Sean Michael Kerner

UPDATED: Average losses from cybercrime declined dramatically in 2004, according to a new report from the FBI. But Web site incidents, such as denial of service attacks, also rose between 2003 and 2004, as did unauthorized access incidents at Web sites involved in the report. The 2005 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey, produced by […]

You don’t have to graduate from Hogwarts to be a wizard. Modern e-commerce “magic” is helping to bring the latest Harry Potter book to muggles (non-wizards) of all ages. Magic is something most often thought of in fictional terms. Though, for the publishers and book sellers, selling the latest Harry Potter book, “Harry Potter and […]

Mozilla’s SpreadFirefox.com community marketing site became an unwitting spam platform after it was hit by “unknown remote attackers,” the site’s managers said. According to an e-mail sent from the SpreadFirefox.com site to users today, the attack was discovered only on Tuesday. The exploit did not affect any other Mozilla sites or software and was limited […]

In a statement this morning, SCO refuted a claim that a former employee allegedly sent an e-mail that indicated the company’s investigation found that Linux does not infringe on SCO’s intellectual property. Pamela Jones’ Groklaw Web site posted the alleged e-mail from Michael Davidson, which was originally sent Aug. 13, 2002, to SCO employee Reg […]

Open-Xchange Inc., maker of an open source version of Microsoft’s Exchange server software, will bundle its open source collaboration platform with Novell/SUSE Linux and Red Hat Linux distributions. The platform, called Open-Xchange Server 5 (OX), is an open source-licensed collaboration suite that offers a typical array of collaboration features, including e-mail, calendar, contacts, appointments, tasks […]

Endpoint security is something that many IT professionals think they have, though few can agree on what it is. According to a recent study by research firm IDC, the confusion over endpoint security is leaving enterprises open to attack from destructive malicious sources. Almost 65 percent of respondents to the survey indicated they have an […]

There is nothing quite like watching a space shuttle launch. Going forward, everyone will get to do so online, thanks to agreements between NASA, Yahoo and Akamai. NASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery STS-114 launch from Cape Canaveral, scheduled to blast off at 3:51 p.m. EDT, was scrapped Wednesday due to a fuel sensor glitch. While the […]

It just got easier to make Skype-based Voice over IP calls over Wi-Fi, thanks to a new partnership between Skype and Boingo Wireless. The companies today announced a new service called Skype Zones, which enables Skype usage across Boingo network of 18,000 global hotspots. The service is being initially offered at $8 a month for […]

Two years after Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced a corporate-wide focus on security, Microsoft claimed that the company is fulfilling its promise. At Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference held July 8-10 in Minneapolis, Mike Nash, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Security Business and Technology unit, told attendees how security has improved over the last two years […]

The Department of Justice (DoJ) has a few questions for Adobe about its proposed acquisition of Macromedia. According to the two companies, the request is limited to details regarding their respective vector graphics and Web authoring/design tools. The DoJ sent Adobe and Macromedia a “second request” formally known as a “Request for Additional Information and […]

A highly critical vulnerability has been found in XML-Remote Procedure Call , which impacts many open source applications that use the vital software component. The flaw could allow an attacker to take control of a vulnerable Web server. Open source projects and Linux vendors alike have issued advisories and updates and the SANS Internet Storm […]

Just in time for your holiday weekend browsing, a new Microsoft Internet Explorer flaw has surfaced that could allow a hacker to take control of your PC. A Microsoft advisory acknowledging the existence of the flaw was issued late yesterday after security firm SEC Consult published proof of concept code online. The vulnerability stems from […]