Computerworld, 11/24/03: Microsoft investigates possible Exchange 2003 flaw
It would be the first vulnerability in the e-mail server since it was launched
Story by Joris Evers
Microsoft Corp. is investigating a potential security issue with Exchange Server 2003, which would be the first since the e-mail server was launched last month.
The potential flaw lies in the Outlook Web Access (OWA) component of Exchange Server 2003. A network administrator at a Nashville-based provider of investment performance reporting tools found that users logging into OWA could be logged into another user's mailbox at random and have full access privileges.
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Information Week, 11/24/03: Half Of Companies Surveyed Suffered Security Breach
By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb News
Nearly half of the nation's fastest-growing companies suffered a recent breach in information security, according to a survey released Monday by consulting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The poll of CEOs from over 400 firms -- companies with revenues ranging from $5 million to $150 million which Pricewaterhouse dubs 'trendsetters' and tracks on an ongoing basis -- uncovered a disturbing trend: smaller organizations haven't responded to such breaches, and the ensuing losses, by beefing up their security budgets.
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C|net, 11/25/03:Decades after creation, viruses defy cure
By Robert Lemos
Of all the accomplishments in the annals of technology, Fred Cohen's contribution is undeniably unique: He introduced the term "virus" to the lexicon of computers.
The University of New Haven professor used the phrase in a 1984 research paper, in which he described threats self-propagating programs pose and explored potential defenses against them. When he asked for funding from the National Science Foundation three years later to further explore countermeasures, the agency rebuffed him.
"They turned it down," said Cohen, who is also principal analyst for research firm Burton Group. "They said it wasn't of current interest."
Two decades later, countless companies and individuals are still paying for that mistake. The technology industry has yet to find a blanket solution to the ever-growing list of viruses and worms that constitute the greatest risk to computers on the Internet. Every year, companies lose billions of dollars when forced to halt work and deal with infectious digital diseases, such as Sobig and Slammer.
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