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SANS Institute Warns of Attack Shift

Posted by Zonk on from the new-targets dept.

JamesAlfaro writes "SANS warned of the switch to attacks on applications and network devices in its annual publication of the Top 20 vulnerabilities on Tuesday. The annual SANS Top 20 highlights holes in software programs that are considered the most serious for security professionals. Microsoft shares the spotlight this year with Symantec Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Oracle Corp. and others, after a year in which warnings about vulnerabilities in antivirus and computer backup software and the surprise publication of information on a hole in Cisco Systems' IOS (Internetwork Operating System) made headlines."

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  1. Link to list by UnderAttack · · Score: 5, Informative

    the actual top 20 list can be found here: http://www.sans.org/top20

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  2. shares? by gcnaddict · · Score: 5, Funny

    " Microsoft shares"

    Microsoft shares? Did I read that right?

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  3. Yes, but I'm safe by punxking · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft shares the spotlight this year with Symantec Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Oracle Corp. and others

    Thank goodness I'm protecting my well-patched XP system with Norton and a Linksys router, so I'm safe!
    This levee is rock-solid baby!

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