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CERT, ISS urge users to patch Internet Explorer
Two prominent security groups urged Microsoft Internet Explorer users to apply the latest cumulative security patch for their browsers early this week, calling the flaws "serious" and the need to apply the patch "imperative."
CERT® Advisory CA-2002-03 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Many Implementations of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Numerous vulnerabilities have been reported in multiple vendors' SNMP implementations. These vulnerabilities may allow unauthorized privileged access, denial-of-service attacks, or cause unstable behavior.
Vulnerability Note
Multiple intrusion detection systems may be circumvented via %u encoding allowing intruders to launch attacks undetected.
BlackICE slips up over serious security risk
Security tools vendor ISS is warning of a potential denial of service risk to its range of desktop firewall/intrusion protection systems.
F-Secure Virus Descriptions: STAPLE virus
VBS/Staple is a mass mailing worm written in Visual Basic Script. This worm arrives in a email message with the Subject: RE:Injustice
Klez tops virus charts - again!
Variants of the Klez worm were by far the most common viruses circulating on the Internet this month. Again. That's according to monthly statistics from managed services firm MessageLabs, which stopped 788,137 copies of the virus in June, compared to 524, 507 in May.
Sophos: Macromedia virus - a flash in the pan?
Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection, has discovered the first virus capable of infecting Macromedia Flash files commonly used on popular websites.

In the Press

Sept. 11 e-mail worm discovered, but threat called low
An e-mail worm with a Sept. 11 theme has been discovered on computer systems in Europe, according to F-Secure and other security companies.
McAfee Security to update antivirus, firewall
McAfee Security, a division of Network Associates, will announce updates to its line of security products in August, including its antivirus and personal firewall software, as well as its system cleaning tool.
Security Going Strong
Security seems to be the one area that is still defying the economic downturn. Revenues for the sale of both virtual private networks (VPNs) and firewalls are expected to more than double by 2005, according to a report released by Infonetics Research Inc. last week.
Internet Attacks On Companies Up 28 Percent, Report Says
Internet attacks against public and private organizations around the world leapt 28 percent in the past six months, with most targeting technology, financial services and power companies, according to an industry report due out today.
Web Server vulnerability reaches all time high
The Web may be more vulnerable to attack now than at any time previously.
Antivirus guide 2002
You want to protect your PC, of course. But how? We'll walk you through 10 antivirus options.
RSA speaker: 2002 will see uptick in security threats
If you thought computer security was bad in 2001, you're not going to enjoy 2002. That was the message from SecurityFocus co-founder and CEO Arthur Wong in a presentation he gave at the RSA Conference 2002 in San Jose.

Microsoft

Microsoft plans security chip for next Windows
Microsoft wants to change the fundamental architecture of the PC, adding security hardware to a future release of its Windows operating system, the company acknowledged Monday, after a media report and an analyst briefed by the company said as much.
Gates turns the focus to security
In an e-mail sent to employees Tuesday, Gates said the company intends to shift from focusing on features to spotlighting security and privacy.
Virus writers take aim at .Net
Virus writers have apparently made the early developer list for Microsoft's .Net initiative.

CIO.com

Top 10 Viruses For the First Half of 2002
CIO.com's Security and Privacy Research Center has secured the rights to be the first to publish the Top Ten viruses each month as reported by antivirus vendor Sophos.
The Security Spending Mystery
Are you clueless when it comes to the cost of adequate information security? Don't worry — you're not alone.
Top 10 Viruses For July 2002
"While Klez tops the virus chart again this month, more recent discoveries Frethem and Yaha are close on its heels.
The ABCs of Security
What is information security? Information security is the process of protecting data from accidental or intentional misuse by persons inside or outside of an organization, including employees, consultants, and yes, the much-feared hacker.

InfoWorld

The patch that refreshes.
MBSA (Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer), is now available. This tool allows you to scan the Windows XP, 2000, and NT 4.0 machines on your network to find any that lack the latest security patches.

White Papers

What is a computer virus?
A computer virus is executable code that, when run by someone, infects or attaches itself to other executable code in a computer in an effort to reproduce itself.

IDC

Disaster Recovery, Security Solutions, and Remote Access Systems Become Focus of Financial Services Companies' IT Budgets for Early 2002, IDC Study Reveals
Financial Services organizations in North America will focus on several items in the first part of 2002 such as disaster recovery, security solutions, and remote access systems to ensure business continuity, a new study from IDC reveals.

IT Audit

Small-business Hacker Repellent
Today, hackers scan and probe sites of all sizes to find those most vulnerable to e-shoplifting, data theft, or being used as portals to launch broader attacks on other sites.

CNET

Microsoft plugs six browser holes
Microsoft released a collection of software fixes Monday to plug six security problems in its Internet Explorer browser, including one that could be exploited to take over a victim's computer.
Vandals burn out defacement-tracking site
The Alldas.de Web site, which archives copies of Web pages that have been digitally defaced by online hoodlums, announced Monday that the founder of the site would be retiring and the site moving to a new domain.
Deciphering the security ID debate
National security is one of the most important concerns for many Americans. Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, many of us feel a little less secure in public places such as the airport, train station or shopping mall.
Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Practice Dedicated to Strategic Security
Asserting that September 11 dramatically exposed critical vulnerabilities in the global business infrastructure, Booz Allen Hamilton announced today a service offering to help CEOs manage their most important new imperative: Integrating security into their strategic business planning.

Gartner

Security Conference: Securing the Infocosm: Security, Privacy and Risk Management After eBusiness

Until recently, the Internet was a mysterious cloud beyond the firewall, hidden behind the glassy screen. But with wireless technology, IP-enabled automobiles, intelligent appliances, and increasingly aware and responsive networked devices embedding themselves into all aspects of life, society is being dramatically transformed. This ubiquitously connected, Internet-soaked universe is the "infocosm." It's a brave new world with a host of intimidating new security threats, some of which you've never even heard of.