Rings of steel combat net attacks
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British net firms are starting to put in place defences that can spot and stop attacks on websites.
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Online criminals are thriving even in the face of new automated defenses.
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By TED BRIDIS Associated Press  WASHINGTON -- Hackers briefly overwhelmed at least three of the 13 computers that help manage global computer traffic Tuesday in one of the most significant attacks against the Internet since 2002.
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Tycho:  Mario Hoops 3-on-3 is impressive in many ways, as I've suggested: certainly as a technical showcase, it's nice to have in your bag.  As a catalogue of Japanese aggression toward gamers, it's clear now that future generations will refer to these advanced cups as a deeply scandalous exhibit.  I have seen a Goddamn ninja weave a dark circle, disappear with a burst of leaves in some strictly Hattori Hanzo type shit, and then phase back into the physical plane to haunt our mortal hoops.
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Cisco Systems issued a security advisory warning that some networks using its routers may be vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks. Devices running Internetwork Operating System and enabled for the open shortest path first (OSPF) ...
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Denial-of-service attacks, which take down a Web resource, are used by digital blackmailers. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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Online crooks are constantly switching tactics in an attempt to invade your PC. Be on guard for these latest sneaky tricks.
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bulk messages clogging instant-messaging accounts. AOL and its Anti-Spam Alliance partners -- EarthLink, Microsoft, and Yahoo
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Ziff Davis - Holes in KOffice and RealPlayer allow attackers to take over a user's system.
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User-generated Web content is becoming a target for hackers and cross-site scripting attacks on Web sites can lead to malware taking over the browsers of machines that use the sites.
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Interesting tidbit that was Slashdotted earlier - Netcraft has released an anti-phishing toolbar that leverages the enormous database of web sites the organization manages.
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InfoWorld - Online attackers have briefly disrupted service on at least two of the 13 &quot;root&quot; servers that are used to direct traffic on the Internet.
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Some 40 percent of the world's Net-borne malware launched from China in June -- nearly doubling May's percentage. Australia and Spain also made no friends in Network Box's monthly survey. But a curious competition is underway in some quarters.
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A toolkit designed to exploit a recently-disclosed Microsoft JPEG vulnerability has been released onto the net. The toolkit (screen shot from AV firm F-Secure here) makes it trivially easy for maliciously-minded
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Grid architecture aims to protect corporate networks from interior security threats.
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Handling of images could allow an attacker to take over your PC.