Technology News: Security: Network Security Roundup for September 18, 2003

Network Security Roundup for September 18, 2003

By Stephanie Losi
E-Commerce Times
Part of the ECT News Network
09/18/03 8:06 AM PT

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E-Commerce Times: Web Site Hackerproofing 101
18-Sep-03 04:00 ET

Story Highlights:
"In recent weeks, high-profile arrests of hackers and malware authors have trained a spotlight on the sometimes-shadowy underworld of computer crime. The Internet may seem like a more dangerous place than ever before, but by taking some basic steps beyond the obvious ones of installing firewalls and intrusion detection systems, Web security administrators can greatly reduce the number of vulnerabilities that allow hackers to illegally enter, deface and destroy Web sites."

Full Story on E-Commerce Times

CNN: Virus Sender Helped FBI Bust Hackers
18-Sep-03 09:57 ET

Story Highlights:
"Federal prosecutors credited the man responsible for transmitting the Melissa virus -- a computer bug that did more than $80 million in damage in 1999 -- with helping the FBI bring down several major international hackers."

Full Story on CNN

MSNBC: Teen Pleads Not Guilty in Worm Case
16-Sep-03 14:09 ET

Story Highlights:
"Jeffrey Parson pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he authored an Internet computer worm that infected thousands of computers last month. The Minnesota teenager was arrested with much fanfare Aug. 29 in connection with the MSBlaster series of programs that wreaked havoc on the Internet earlier that month. The arraignment comes as computer experts warn of another worldwide computer flaw which could lead to the same kind of worm outbreak."

Full Story on MSNBC

The Register: Oi! *Nix Admin, Get Patching
18-Sep-03 12:42 ET

Story Highlights:
"It's become a busy week for *Nix sysadmins with the release of patches over the last few days to resolve vulnerabilities with popular applications including Sendmail, openSSH and DB2."

Full Story on The Register

PCWorld: CERT Warns of SSH Flaw
17-Sep-03 12:42 ET

Story Highlights:
" The CERT Coordination Center is warning users about a serious security vulnerability in the OpenSSH (Secure Shell) that could enable a remote attacker to run malicious code or launch a denial-of-service attack against machines running the popular suite of secure network connectivity tools."

Full Story on PCWorld

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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
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Intel Unveils Next-Gen Wireless Chips
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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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