Ryan Naraine

Microsoft on Friday shipped a new service pack for SQL Server 2000, an upgrade that brings some 64-bit computing benefits to customers. Released as a free download, SQL Server 2000 SP4 (Service Pack 4) is a cumulative service pack that includes all fixes in SP1, SP2 and SP3a. A company spokeswoman said SP4 is the […]

Its expected to be a relatively quiet patch day for IT security administrators managing Windows systems. Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced plans to release just one security bulletin on May 10 to provide a fix for flaws in the Windows operating system. The solitary bulletin will carry a maximum severity rating of “important,” the second-highest […]

Phishing attacks may be on the decline, but dont think for a minute that the Internet scam artists have found new jobs. Security researchers have uncovered evidence of a highly organized phishing network implementing a new tactic to keep malicious Web sites online: using botnets as DNS (Domain Name System) servers. “This is a clever […]

After dominating the market for routers and switches, Cisco has barged into the security market, using a series of multimillion-dollar acquisitions to build out its product portfolio. Now, as part of a new ATD (Adaptive Threat Defense) initiative, the company believes it can boost revenues from the sale of multi-purpose security appliances. The first such […]

Apple Computer late Tuesday released an update to fix a whopping 20 security flaws in its flagship Mac OS X and warned that the most serious bugs could lead to remote code execution attacks. Apple Computer Inc.s Security Update 2005-005 includes patches for Mac OS X v10.3.9 and Mac OS X Server v10.3.9. It covers […]

Symantec late Monday became the latest vendor to ship a batch of enterprise-facing product upgrades to protect against a known vulnerability in a widely used messaging protocol. The Cupertino, Calif.-based Symantec Corp. said in an advisory that the vulnerability could put users at risk of denial-of-service attacks. Affected products include multiple versions of the Symantec […]

Theres no such thing as a free World Cup soccer ticket, especially those that arrive via unsolicited e-mails. Thats the message from anti-virus vendors flagging a new variant of the Sober mass-mailing worm that spreads by promising ducats to the worlds biggest sporting event. According to a warning from McAfee Inc., the latest mutant targets […]

Microsoft over the weekend rolled out an update to its Windows XP operating system to add support for WPA2, aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, the wireless security specification approved by the IEEE. The update was originally announced in early April but only appeared on the Microsoft Download Center over the weekend. Microsoft said the patch […]

Customers testing the newly released Windows XP Professional x64 Edition have been getting startling error messages that anti-virus protection from at least two vendors—Symantec and McAfee—is not yet available. According to early adopters looking to exploit the power of the latest 64-bit operating system, the Norton Internet Security 2005 error message is rather blunt: “Symantec […]

Secure e-mail service provider Hushmail Communications plans to pursue a criminal investigation into a hacking attack that redirected users to a defaced Web site. The company pinned the blame for the breach squarely on the shoulders of domain name registrar Network Solutions. Hushmail, which markets PGP-encrypted e-mail, file storage and vanity domain services, has opened […]