Cybersquatting Law Suite on the Rise John Tesh is a musician and budding Internet entrepreneur who had to take matters into the courtroom to own his name s site. Another federal suit filed - another victory. The suit was settled - with Tesh getting the name. Only two weeks after he filed, the case was settled - Tesh got the rights to the site. We wanted the name back - that s all.
Experts now say it can pose a major security threat.
Some form of scripting is used on most Web sites. Such tools as JavaScript are great aids - they let users interact with Web sites without calling up a new page from a server. The danger extends to any Web browser on any computer visiting a Web site. The nation s top security group, from Carnegie Mellon University, said only a massive effort by all Web site designers can eliminate the risk. The security problem occurs when complex Internet sites fail to verify that hidden software code in scripts is safe.