Hackers Get Intel Mac to Run Windows XP

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

A contest to see who could first get Windows XP working on an Intel Mac has been won, according to the contest's coordinator, Colin Nederkoorn. The "Windows XP on an Intel Mac" page provides a link to a download that includes software and instructions for use. Nederkoorn first put the contest ...

Protect your Web site from Google Hacking

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

What's accessible to the average person about your Web site? It could be more than you bargained for. Even if pages are hidden from view, confidential files about customers and employees could be just a search phrase away. Google.com keeps a massive index of Web pages and files on the Web. ...

Unpatched Machines Seen As Major Security Threat

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Hackers will keep cranking out exploits that take advantage of known software vulnerabilities because, although patches are available, a minority of machines are fixed, security vendor McAfee said Monday. In releasing its quarterly security analysis, McAfee's "AVERT" virus research team noted that exploited vulnerabilities are becoming a dominant threat to ...

Hackers target browsers to dodge firewalls

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Hackers are increasingly using attacks that exploit browsers rather than trying to batter through firewalls and other network protection devices, according to security firm Symantec. Nearly half of the vulnerabilities reported by Symantec in its six-monthly Internet Security Threat Report covering July to December 2004 centre on web applications, and the ...

Insecurity begins at home

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Spyware is rife and virus infection commonplace yet many home users reckon they are safe from online threats. An AOL/National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) Online Safety Study - conducted by technical experts in the homes of 329 typical dial-up and broadband computer users across the US - found that most computer ...