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Stories by Paul Roberts

  • CA posts losses for Q4, year

    Computer Associates International (CA) ended its 2003 fiscal year on a down note, reporting losses for both the fourth quarter and the year.

  • Fizzer worm spreading, could allow attackers access

    A new computer worm spreading over the Internet captures a user's keystrokes and creates a back door that could give an attacker access to the infected system or enable the machine to secretly be used in a denial of service attack.

  • New email worm exploits SARS anxiety

    In the latest example of computer virus writers capitalising on current events, a new email worm uses fears about SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) to entice users into opening a file attachment, infecting host machines and helping spread the virus to other machines on the Internet.

  • Sun, Symantec team on IDS appliance

    Sun Microsystems and antivirus company Symantec have announced that they are releasing a "no hassles" intrusion detection system (IDS) appliance targeted at the enterprise and service provider markets.

  • Network Associates reports Q1 loss

    Already plagued by questionable accounting practices and a US federal investigation, Network Associates said it lost $US3.7 million in the first quarter of 2003, after earning $15.7 million in the same quarter 12 months ago.

  • NAI to buy Entercept for US$120 million

    Network security software company Network Associates has continued its Intrusion Prevention buying spree, and announced that it would acquire privately held Entercept Security Technologies for US$120 million in cash.

  • New Apache release fixes DOS vulnerability

    A new release of the popular Apache 2.0 Web server fixes a number of security vulnerabilities including an as-yet-undisclosed flaw that could be used to launch a denial of service (DOS) attack against machines running Apache, according to information released by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF).

  • Report: Large companies worried about MS security

    A majority of leading information technology (IT) security experts said that the security of Microsoft's products was a top concern, but the company still deserved credit for its efforts to tackle the security problem, according to a report released by Forrester Research.

  • HP puts 802.11g in new notebooks

    Newly-designed Compaq Presario notebook and desktop computers will sport sleek looks and be outfitted to burn CDs and DVDs, play games and view multimedia files. The notebooks will also provide integrated wireless LAN technology for the nascent 802.11g standard, according to HP.

  • Software bug may cause Patriot missile errors

    U.S. Central Command said that the U.S. military is investigating the possibility that a software problem in the Patriot Missile defense system may be responsible for targeting two friendly aircraft, but that other scenarios could just as likely be responsible for the mishaps.

  • Al-Jazeera hobbled by DDOS attack

    The Arab satellite television network Al-Jazeera suffered a second day of sustained distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks against its English and Arabic language Web sites on Wednesday.

  • Survey shows fewer, costlier viruses

    The growth of malicious code slowed between July 2001 and the end of last year, but new viruses pose a more constant threat and last longer than in previous years, a new survey of companies has found.