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Vendors scramble to fix bug that could crash Internet systems

October 3, 2008 — 12:23pm ET | By Paul Mah
The security community is abuzz about critical vulnerabilities discovered in the TCP/IP protocol that underly the Internet. This comes on the heels of a Read more...

U.S., China largest originators of Internet attacks

May 30, 2008 — 7:19am ET | By Paul Mah

Akamai Technologies, who operates a global network of servers used to support the distribution of online media as well as large-scale web sites and

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DOS attack against Revision3’s services traced to MediaDefender

May 30, 2008 — 7:17am ET | By Paul Mah

Revision3, an online media company has alleged that an outage experienced over the long Memorial Day weekend was traced to a Denial of Service (DOS) attack initiated by servers owned by

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ATM machines cry out for security

February 25, 2008 — 7:59am ET
ATM machines may be a new target for hackers. A report by the managed security firm, Network Box, outlined several threats to these commonplace banking tools. They include IP worms, disruption of the... Read more...

Cisco patches IP phones

February 15, 2008 — 7:59am ET
To think, there once was a time when you didn't have to worry about your phones, of all things, getting infected with viruses. Well, those carefree days are officially over: this week Cisco released... Read more...

Bluetooth security still a challenge

September 24, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Bluetooth offers a tremendous opportunity for mobile users, but Ooi Szu-Khiam, senior security consultant at Symantec, says that security is still a big issue. Indeed, research firm InsightExpress... Read more...

Test, test, and test some more

April 2, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Continuous testing during a project's development is the most important indicator of whether you will deliver a relatively bug-free, quality product. Even post-deployment, periodic testing is... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: What it takes to be an effective CIO; Personality clashes on the job;

March 4, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

> What it takes to be an effective CIO. Article > Personality... Read more...

Cyber attacks in finance sector overstated

December 3, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Last week's news brought a dire warning from the Feds that terrorists were readying to... Read more...

Terrorist cyber attack aimed at financial community

November 30, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

The dawn of December brings with it a dire security warning to financial institutions that terrorists are aiming to crash stock trading and banking sites using cyber attacks. According to the... Read more...

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