ken dunham

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

Microsoft on worm watch

Microsoft on worm watchMagnitudeAren't there 700 million Windows users out there?Magnitudes100/10=10, so 100 million would be ten 'tens of millions,' so the statement in the article isn't really that out of line. Even if 'well over 100 million downloads' was actually 190 million, that's still only 19 'tens of...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Microsoft ISA Server, worm, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Ken Dunham

Discussion threads 2006-08-11

Universities finally getting security religion

After years of under-prioritizing the threat of breaches in cybersecurity, universities are finally beginning to beef up their IT staff and recognize their security vulnerabiliites, TechNewsWorld notes. The moves come on the heels of numerous attacks on university databases that proved that unversities were particularly vulnerable to hackers. "Universities...

Tags: Universities, Ken Dunham

Blog posts 2006-06-05

Additional Resources

Attack of the PDFs

Less than 24 hours after Adobe shipped a fix for a gaping hole affecting its Reader and Acrobat software, PDF files rigged with malware are beginning to land in e-mail spam filters. The discovery of the active attacks have underlined the need for Windows users to immediately...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, Attack, DeepSight Team, Security, Viruses And Worms, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-10-23

Microsoft's advisories giving clues to hackers

Hows this for a new twist on the old responsible disclosure debate: Hackers are taking advantage of information released in Microsofts security advisories to create exploits for unpatched security vulnerabilities.The latest zero-day flaw in the Windows DNS Server RPC interface implementation is a perfect example of the tug-o-war within...

Tags: Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Black Hat, Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers

Blog posts 2007-04-16

Storm Worm strikes again

Storm Worm strikes againStorm Worm strikes againThe worm writes lose again. All corporations strip out attachments with the zip file extension. Those who are receiving this at home have the virus scanning software to block it not to mention the big giant warning that appears when trying to...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Patches, Viruses and worms, Loverock, Hello!, e-mail, password, worm, Microsoft Windows, AVG

Discussion threads 2007-04-13

Porn sites exploit new IE flaw

Porn sites exploit new IE flawNot My ProblemAlthough, I do thank all of the Windows/IE users across the world for taking the brunt of these nonstop attacks on the worlds most widely marketed OS/Client. This selflessnees on your part allows the rest of us to live free of viral...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Using IE6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., porn site, flaw

Discussion threads 2006-09-19

Flaw stymies Norton Internet Security

Flaw stymies Norton Internet SecurityIt figuresthat Microsoft would have a hand in this flaw.And want to come to a Linux box near youor the Palm in your hand. Enjoy.ActiveX was an exploit waiting to happenI'm just surprised it took this long. I'd rank ActiveX up there with the...

Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Firewalls, Cyberthreats, Internet security, Norton Internet Security, security, flaw, Norton Co., Microsoft Corp., ActiveX

Discussion threads 2004-03-19