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• Internet security better but foul exploits grow, IBM says

  By Michael Cooney | 24 March, 2012 07:30

  IBM said it found surprising improvements in Internet security such as a reduction in application security vulnerabilities, exploit code and spam, but it also noted that those improvements come with a price: Attackers have been forced to rethink their tactics.

• Hacker drone launches cyber attack

  By AAP | 08 August, 2011 09:25

  US computer security specialists showed off a homemade drone aircraft capable of launching airborne cyber attacks, hijacking mobile phone calls, or even delivering a dirty bomb.

• More need to stay cyber secure

  By AAP | 20 April, 2011 09:39

  A leading computer security provider says the government has not done enough to keep major infrastructure safe from the threat of cyber attack.

• Symantec launches new security solution suites

  By ARN Staff | 27 May, 2010 19:05

  Symantec has launched four new solution suites designed to secure and manage IT assets.

• Top 10 most notorious cyber attacks in history

  By ARN Staff | 26 March, 2010 17:10

  Top 10 notorious cyber attacks in history

• How Wi-Fi attackers are poisoning Web browsers

  By Ellen Messmer | 04 February, 2010 08:48

  Public Wi-Fi networks such as those in coffee shops and airports present a bigger security threat than ever to computer users because attackers can intercede over wireless to "poison" users' browser caches in order to present fake Web pages or even steal data at a later time. That's  according to security researcher Mike Kershaw, developer of the Kismet wireless network detector and intrusion-detection system, who spoke at the Black Hat conference.

• With new attack released, Adobe to patch next week

  By Robert McMillan | 04 December, 2009 07:36

  Adobe Systems' security response team is scrambling to fix a newly disclosed bug in its Illustrator software, even as it readies another security patch for next week.

• Former CEO charged with cyber attack on firm

  By Grant Gross | 02 November, 2009 08:11

  Khalid Shaikh, former CEO of YouSendIt, has been indicted by a grand jury on four counts of mail fraud after allegedly launching four denial-of-service (DOS) attacks against the company's servers, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

• Microsoft: Cyber-crooks exploiting unpatched IIS bug

  By Robert McMillan | 07 September, 2009 07:08

  Microsoft says that cyber-criminals are starting to exploit an unpatched bug in its IIS server software that was made public earlier this week.

• SQL injection attacks led to massive data breaches

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 19 August, 2009 13:47

  This week's disclosure that the huge data thefts at Heartland Payment Systems and other retailers resulted from SQL injection attacks could finally push retailers into paying serious attention to Web application security vulnerabilities, just as the breach at TJX focused attention on wireless issues.

• Georgia cyberattacks linked to Russian organized crime

  By Jeremy Kirk | 17 August, 2009 16:29

  The cyberattacks against Georgia a year ago were conducted in close connection with Russian criminal gangs, and the attackers likely were tipped off about Russia's intent to invade the country, according to a new technical analysis, much of which remains secret.

• Attacks on US, Korea Web sites leave a winding trail

  By Jeremy Kirk | 12 August, 2009 05:05

  The investigation into the attacks against high-profile Web sites in South Korea and the U.S. is a winding, twisty electronic goose chase that may not result in a definitive conclusion on the identity of the attackers.

• Cyber attackers empty business accounts in minutes

  By Robert McMillan | 07 August, 2009 08:03

  The criminals knew what they were doing when they hit the Western Beaver County School District.

• No sign of North Korean backing in bot attacks on US sites, says researcher

  By Gregg Keizer | 09 July, 2009 06:28

  There's nothing in the code of the malware used since Saturday to attack a wide array of U.S. and South Korean government and high-profile Web sites that indicates the campaign is backed by the government of North Korea, a noted botnet researcher said today.

• DNS attack downs Internet in parts of China

  By Owen Fletcher | 22 May, 2009 04:01

  An attack on the servers of a domain registrar in China caused an online video application to cripple Internet access in parts of the country late on Wednesday.