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Lycos Goes Straight
2004-12-06 After a week of well-deserved criticism, Lycos is abandoning its scheme to launch denial-of-service attacks against spammy websites. Did the company reform in time to avoid criminal prosecution? http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/282 Closed Source Hardware 2004-12-01 Trust with hardware vendors for open source systems is becoming a one-way street, where in exchange for support they offer a closed source binary solution with no provision to audit security. http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/281 Seeds of Disaster 2004-11-29 Internet Explorer's problems can be traced to Microsoft's shortsightedness during the browser wars of the 1990s. Is the company sowing tomorrow's security woes today? http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/279 Profitware 2004-11-26 Some of the largest anti-virus companies have virtually ignored the spyware problem because there is no profit incentive for them to do otherwise. Meanwhile, spyware companies make millions. http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/278 Bill Gates Is Right? 2004-11-19 Bill Gates is right about one thing: asking people to use a two-factor form of authentication would go a long way toward alleviating a lot of the password problems that plague computer security today. http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/277 The Worst Case Scenario 2004-11-15 The fine print in an insurance policy becomes an issue when a bizarre chain of IT disasters leaves a company without a single copy of the source code to its flagship product. http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/276 The Cost of Security Training 2004-11-04 The cost of providing security training to your staff may be high, but what is the cost of not providing any training at all? http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/275 Phishing For Savvy Users 2004-11-01 Recent "phishing" episodes are still often overlooked by tech-savvy users, but a lesson in history shows how entire nations have been fooled. http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/274 The Latest Tool in Competition: Hacking 2004-10-25 A new federal case illustrates the role computer intrusion is taking in the high-stakes world of niche Internet commerce. http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/273 Security, 1994-2004: Then And Now 2004-10-20 Comparing the state of security in 1994 versus 2004, has anything really changed over the course of ten years? http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/272 |
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