Security

Symantec security product contains flaw

“Security-software maker Symantec warned customers Tuesday that users of its online Security Check service have likely downloaded a flawed ActiveX control that could be used by an intruder as a path into the victim’s PC. Security Check is meant to…

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Todd Cochrane
Security

SQL Security

I use SQL to link to some very large databases which started out very small and when I had little experience with databases much less SQL. I have nearly a million entries in a personal information cache with nearly 20…

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Todd Cochrane
Security

Hacker Wars

You may have never knowingly been affected by a Hacker War but chances you were and did not know it. Only a fool would want to piss these groups off. Many are truly gifted and kick some serious butt. A…

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Todd Cochrane
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Denial of Service Attacks

Recently released papers to the IEEE have outlined simple changes in the Net Architecture that would effectively stop DOS attacks. [ZDNet] Getting network administrators and corporations to implement the proposals is another issue entirely.

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Todd Cochrane