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Snort vulnerability "wormable" but not widespread
A three-month-old flaw in a preprocessor function for the open-source intrusion detection system may attract worm writers, but the number of vulnerable systems is thought to be low. 2005-10-19 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11349 Say hello to the Skype Trojan Virus writers are targeting Skype users with a new Trojan that poses as the latest version of the popular VoIP software. 2005-10-18 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11348 Shared music abuse bug hits iTunes Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in Apple's popular iTunes application which might be exploited to interfere with shared music downloads. 2005-10-17 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11347 Worm worries don't wait for Windows exploits Security researchers disagree over whether a recently announced flaw in Microsoft Windows will likely become food for an Internet worm. 2005-10-14 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11346 US cybersecurity all at sea US cybersecurity risks are being poorly managed by the Department of Homeland Security, according to a former US presidential information security advisor. 2005-10-13 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11345 Arrests unlikely to impact bot net threat, say experts The recent arrests of three men in The Netherlands who allegedly controlled a network of more than 100,000 compromised computers will not likely curtail the criminal economy surrounding bot nets. 2005-10-12 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11344 Email scam suspect made 'threats to kill' Peter Francis-Macrae, the 23-year-old who is allegedly the UK's biggest spammer, faces a variety of charges ranging from threats to kill to fraudulent trading in a trial at Peterborough Crown Court this week. 2005-10-12 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11343 Worm fears over MS October patch batch Microsoft's patch train rolled into town on Tuesday carrying a cargo of nine updates. 2005-10-12 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11342 Security pros savage Tsunami hacker verdict Last week Daniel Cuthbert was convicted of breaking the Computer Misuse Act, fined £400, and ordered to pay £600 in costs. 2005-10-11 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11341 Users want ISPs to filter spyware A majority of net users want their ISPs so block spyware traffic. 2005-10-11 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11340 |
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