FBI hijacks Coreflood botnet 

FBI hijacks Coreflood botnet

In Hackers - By Liam Tung, 14 April 2011 9:44 AM
Swaps command servers with their own.
US warns of SCADA flaws  

US warns of SCADA flaws

In Applications - By Greg Masters, 24 March 2011 3:42 PM
Nuclear plants and gas refineries at risk.
Microsoft details Rustock botnet takedown 

Microsoft details Rustock botnet takedown

In Hackers - By Liam Tung, 21 March 2011 12:08 PM
A million bots at a loose end, still infected.
NBN Co to open 24x7 network surveillance centre 

NBN Co to open 24x7 network surveillance centre

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 7 February 2011 11:38 AM
Houses "specialist tiger" tactical response unit.
UN mulls internet regulation options 

UN mulls internet regulation options

In Web/client - By John Hilvert, 17 December 2010 9:51 AM
WikiLeaks sparks push for tighter controls.
Microsoft to assume control over Waledac domains 

Microsoft to assume control over Waledac domains

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 9 September 2010 2:19 PM
Court transfers ownership.
Stuxnet malware threat continues, targets control systems 

Stuxnet malware threat continues, targets control systems

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 22 July 2010 2:47 PM
Microsoft issues "Fix It" temporary remedy for vulnerability.
Facebook enhances privacy settings 

Facebook enhances privacy settings

In Risk - By Rosalie Marshall, 3 December 2009 9:34 AM
Users can now control who sees each individual piece of content.
Opinion: Windows 7 is everything Vista should have been, with one noteworthy exception 

Opinion: Windows 7 is everything Vista should have been, with one noteworthy exception

In Web/client - By Eric Voskuil,, 5 November 2009 11:20 AM
Windows 7 is great stuff, just don't forget to go to the control panel and turn security on.
Blue Coat expands PacketShaper to allow bandwidth control for business applications 

Blue Coat expands PacketShaper to allow bandwidth control for business applications

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 10 September 2009 9:30 AM
Blue Coat launches of an enhanced version of its PacketShaper appliances.
Conficker claims five million computers 

Conficker claims five million computers

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 31 August 2009 11:29 AM
The Conficker worm is still lurking around the internet four months after it supposedly peaked.
Microsoft warns of Video ActiveX control flaw 

Microsoft warns of Video ActiveX control flaw

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 7 July 2009 10:51 AM
Microsoft has warned of a zero-day ActiveX vulnerability that is being exploited in limited attacks against Windows XP and Server 2003 users.
Vulnerability in WebEx ActiveX control 

Vulnerability in WebEx ActiveX control

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 19 May 2009 10:40 AM
A new buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in an Active X Control used by Cisco WebEx Meeting Manager, which may result in a denial of service or remote code execution, ...
Big security hole punched in Windows 7 

Big security hole punched in Windows 7

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 2 February 2009 10:54 AM
A prolific Aussie blogger is warning of a possible security hole in the latest beta version of Windows 7.
McAfee aims to ease NAC woes 

McAfee aims to ease NAC woes

In Networks - By Phil Muncaster, 21 October 2008 10:38 AM
Security giant McAfee has today launched a new network access control (NAC) solution designed to reduce the deployment and management issues traditionally associated with these ...
Information protection and control takes off 

Information protection and control takes off

In Risk - By Robert Jaques, 27 March 2008 9:58 AM
Experts are predicting a surge in the adoption of information protection and control (IPC) technologies..
Boeing to ensure 787's flight control system can't be hacked by passengers 

Boeing to ensure 787's flight control system can't be hacked by passengers

In Crypto - By Jack Rogers, 8 January 2008 4:05 PM
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring Boeing to make sure that computers governing flight control systems on the new 787 are not vulnerable to hacking from ...
Juniper Networks unveils enhanced access control product 

Juniper Networks unveils enhanced access control product

In Networks - By Fiona Raisbeck, 9 October 2007 12:49 PM
Juniper Networks has revealed new features in its access control system.
ISPs urged to take control of security 

ISPs urged to take control of security

In Web/client - By Iain Thomson, 27 September 2007 9:35 AM
ISPs, not consumers, need to be in the driving seat for computer security, according to F-Secure president Kimmo Alkio.
Sophos updates Endpoint Security and Control 

Sophos updates Endpoint Security and Control

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 26 September 2007 10:25 AM
Sophos has updated the application control features in its Endpoint Security and Control device.
Germany tightens control of Wikipedia edits 

Germany tightens control of Wikipedia edits

In Web/client - By Matt Chapman, 24 September 2007 3:49 PM
Germany will be the first country to wield tighter control of the user information posted on Wikipedia.
Network access control problems mount for US companies 

Network access control problems mount for US companies

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 17 September 2007 10:02 AM
Insiders abusing the network is the biggest problem facing security professionals in the US, according to research findings.
Porn still common on corporate networks 

Porn still common on corporate networks

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 4 September 2007 10:51 AM
Local security reseller applauds the Government’s NetAlert security program but warns illicit content still trickles onto PCs through USB sticks and camera phones at home and ...
Yahoo patches Messenger ActiveX control flaws 

Yahoo patches Messenger ActiveX control flaws

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 12 June 2007 9:52 AM
Yahoo patched two vulnerabilities in Messenger's ActiveX control, which were disclosed by a hacker offering proof-of-concept exploit code earlier this week.
Evil Trojan twins control most of world's botnets 

Evil Trojan twins control most of world's botnets

In Applications - By Clement James, 13 April 2007 1:57 PM
Sdbot and Gaobot malware groups responsible for 80 percent of botnets.
Network Access Control market will soar to $3.9B by 2008 

Network Access Control market will soar to $3.9B by 2008

By William Eazel, 19 January 2006 10:01 AM
Global manufacturer revenue for Network Access Control (NAC) enforcement will grow 1,100 percent, from $323 million to $3.9 billion between 2005 and 2008, new research has ...
U.S. air traffic control system 'open to hackers' 

U.S. air traffic control system 'open to hackers'

By René Millman, 27 September 2005 12:31 PM
America's air traffic control systems are open to attack from hackers and cyber-terrorists according to a new GAO report.
Cisco boosts access control with Perfigo acquisition  

Cisco boosts access control with Perfigo acquisition

By Robert Jaques, 25 October 2004 2:33 PM
Cisco Systems is preparing to acquire privately-held Perfigo, a developer of packaged network access control solutions that provide endpoint policy analysis, compliance, and ...
SCM Microsystems moves into physical access control  

SCM Microsystems moves into physical access control

By Steve Gold, 23 March 2004 4:59 PM
SCM Microsystems, the Californian digital security specialist, says it plans to enter the physical access control market.
Spam hits new heights in February – but “under control soon” 

Spam hits new heights in February – but “under control soon”

By Ron Condon, 4 March 2004 12:29 PM
New figures published by Brightmail show that the scourge of spam continues to grow, despite legislation aimed at stopping it.
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