January 14, 2005

Changes to BigFix at Stanford

There have been some changes to the BigFix service here at Stanford recently. These changes allow for some granularity in the way in which properties...

January 11, 2005

Security Alert: MarketScore Spyware

From the Information Security Office: Summary MarketScore (also called NetSetter) is a spyware-like application that compromises the security of all data sent or received by...

December 02, 2004

New version of SecureCRT available

Version 4.1 of SecureCRT, the SSH terminal emulation software for Windows distributed by ITSS, is now available. This new version provides a fix for a...

October 28, 2004

X Window server software attack

Stanford, along with a number of other universities, was the target of an organized hacker exploit attacking a vulnerability in insecure configurations of X Window...

October 28, 2004

XP SP2 Configuration Tool updated

The Windows XP SP2 Configuration Tool from ITSS has been updated in response to a number of attacks on X Windows servers on campus. To...

August 03, 2005

Foiling Phishers

Researchers at Stanford have developed a browser add-on to reduce the risk of passwords being intercepted by hackers: Foiling Phishers...

July 14, 2005

College invests millions to tighten digital security

Dartmouth invests millions to tighten digital security, including requiring students to use a keylike USB device to access online grades and other campus-network services: College...

June 10, 2005

Microsoft's Security Response Center: How Little Patches Are Made

Officials at Microsoft's Security Reponse Center talk about how security patches are created, tested, and rolled out: Microsoft's Security Response Center: How Little Patches Are...

May 09, 2005

Mac malware door creaks open

Apple may have opened the door to Mac malware with the release of Tiger: Mac malware door creaks open...

April 13, 2005

Microsoft's SP2 gets pushy

Microsoft will start requiring SP2 on Windows: Microsoft's SP2 gets pushy...