Latest news
Exploiting holes in the Net
Blaster. Sobig. Nachi. They could be characters from a video game or a bad science fiction movie. But attacks by Internet viruses and worms have become anything but fun and games.
In about a week, the anonymous hacker attacks shut down rail lines, disrupted an airline and caused headaches for most Web users.
They also proved something else: The current approach to computer security simply doesn't work.
Officials from Microsoft Corp. to the Department of Homeland Security warned for weeks that consumers should download a free software patch to protect against Blaster. Yet hundreds of thousands of computers were infected by the worm.
[ Read more ]
Related items
- Virus: I-Worm.Bagle.ai (21 July 2004)
- Software: Sophos Anti Sobig-F
- Virus News: Sobig-F Worm Spreading Fast, Sophos Suspects Author Is Using Spam Techniques (19 August 2003)
- Software: Astonsoft Anti MSBlast
- Software: BitDefender Anti Blaster
- Article: MS Blaster Worm Roundup (12 August 2003)
Spotlight
The security of WordPress plugins
Posted on 18 June 2013. | Checkmarx’s research lab identified that more than 20% of the 50 most popular WordPress plugins are vulnerable to common Web attacks, such as SQL Injection.
Information security executives need to be strategic thinkers
Posted on 17 June 2013. | George Baker, the Director of Information Security at Exostar, talks about the challenges in working in a dynamic threat landscape, offers tips for aspiring infosec leaders, and more.
Large orgs in denial about own security breaches?
Posted on 14 June 2013. | Over two thirds (66%) of large organizations said they either had not experienced a security incident in the last 12-18 months or were unsure if they had.
Vulnerability scanning with PureCloud
Posted on 12 June 2013. | nCircle PureCloud is a cloud-based network security scanning product built upon the companies' vulnerability and risk management system IP360.
Reactions from the security community to the NSA spying scandal
Posted on 11 June 2013. | Read on for comments on this scandal that Help Net Security received from a variety of security professionals and analysts.
By subscribing to our early morning news update, you will receive a daily digest of the latest security news published on Help Net Security.
With over 500 issues so far, reading our newsletter every Monday morning will keep you up-to-date with security risks out there.
 |
