Microsoft warns of remote access protocol flaw

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Microsoft warns of remote access protocol flaw, 07/18/05

A flaw in the software used to remotely access computers running
Microsoft's Windows operating system could leave users
vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack, the company said in a
security advisory issued Friday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3478>

Zombie makers turning to fake greeting cards, 07/19/05

The next e-mail greeting card you get may come with a nasty
surprise. According to Internet security vendor SurfControl,
attackers are increasingly using fake e-mail greeting cards as a
way of getting malicious software installed on computers.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3479>

Senators call on DHS to improve cybersecurity efforts, 07/19/05

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security needs to develop a
recovery plan for widespread attack on the Internet, and it
needs stable leadership in cybersecurity, a government
investigator told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Tuesday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3480>

Hacker to others: Don't be like me, 07/18/05

British hacker Gary McKinnon is warning the like-minded: Don't
be like me. McKinnon is facing extradition to the U.S. and a
possible Bernie Ebbers x 3 prison term for poking around more
than 50 American military computer networks.
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009519.html?nl>

Cost of computer attacks down, says survey by CSI, FBI, 07/18/05

While the cost of fending off hackers appears to be dropping for
U.S. companies, attacks that involved unauthorized access to
information are becoming much more costly, according a survey
published last week by the Computer Security Institute and the
FBI.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3481>

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