IT Security News February 2003
| February 24 2003 Attacks on UK computer systems soar The number of successful attacks on Britain’s computer systems has soared by 4,450 per cent since George Bush made his “axis of evil” speech a year ago in a move that experts say is directly linked to British support for the US policy on Iraq. Until last year, Britain was rarely a target for cybe...[more] | |||||
| February 04 2003 Net firms face constant attack Tuesday and Friday are the most popular days for releasing viruses and launching attacks against net using companies. The preference of net vandals is revealed in a report by Symantec on the state of net security. It reveals the sustained assault every company connected to the web constantly u...[more] | |||||
| February 03 2003 Aggressive net bug makes history The Slammer worm that recently crippled the internet was the fastest spreading computer bug in history, say security experts. An analysis of the attack has shown that the worm took just 10 minutes to spread across the world. At its peak on 25 January, the malicious code caused scattered slowdo...[more] | |||||
| February 03 2003 Slammer fails to make January AV charts The Slammer worm fails to make it into the monthly charts of AV firms this month - despite becoming arguably the most damaging Internet worm ever. The Avril worm topped the list of calls to antivirus firm Sophos, while email filtering firm MessageLabs again reports that Klez-H topped its nuisanc...[more] |
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