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2003 Testimony to Congress Proves That We Still Have a Long Way to Go In Building Secure Software

Veracode Security

Back in the summer of 2003, the internet was plagued with worms such as Blaster and Sobig. The problems I spoke of in 2003, sadly, are still here with us 18 years later. In my 2003 testimony, I said, “The current flawed computing infrastructure is not going to change for the better overnight.

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Declassified NSA Newsletters

Schneier on Security

Through a 2010 FOIA request (yes, it took that long), we have copies of the NSA’s KRYPTOS Society Newsletter, “ Tales of the Krypt ,” from 1994 to 2003. Schneier has gathered academic research, internet gossip, and everything he could find on cryptography into one 600-page jumble. There are many redactions.

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15-Year-Old Malware Proxy Network VIP72 Goes Dark

Krebs on Security

based Internet address for more than a decade — simply vanished. Using services like VIP72, customers can select network nodes in virtually any country, and relay their traffic while hiding behind some unwitting victim’s Internet address. Between 2003 and 2006, Corpse focused on selling and supporting his Haxdoor malware.

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A Trippy Visualization Charts the Internet's Growth

WIRED Threat Level

In 2003, Barrett Lyon created a map of the internet. In 2021, he did it again—and showed just how quickly it's expanded.

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NY Charges First American Financial for Massive Data Leak

Krebs on Security

had exposed approximately 885 million records related to mortgage deals going back to 2003. In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage title insurance giant First American Financial Corp.

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GUEST ESSAY: The Top 5 online privacy and data security threats faced by the elderly

The Last Watchdog

And, let’s be honest , the deceptive writing phishing assaults and other cyber threats today employ are skilled enough to fool even the most trained, internet-savvy experts. Internet and email fraud. He has been a member of the California State Bar since 2003. Ever present threats.

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Don’t Let Your Domain Name Become a “Sitting Duck”

Krebs on Security

Your Web browser knows how to find a site like example.com thanks to the global Domain Name System (DNS), which serves as a kind of phone book for the Internet by translating human-friendly website names (example.com) into numeric Internet addresses. com , which was initially registered on behalf of CBS Interactive Inc.

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