm Treo, security flaw, Palm Inc., SANS Institute, Symantec Corp., security

SANS names top hacker targets

 November 15, 2006 Microsoft's IE and Office, Apple's Mac OS X and people themselves are among the Internet's weak links, the security group says. TAGS: SANS Institute, Web application, VoIP, P2P, Apple Computer, attack, security, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Security holes add up in second quarter

 July 25, 2005 In April, May and June, more than 400 flaws were discovered that could let an attacker take control of a PC remotely. TAGS: SANS Institute, flaw, Apple Computer, security, PC

Safeguarding IT against the next Katrina

 August 29, 2005 Taking stock of Hurricane Katrina's destructive might, IT managers may want to develop disaster-recovery plans, security expert says. TAGS: disaster recovery planning, SANS Institute, disaster recovery, Hurricane Katrina, storm, information technology manager, information technology, security

Oracle password system comes under fire

 October 27, 2005 Mechanism to secure passwords is weak, making it no challenge for an attacker to recover passwords for Oracle database users, experts warn. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Oracle Database, SANS Institute, password, researcher, expert, security, database

CA plugs serious hole in backup software

 August 4, 2005 Security vulnerability in BrightStor backup products could put corporate networks at risk of cyberattack. TAGS: CA BrightStor, Computer Associates International Inc., SANS Institute, backup software, cyberattack, iDefense, agent, flaw, backup, Symantec Corp., security

The feds weigh in on Windows security

 April 2, 2007 A White House directive could have ripple effects well beyond Washington in the fight against cybercrime. TAGS: technology provider, SANS Institute, computer security, agency, Windows PC, government, Washington, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, configuration, training, president, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Sun's Solaris 10 at risk of zero-day exploit

 February 13, 2007 Security bugs in Sun Microsystems' telnet service could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to a system. TAGS: Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., SSH, SANS Institute, security bug, attacker, vulnerability, risk, security, server, password

'Lion' worm stalks Linux machines

 March 23, 2001 A dangerous worm that can steal passwords from Linux servers is rapidly spreading across the Internet and could infect other machines, researchers say. TAGS: SANS Institute, worm, IT administrator, Linux server, server software, Linux, Sun Solaris, server, Unix, researcher, password, security

Beating Microsoft to the punch

 January 4, 2006 newsmaker Ilfak Guilanov explains why he created an unofficial Windows patch that is drawing rare backing from antivirus firms. TAGS: Ilfak Guilfanov, patch, Microsoft Windows Metafile, SANS Institute, Belgium, F-Secure Corp., source code, flaw, fix, security company, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Terrorism threat to Net overblown

 November 23, 2005 Security expert Bruce Schneier says the danger from cyberterrorism is "overblown." TAGS: cyberterrorism, terrorism, ID card, criminal, threat, infrastructure, SANS Institute, biometrics, danger, terrorist, hacker, U.K., government, hacking, security
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