Worm strikes down Windows 2000 systems

Worm strikes down Windows 2000 systems

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A fast-moving computer worm Tuesday attacked computer systems using Microsoft operating systems, shutting down computers in the United States, Germany and Asia. Among those hit were offices on Capitol Hill, which is in the midst of August recess, and media organizations, including CNN, ABC and The New York Times. The Caterpillar Co. in Peoria, Illinois, reportedly also had problems.

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Cisco Debuts Multi-Player CCNA Game

Cisco Debuts Multi-Player CCNA Game

Cisco Systems last week introduced a new addition to the certification study games offered online at its CCNA Prep Center -- Cisco Certification Multi-Player Challenge: CCNA.

The game pits Cisco.com members against each other in a "first-to-the-buzzer" game where certification candidates compete individually or in teams to answer Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam practice questions in 20-question rounds. The overall top 20 scores are posted.

"The Certification Multi-Player Challenge: CCNA is a dynamic, challenging and fun addition to the CCNA Prep Center," said Don Field, director of certifications at Cisco. "The new game and other training supplements provide CCNA candidates with a growing array of resources designed for networking professionals to successfully achieve their certification goals."

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New MCP Exam for Systems Management Experts

New MCP Exam for Systems Management Experts

UPDATE: Based on information posted on the Microsoft MCP site, Microsoft is planning to release a new exam for Systems Management Server 2003. Exam 70-089, Planning, Deploying, and Managing Systems Management Server 2003; the exam will be numbered 71-089 while it's being beta tested. The beta is available at both Pearson VUE and Thomson Prometric testing centers. Microsoft has furnished MCPmag.com with some details, noting the exam just entered beta testing phase on Monday, August 8; the testing phase will conclude on August 22. The company did not provide an expected release date for the live version of the exam. The exam objective guide shows that Microsoft posted the document on July 20.

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I also have to credit Tomshawk at Tech-Unity for posting it on his site.

Novell puts OpenSuse 10 into beta

Novell puts OpenSuse 10 into beta

Novell has released the first beta-test version of Suse Linux 10.0 as the initiation of its community-oriented project, OpenSuse. The release was made through Novell's OpenSuse website, OpenSuse.org. The project aims to open up Suse's development process to the developer community, following in the steps of companies such as Red Hat and Sun Microsystems with their Fedora and OpenSolaris projects. The aim is to spur developer and business interest in the software, with the logic that engineers are more likely to want to use a distribution they are able to work on themselves.

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Two new spyware threats emerge

Two new spyware threats emerge

Far from getting a handle on the issue of spyware, two events this week have demonstrated the growing problem. Sunbelt Software, maker of the CounterSpy spyware remover program, announced its researchers had discovered a new spyware distribution that installs itself via an Internet Explorer security exploit and is powered by the CoolWebSearch spyware application. The code uses components of the VX2/Transponder spyware application together with an unknown Trojan horse application to steal sensitive financial and personal information and send it to a remote server.

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IE flaw opens door to infection on sight

IE flaw opens door to infection on sight

Microsoft has issued alerts on several security flaws in Windows, the most serious of which could allow an attacker to gain control over a computer. The software maker released six security bulletins on Tuesday as part of its monthly patching cycle, describing three of them as "critical." The Redmond, Wash.-based company gives that rating to any security issue that could allow a malicious Internet worm to spread without any action required on the part of the user. One bulletin addresses three vulnerabilities in the Internet Explorer, Microsoft's widely used Web browser. These issues carry the highest risk of attack out of all the issues fixed, Oliver Friedrichs, a senior manager at Symantec Security Response, said. Two other flaws, affecting the plug-and-play feature and printing in Windows, could also spell some trouble for users, he said.

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Windows 2000 update problems force re-release

Windows 2000 update problems force re-release

Microsoft will re-release an update for Windows 2000 due to problems with the current version, the company has confirmed. Microsoft has had several million downloads of the SP4 update rollup since its release at the end of June, but issues with "a small fraction of the downloads", has caused the software giant to adjust and re-issue it.

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Internet domain system wide open to fraudulent attack

Internet domain system wide open to fraudulent attack

A large number of DNS servers, a critical part of the Internet's infrastructure, are vulnerable to attacks that could lead to widespread fraud, according to a security researcher. A scan conducted by Dan Kaminsky, a networking security expert, has found that hundreds of thousands of DNS servers could be vulnerable to a type of attack that routes Internet traffic to malicious websites.

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Worm hole found in Windows 2000

Worm hole found in Windows 2000

A serious flaw has been discovered in a core component of Windows 2000, with no possible work-around until it gets fixed, a security company said.

The vulnerability in Microsoft's operating system could enable remote intruders to enter a PC via its Internet Protocol address, Marc Maiffret, chief hacking officer at eEye Digital Security, said on Wednesday. As no action on the part of the computer user is required, the flaw could easily be exploited to create a worm attack, he noted.

What may be particularly problematic with this unpatched security hole is that a work-around is unlikely, he said.

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Novell frees SUSE Professional under new branding

Novell frees SUSE Professional under new branding

Novell is renaming SUSE Professional and releasing it as 100% open source. Novell spokesman and director of public relations Bruce Lowry says his company is "pushing" to make SUSE Linux available to anyone who wants it. According to sources close to the company, SUSE Professional is to be rebranded as OpenSUSE.

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