Information Security		More on Information Security: Security Resources & Info Remote Access Tools Tutorials Secure Software Policies Copyright Info News Archive External Links Security Services Incident Response Alert Mailing List Firewalls Vulnerability Analysis Presentations Projects & Events Contact Information News Archive News The "bot" has become more prevalent in the past few weeks. Bots are usually installed by automated "scan and exploit" tools which are constantly scanning the Internet. Many computers are exploited daily through common system misconfigurations: the lack of a good password, open shares, the lack of anti-virus scanning software and no firewall on your computer. We recommend that you enable the Internet Connection Firewall under Windows XP (if you run Windows XP) by following our tutorial titled Enabling the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall. Having a firewall enabled on your computer will increase your defenses against attacks against you. Also, visit Secure Software for pointers to free anti-virus scanners, security tools, etc. Network Suspension Info Have you been suspended from the university network due to a security violation? Please read the Network Suspension tutorial to recover quickly and restore Internet connectivity. Bulletin Archives Cummulative Updates for Microsoft Internet Explorer "Off-by-one" error in realpath library Buffer Overflow in Sun Solaris Runtime Linker Exploit for Microsoft Vulnerability Publicly Available (MS03-026) Unchecked Buffer in DirectX Cumulative patch for Microsoft SQL Server Cisco IOS Interface Blocked by IPv4 Packet
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