Delaying XP Upgrades, AOL IM Buffer Overflow, Virus Source
This XP Service Pack should be called a Security Pack
Problems Found in Graphics Library, Mozilla, and PDAs
Windows XP security best practices, better SAML administration
Already under the regulatory gun, attacks against the IT infrastructures of financial services firms have doubled in the last year
A new Internet Explorer security flaw; heading off phishing attacks
Active X Allows File Loading; Defining Spyware
DoS attacks possible on 802.11 devices, public access points particularly vulnerable; tricking Outlook 2003 to download and run files
Despite Arrest, Worm Exploits Continue; Microsoft Help Vulnerability Revealed; Symantec Firewall Management Improved
Global organizations go offline to prevent Sasser damage; Apple patches QuickTime, OS X to close buffer overflow vulnerability
Top vulnerabilities include a virus and a Hotmail hoax; FTC charges spammers; NOD32 antivirus software for consumers and the enterprise
TCP vulnerability exploit found in the wild; buffer overflow weakness uncovered in Microsoft PCT protocol
Security policies and education aren't enough
Cisco sign-on, IE cross-scripting lead vulnerabilities this week
Sneaking vulnerabilities into the enterprise through encrypted attachments pose new problems; ISPs will spend $245 million this year to combat problems, in large part because of home users.
New report charts security manager dissatisfaction
As popularity of Linux grows, company predicts increasing attempts to create malicious programs that will attack it
WholeSecurity gives businesses the ability to offer their customers an opt-in PC security sweep to quarantine malicious software
New warnings about Web hosting control panel protection, ISS server-response processing, and Symantec's security software
Security flaws reveal weaknesses in Microsoft's Abstract Syntax Notation One, a cryptographic and authentication mechanism in use by every Window operating system. The problem is with the compiler, not the applications themselves. It's time for developers to patch and recompile quickly.