Items tagged with attack

   Page: 1 2

Windows 7 Vulnerable to Memory Attack Sunday, June 13th, 2010 - 16:58:49 - Ehud Rattner Hackers can gain access to a system's memory - thus taking over Windows 7 - through its PCMCIA port. A paper written by researchers Christophe Devine... read more

New Attack Tactic: Windows Security Software Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 - 14:21:23 - Anuradha Menon A just-published attack tactic that bypasses the security protections of most current antivirus software is a "very serious" problem, an executive at... read more

New Era for Internet Security Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 - 13:56:23 - Ehud Rattner Internet security techniques must adapt to keep up with the rising tide of net attacks say officials. The issue is top of the agenda at the world's... read more

Age of Cyber Warfare is 'Dawning' Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 - 14:09:41 - Ehud Rattner Cyber war has moved from fiction to fact, says a report. Compiled by security firm McAfee, it bases its conclusion on analysis of recent net-based... read more

Twitter Hit by Denial-of-Service Attack Friday, August 7th, 2009 - 14:45:05 - Anuradha Menon Internet attacks shut down the social networking site Twitter for about two hours on Thursday morning and caused glitches in other sites like... read more

4chan Block Confirmed After DoS Attack Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 - 11:54:51 - Ehud Rattner AT&T on Monday confirmed that it temporarily blocked Internet forum 4chan over the weekend after one of its customers was hit with a... read more

New 'Cyber Attacks' Hit South Korea Sunday, July 12th, 2009 - 16:32:39 - Sarah Gingichashvili South Korea is experiencing a third wave of suspected cyber-attacks - co-ordinated attempts to paralyse a number of major websites. One of the... read more

Great Whites 'Plan' Seal Attacks Monday, June 22nd, 2009 - 19:36:35 - Ehud Rattner Great white sharks do not aimlessly wander the ocean waiting to stumble upon their next meal. Instead, the biggest sharks identify a location from... read more

Bleeding Hearts Revealed with New Scan Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 - 14:22:04 - Anuradha Menon The research shows that the amount of bleeding can indicate how damaged a person's heart is after a heart attack. The researchers, from the MRC... read more

Protecting Against Rampant Conficker Worm Saturday, January 17th, 2009 - 12:02:51 - Anuradha Menon Businesses worldwide are under attack from a highly infectious computer worm that has infected almost 9 million PCs, according to antivirus company... read more

   Page: 1 2