If you do business on the Internet, you cannot afford to be uninformed about the dangers and pitfalls that cybercrime poses. The following is a daily survey of the latest cybercrime news from around the world.
Inter@ctive Week: DDoS Attacks–One Year Later 07-Feb-01 10:09:24 ET
Story Highlights:“At 9:15 a.m. on Feb. 7, 2000, AT&T researcher Steve Bellovin walked up to the podium at the North American Network Operators’ Group and started a talk. His topic: How a relatively unknown type of Internet attack couldn’t be stopped by current technology…”
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“Less than an hour later, Yahoo–the No. 2 Web property on the Internet–seemingly dropped off the Internet, as the company’s servers were targeted with the very attack that Bellovin had warned about…”
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TechWeb: Get Serious About Security 06-Feb-01 17:27:04 ET
Story Highlights:“It’s been a year since hackers launched the now-famous denial-of-service attacks that cost high-profile websites about $2 billion in revenue…”
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“The events during that 48-hour period last February were especially fearsome to service providers, who found out just how vulnerable they were. As a result, some ISPs have begun issuing ultimatums to corporate customers: Meet certain security standards or take your business elsewhere…”
Linuxworld: Stopping the Ramen Worm 06-Feb-01 15:09:50 ET
Story Highlights:“A new worm has been discovered roaming the Internet. Known (incorrectly, as it’s not a virus) as the Ramen virus…”
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“The Ramen worm targets Red Hat Linux systems specifically. It searches the Internet piece by piece, looking for vulnerable Red Hat boxes, and when it finds one it intrudes through a vulnerability in one of three Linux programs…”
ComputerWeekly: Viruses Strike a Quarter of UK Businesses 07-Feb-01 04:55:50 ET
Story Highlights:“Will Garside A quarter of UK businesses have been infected with a virus within the last year, according to research from IDC…”
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“The report found that as many as 47% of the business executives questioned believed that existing viruses did little or no damage. One-third of respondents said that they only updated anti-virus software once a month…”
Computer User: Sophos Warns of Valentine Virus Problems 07-Feb-01 03:09:17 ET
Story Highlights:“Sophos, the anti-virus firm, has warned that PC/Internet users should be on alert for possible malware e-mail now that Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, is almost upon us…”
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“Sophos has reported previously that virus writers are increasingly using psychological temptations such as love, money and lust to encourage innocent users to activate viruses…”
Newsbytes: Software Firm Rolls Out Security Hole Early-Warning System 06-Feb-01 18:24:59 ET
Story Highlights:“The company that distributes the most ubiquitous breed of Internet server software is launching an online forum that will alert paying participants to potential security holes discovered in the software…”
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“ISC Chairman Paul Vixie did not say whether ISC had created the forum in response to the recent discovery of a security hole in two of the most popular versions of BIND…”
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