Project-Buckfast
10-09-2004, 09:34 AM
Source: BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Saturday, 9 October, 2004
The yearly hit parade of hackers' favourite security vulnerabilities has been published.
Issued by the respected Sans Institute, the Top 20 list helps organisations find out if they are closing the most commonly exploited loopholes.
With more than 2,500 software vulnerabilities found every year many organisations need help to know which ones to tackle first.
The list includes loopholes found in both Windows and Unix/Linux software.
Big hitter
"It's a first things first list," said Alan Paller, head of the Sans Institute, a non-profit group which trains and certifies computer security professionals.
"It can be very helpful for people that are trying to fix their vulnerabilities."
He told BBC News Online that it was the list of the vulnerabilities hackers were attacking now.........
More Here! (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3727692.stm)
Saturday, 9 October, 2004
The yearly hit parade of hackers' favourite security vulnerabilities has been published.
Issued by the respected Sans Institute, the Top 20 list helps organisations find out if they are closing the most commonly exploited loopholes.
With more than 2,500 software vulnerabilities found every year many organisations need help to know which ones to tackle first.
The list includes loopholes found in both Windows and Unix/Linux software.
Big hitter
"It's a first things first list," said Alan Paller, head of the Sans Institute, a non-profit group which trains and certifies computer security professionals.
"It can be very helpful for people that are trying to fix their vulnerabilities."
He told BBC News Online that it was the list of the vulnerabilities hackers were attacking now.........
More Here! (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3727692.stm)