E-Commerce News: Security: Network Security Roundup for August 21, 2003

Network Security Roundup for August 21, 2003

By Stephanie Losi
E-Commerce Times
08/21/03 8:04 AM PT

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CNN Money: Worm Turns PCs into Spam Machines
21-Aug-03 08:05 ET

Story Highlights:
"Several Internet worms that have besieged computers for over a week played havoc again on Wednesday, including one called Sobig.F whose aim was to turn PCs into spam machines and was believed to be the fastest growing virus ever."

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The Register: MS Releases Unholy Trinity of Security Fixes
21-Aug-03 11:58 ET

Story Highlights:
"Microsoft yesterday released another cumulative fix for Internet Explorer designed to address all the old flaws with the Swiss-cheese browser and fix a set of fresh problems."

Full Story on The Register

InternetWeek: Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Is Using Linux To Protect Its Own Web Site
21-Aug-03 16:00 ET

Story Highlights:
" Microsoft has made a big deal out of asserting that Linux is not fit for the enterprise. But Microsoft itself is using Linux to help protect its servers against denial-of-service attacks. According to a post on the Netcraft Web site, Microsoft changed its DNS settings on Friday so that requests for www.microsoft.com no longer resolve to machines on Microsoft's own network, but instead are handled by the Akamai caching system, which runs Linux."

Full Story on InternetWeek

Computerworld: IT Security in Energy Sector To Come Under Scrutiny
20-Aug-03 17:11 ET

Story Highlights:
"As the blame game continues surrounding Aug. 14's regional blackout, Congress is planning a series of hearings not only to find out what caused the cascading power failure, but also to examine a pressing security issue that experts have been warning of for years: the power grid's vulnerability to intentional cyber-based disruptions."

Full Story on Computerworld

CBS News: Virus Disrupts Train Signals
21-Aug-03 09:04 ET

Story Highlights:
"A computer virus was blamed for bringing down train signaling systems throughout the East on Wednesday. The virus infected the computer system at CSX Corp.'s Jacksonville, Fla., headquarters, shutting down signaling, dispatching and other systems at about 1:15 a.m. EDT, CSX spokesman Adam Hollingsworth said."

Full Story on CBS News

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Microsoft Unveils CRM Upgrade
June 02, 2004

Perhaps the most important new feature of the CRM product is its deep integration with Office 2003. According to Microsoft, users of Office 2003 and Microsoft CRM 1.2 will be able to perform many CRM tasks, such as creating and tracking sensitive letters, escalating cases and looking up customer data, within Office.

Nintendo, Sony Up Portable Gaming Ante
May 12, 2004

The DS is most notable for its dual screens, which allow players to view gaming action from two perspectives at once. It also sports several other features, including touch-screen input, voice recognition, chat software and wireless networking capabilities, with support for both IEEE 802.11 (WiFi) and Nintendo's proprietary mobile protocol.

Intel Unveils Next-Gen Wireless Chips
April 13, 2004

The new PXA27x chips use Intel's SpeedStep technology, which is designed to enable power savings by managing voltage and frequency changes, much like the technology used in the company's notebook processors.

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