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Micron21 deploys tokens to virtual server users

In Applications - By Ry Crozier, 15 November 2011 5:13 PM

Chooses non-RSA system after technical evaluation.

FBI hijacks Coreflood botnet

In Hackers - By Liam Tung, 14 April 2011 9:44 AM

Swaps command servers with their own.

Ex-Gucci techie fingered for VPN raids

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 6 April 2011 9:37 AM

Accused of causing over $200,000 damage.

BlackBerry fixes critical Enterprise Server flaw

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 14 January 2011 9:22 AM

Patches and workarounds.

Gawker passwords pilfered in server hack

In Networks - By Tom Brewster, 14 December 2010 10:40 AM

Gawker users are advised to change their passwords following a hack.

Server patch blamed for Westpac outage

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 1 September 2010 9:20 AM

Back-up processes keep business customers online.

Dell servers shipped with malware infection

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 22 July 2010 9:36 AM

Some PowerEdge R410 servers affected.

VB100 test blasts Windows Server security vendors

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 8 June 2010 1:48 PM

Testers say many products performed unreliably.

Google advises China users to use VPNs and proxies

In Risk - By Sharon Brennan, 25 March 2010 9:19 AM

Search giant worried Google Apps will be blocked.

Gumblar malware detected on ninemsn

In Applications - By Liz Tay, 16 February 2010 4:29 PM

Microsoft's ad server dishes up malware links.

Symantec and Fujitsu join forces

In Cloud - By Shaun Nichols, 4 February 2010 10:54 AM

Offering server and data centre systems.

Server flaw to be revealed at Black Hat

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 1 February 2010 1:42 PM

View state feature could reveal sensitive information.

Firms urged to apply Microsoft and Adobe patches

In Applications - By David Neal, 10 December 2009 10:05 AM

Vulnerabilities could cripple critical systems.

RIM patches BlackBerry Enterprise Server

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 2 December 2009 11:39 AM

Vulnerabilities could cause memory corruption, lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, or arbitrary code execution.

Product activation system flaw found in Windows 7

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 18 November 2009 10:29 AM

Follows earlier server message block problem.

Patch rolled out by Microsoft to cover SMB vulnerability

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 17 November 2009 10:38 AM

Flaw could be exploited to crash systems.

Microsoft warns of new security perils

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 13 November 2009 4:35 PM

Windows 7 and Server flaws emerge.

T-Mobile sued over Sidekick data loss

In Networks - By V3.co.uk staff, 16 October 2009 11:36 AM

Operator hit by two class-action lawsuits.

Microsoft server failure causes smartphone data loss

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 13 October 2009 10:36 AM

Danger lives up to its name.

Attack code developed for Vista and Server vulnerability

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 30 September 2009 10:45 AM

Outbreak leveraging unpatched flaw moves one step closer.

Microsoft rushes out quick fix for SMB flaw

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 21 September 2009 10:49 AM

Issue affects Vista and Windows Server 2008 users.

Microsoft patches for eight flaws; FTP server fix not ready

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 9 September 2009 10:30 AM

Five 'critical' patches delivered.

Microsoft disputes password-stealing SQL Server bug

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 3 September 2009 10:48 AM

No need for an update, says Microsoft.

Civilians cyberattacked Georgia in 2008 war

In Hackers - By Chuck Miller, 19 August 2009 11:36 AM

Attacks on Georgian government websites during the 2008 war with Russia were carried out by civilians - with little or no direct involvement on the part of the Russian ...

Apple issues BIND patch

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 14 August 2009 3:15 PM

On the heels of updates for Mac OS X and the Safari browser, Apple has issued a patch for its implementation of BIND, the popular software for DNS servers.

Oracle patches show a major database vulnerability

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 17 July 2009 3:16 PM

Updates issued this week by Oracle should be applied immediately, according to Imperva.

Oracle issues security patches across seven product lines

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 16 July 2009 10:11 AM

Oracle issued "Critical Patch Updates" this week for 30 security vulnerabilities in seven of its product lines, as part of its regular quarterly patch cycle.

Authorities close in on South Korea hackers

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 14 July 2009 1:28 PM

Researchers uncover command server in UK.

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.

Malicious server used to propagate Zbot shut down

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 2 July 2009 10:10 AM

A criminal operation has been halted by the shutdown of a malicious server in the Cayman Islands, but the attackers are likely to be looking for a new home.

