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A daily survey of the latest cybercrime news from around the world.
30-Jan-02 16:35:14 ET
Story Highlights:
"A survey sponsored by SecurityFocus, a security-intelligence firm, has found that security professionals spend more than two hours each day hunting for the security information they need to protect their company's digital assets..."
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"Andrew Bagrin, manager of network planning for Regal Cinema, says that despite his company's effective use of security applications, keeping a constant vigil for new vulnerabilities and viruses is always on his mind..."
30-Jan-02 15:24:39 ET
Story Highlights:
"Enterprises that are serious about corporate security know that even a solid firewall does only so much..."
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"That's why they either already have an intrusion detection system (IDS), or are about to install one..."
31-Jan-02 09:20:18 ET
Story Highlights:
"Jay Beale, the lead developer of Bastille Linux and an independent security consultant, says it's not the Unix-based systems with interesting stuff on them that get hacked, it's the vulnerable ones..."
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"And if you're not prepared to tighten up what you get from the vendor, it's just a matter of time..."
29-Jan-02 18:19:47 ET
Story Highlights:
"A security flaw in Netscape Communications Corp.'s Navigator Web browser can let malicious Web site operators view the information stored in cookies on a user's computer..."
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"The vulnerability affects Navigator versions 6 through 6.2, as well as Version 0.9.6 and earlier versions of the open-source version of Navigator, Mozilla..."
30-Jan-02 07:41:34 ET
Story Highlights:
"A former Los Alamos (N.M.) National Laboratory computer specialist accused of hacking was freed on $50,000 bond and ordered to stay away from computers and several other electronic devices..."
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"Jerome Heckenkamp, 22, was charged last year in federal courts in San Jose and San Diego with breaking into the networks of EBay, Exodus Communications, Qualcomm..."
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