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E-mail users who were slow to update their antivirus software last week may have been surprised to receive a flood of e-mail messages containing ZIP files from long lost acquaintances, business partners and complete strangers.

ISS warns of holes in Check Point firewall, VPN server

Tim Greene - February 4, 2004

Users of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. firewalls need to upgrade them right away in order to shut down a vulnerability that can lead to the firewalls being taken over by attackers.

Flaw may leave Cisco gear vulnerable

Phil Hochmuth - February 3, 2004

A hardware vulnerability may cause some high-end Cisco Systems Inc. switches and routers with specific configurations to crash, but only under very specific circumstances.

UPDATE: SCO downed by Mydoom

Chris Conrath - February 1, 2004

Computers infected with the Mydoom worm launched a massive attack against the Web site of Unix software maker The SCO Group Inc. Sunday, cutting off access to the company's Web site.

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Understanding Cybersecurity on Smartphones (UCS-Sph) Part 2

MohammadMoein Shafi and Arash Habibi Lashkari - March 5, 2024

This second article of the Understanding Cybersecurity on Smartphones (UCS-Sph) series delves into Microsoft's Windows Phone, a mobile OS that has undergone significant changes...