Microsoft validates web server vulnerability

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 20 May 2009 10:24 AM

Microsoft has confirmed the presence of a privilege-escalation vulnerability in its Internet Information Services (IIS) web server.

IT administrator faces five years for network extortion

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 28 April 2009 3:03 PM

An IT administrator faces up to five years in prison after he tried to extort money from his former employers by threatening to crash the company’s servers.

Microsoft delays Stirling security suite

In Cloud - By Phil Muncaster, 6 April 2009 10:06 AM

Microsoft's long-awaited integrated security suite, codenamed Stirling, has been delayed by months and will now not be available until the fourth quarter 2009, according to the ...

Microsoft Windows Server RPC bug finds new way to spread

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 12 January 2009 3:22 PM

Exploits taking advantage of a Windows Server Service vulnerability still are running rampant, nearly 1-1/2 months after Microsoft delivered an emergency fix, according to ...

Security firms fail on Windows Server

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 2 October 2008 10:02 AM

Some of the biggest names in the security industry have failed the latest Virus Bulletin VB100 test.

Massive hacker server discovered

In Web/client - By Chuck Miller, 7 May 2008 10:15 AM

Security researchers recently found a server being used to harvest private information consisting of stolen data from 40 international businesses, as well as health-related ...

Microsoft shows off security in Server 2008

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 24 October 2007 9:57 AM

Microsoft has been giving more details of the forthcoming Windows Server 2008, due for release on 27 February next year.

Monster takes down ‘pirate' server with stolen user information

In Web/client - By Jim Carr, 24 August 2007 10:40 AM

Monster.com, the online recruitment website that suffered a data breach triggered by the Infostealer.Monstres trojan, said it has closed a "pirate" server housing the personal ...

Variants of Rinbot worm attack Windows Server DNS flaw

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 18 April 2007 9:51 AM

Variants of the Rinbot worm are exploiting the Windows Server DNS Service vulnerability, researchers said today.

Exploits for Windows Server DNS flaw released

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 17 April 2007 6:45 AM

Exploits for a vulnerability in Windows Server 2000 and 2003 DNS Service have been publicly released, but stack-based buffer attacks on the flaw remain limited, according to ...

'Highly critical' Citrix Presentation Server Client flaw reported

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 9 March 2007 1:16 AM

A vulnerability in Citrix Presentation Server Client that can be exploited by attackers to compromise a PC was reported this week.

Hackers use trojan to access server with personal information of 70,000 Vermont residents

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 30 January 2007 6:32 PM

The personal information of as many as 70,000 current and former Vermont residents may have been compromised by hackers using a trojan to breach state PCs last month.

Hackers breach money transfer company accessing 80,000 customers

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 16 January 2007 4:40 PM

A MoneyGram International server has been breached, allowing cybercrooks access to the personal information of nearly 80,000 people.

D.C. lobbying firm claims IBM hacked its server

By Dan Kaplan, 14 July 2006 3:04 PM

A federal judge is weighing the merits of a lawsuit filed by a Washington D.C. law and lobbying firm that claims IBM and an unidentified employee tried to hack into its email ...

New buffer overflow flaw in Windows Server, XP

By Frank Washkuch, 5 June 2006 7:53 PM

Vulnerability monitoring firm Secunia has warned PC users about a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server, XP Home Edition and XP Professional.

Microsoft releases new betas for 'Longhorn,' Vista and Windows Server

By Frank Washkuch, 23 May 2006 10:12 PM

Customers conducting early deployment of next-generation Microsoft products hit the trifecta today.

Ohio University sends server breach notices

By Dan Kaplan, 9 May 2006 10:27 PM

Ohio University sent out the first of more than a quarter-million notices of a server breach that compromised the personal information of more than 300,000 people and organizati...

Microsoft takes server sales lead

By Ericka Chickowski, 24 February 2006 11:28 PM

Last year Windows took the top spot in server sales from Unix, according to new data released by IDC analysts this week.

Notre Dame server breached

By Frank Washkuch, 24 January 2006 8:38 PM

A hacker may have gained access to images of checks sent to the University of Notre Dame after the breach of one of the college’s servers earlier this month.

University of Connecticut server breached

By Marcia Savage, 28 June 2005 5:49 PM

A server containing personal data of 72,000 students, faculty, and staff at the University of Connecticut was breached by a hacker that exploited an vulnerability in the system.

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