Stories by: Sam Costello

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McAfee.com board recommends NAI deal 26 August, 2002 08:00

After repeatedly denying their parent company's attempts to bring them back into the corporate fold, McAfee.com's special board of directors last Friday recommended that the company's shareholders tender their stock to Network Associates, bringing the two companies one step closer to reunion.
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NetScreen adds IDS with OneSecure purchase 23 August, 2002 08:15

Firewall and virtual private network hardware and software maker NetScreen Technologies Inc. is adding intrusion detection and prevention systems to its list of products, thanks to the acquisition of OneSecure Inc.
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MS fixes tool flaw; another appears in SQL Server 22 August, 2002 08:30

A security vulnerability in a tool used by developers and select customers to download software from Microsoft Corp. Web sites could allow an attacker to take over vulnerable systems, according to a security alert distributed by Microsoft to some developers Tuesday.
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US Attorney looking into Lucent deal from 2000 15 August, 2002 07:46

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey is investigating a two-year old software licensing deal between Lucent Technologies Inc. and Winstar Communications Inc.
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CERT: CDE ToolTalk flaw could give root access 13 August, 2002 08:01

A buffer overflow in the ToolTalk RPC database server used in the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) on systems from vendors such as Sun Microsystems Inc. and IBM Corp. could allow an attacker to run code with root privileges, according to a security alert released Monday by the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC).
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ISS upgrades RealSecure Desktop Protector 13 August, 2002 08:00

Internet Security Systems (ISS) announced an upgrade to its RealSecure Desktop Protector software that provides security features on desktop PCs, adding more security features to work with VPNs (virtual private networks), as well as features designed to block the spread of worms and other unwanted applications.
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Trend Micro adds antivirus trio for Linux 13 August, 2002 07:45

Looking to provide protection for what it sees as the growing numbers of Linux users, Trend Micro Inc. Monday announced a trio of new antivirus and content scanning products for gateways, groupware and servers in conjunction with the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo being held in San Francisco this week.
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Macromedia Flash security hole affects Windows, Unix 12 August, 2002 08:37

A security hole in the widely used Macromedia Inc. Shockwave Flash file format used with Web browsers can allow an attacker to execute code of their choice on affected systems, according to a new security alert released Friday by eEye Digital Security Inc.
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Sun One Web server flaw can run attack code 12 August, 2002 08:35

A security hole in Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Sun One and iPlanet Web servers can allow an attacker to launch a denial of service attack on the server and to run attack code of his or her choice, according to a security alert released Friday by eEye Digital Security Inc.
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Security holes in Google Toolbar patched 09 August, 2002 08:03

A series of security holes in the Google Inc. Toolbar, an application offered by the popular search engine that adds easily accessible search features to Web browsers, could allow an attacker to read files, reroute searches and execute scripts on an affected PC, according to a security alert released Thursday by GreyMagic Software.
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CERT: Security flaw in Sun library affects Kerberos 08 August, 2002 07:51

A security hole in the XDR (External Data Representation) Library provided to a number of vendors by Sun Microsystems Inc. could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system or cause a denial of service, according to an advisory released Tuesday by the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC).