Messagelabs states that they blocked over 1.2 million copies of the MyDoom virus in the first 24 hours and that it accounted for 1 in every 12 emails they received. ... Read More

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) has teamed up with the private sector to create the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, or ... Read More

A new worm is making its way around the Internet rapidly. Known as MyDoom (or alternately as MiMail.R, ShimG or Novarg), the major antivirus vendors such as McAfee and Trend ... Read More

Many email scams are easily detectable because they are so ridiculous that no rational person would believe them in the first place. Of course, that doesn't stop a lot of ... Read More

Internet Security Systems, makers of the RealSecure product line and BlackICE personal firewall software, has acquired content security pioneer Cobion. Cobion is a leader in the content filtering arena, owning ... Read More

With security being such a major consideration for most businesses using the Internet, SSL certificates are big business. Essentially, for John Doe Customer to trust that you say you are ... Read More

Network Intrusion Detection - 3rd Edition is a must-read book for anyone working in or interested in working in intrusion detection. The book covers the entire scope from the fundamental ... Read More

Merike Kaeo is a CCIE and a member of IEEE and IETF. Kaeo has more than a decade of experience working with Cisco Systems, Inc. and shares that knowledge and ... Read More

A flaw was discovered in early December that allows an attacker to quite easily redirect a user to a malicious web site. Using the flaw, an attacker could create a ... Read More

I like a good salt or garlic bagel from Einstein Bagels for breakfast every once in awhile. With a good portion of cream cheese and side of coffee its a ... Read More

Sorry for the short notice- I never heard of Personal Firewall Day before yesterday. Originated by Paul Roberston, Director of Risk Assessment with TruSecure, Personal Firewall Day is sponsored by ... Read More

Microsoft, AMD and Intel are all working to implement technology which seeks to eliminate the threat of buffer overflows or buffer overruns. Buffer overflows represent a significant proportion of the ... Read More

Television shows like CSI have given the concept of forensic investigation a very glamorous appeal. The reality isn't quite as flashy as the shows would have you believe, but for ... Read More

Reminiscent of the Old West or the Mafia, security extortion is part of a new wave of cybercrime. Unlike past extortion, where a hacker typically breaks in first and then ... Read More

Malicious programmers wasted no time trying to make 2004 also "The Year of the Worm". Within days of 2004 starting there were two new threats traversing the Internet. The Jitux ... Read More