Stories by Paul Roberts

Microsoft fixing another faulty patch

Microsoft acknowledged Tuesday that a recent security patch is causing problems on machines running the Windows NT 4.0 operating system.

Exploit, attacks reported for IOS vulnerability

Security experts are warning that ready-made code which exploits a recently announced Cisco Systems IOS operating system vulnerability is circulating and attacks using the exploit are taking place.

New version of Bugbear mauling users

A new version of the Bugbear virus is spreading quickly on the Internet, according to alerts posted by leading antivirus companies.

OASIS to develop common security language

A new committee at the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) is laying the groundwork for a new classification system to describe Web security vulnerabilities.

Latest Microsoft bulletins affect Outlook, IE

Two new product security patches from Microsoft target a number of critical security flaws in the Outlook Express e-mail application and Internet Explorer Web browser.

MS failure to patch NT 4.0 raises support issue

Microsoft's statement last week that it would not offer a version of a security patch for NT 4.0 has called into question an earlier promise to continue supporting the operating system through the end of 2004 and raised concern among its customers.

New IIS exploit could be one of many

Just one week after Microsoft alerted the public to a serious security vulnerability in a component of its Windows 2000 operating system, a security researcher has posted code to exploit that vulnerability.

Hackers, virus writers take to war theme

The beginning of war in Iraq prompted a rash of protest hacking on the Internet, with new war-themed viruses and Web page defacements directed at U.S., U.K. and Australian interests. But the devastating new worms and viruses that were predicted by some have so far failed to materialize.

Piracy ring mop up targets Australian man

Prosecutions continued in a year-old U.S. government sting of Internet software piracy group Drink Or Die Wednesday, as U.S. Attorney Paul McNulty announced the indictment of Hew Raymond Griffiths on charges of criminal copyright infringement.

New Code Red variant raising alarms

A new version of the Code Red worm is spreading on the Internet, more than 18 months after the original worm infected Web servers worldwide, according to alerts posted Wednesday by a number of antivirus software vendors.

Big Blue, meet Big Brother

Looking to cash in on an increased demand for video surveillance and other security related services, IBM said on Tuesday that it would offer services to help companies deploy digital video surveillance and security systems.

HP offers pricing for Superdome servers

New metering and billing systems from Hewlett-Packard (HP) enable the company to charge its On Demand Solutions customers for the exact percentage of a CPU (central processing unit) they are using, HP announced Tuesday.

ISS reports PeopleSoft vulnerabilities

Software vulnerabilities in one component of PeopleSoft's PeopleTools application framework could be used to launch attacks against a wide range of PeopleSoft installations and give attackers remote access to sensitive or confidential information.

New Deloder worm targets weak passwords

A new worm on the Internet targets computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, using easy-to-guess passwords for the Administrator account, according to alerts posted by a number of antivirus companies.

NetContinuum upgrade targets DNS

An upgrade to NetContinuum's NC-1000 network security appliance adds Domain Name System (DNS)-based attack prevention to a list of features that includes prevention of attacks using the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocols.