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Security Hole Discovered in Microsoft Windows Media Player
Users are being advised to disable a certain type of file in Microsoftu2019s Windows Media Player software following the discovery …News
Cybersecurity in 2006
Though Internet-crippling virus attacks now seem to be a thing of the past, PC users didn’t feel a lot more …News
Hackers Target Gaming Sites With Fake FBI Takedowns
Hackers have found a new way to deface a website: the phony FBI takedown.Late last week, a "handful" of websites …News
Microsoft Warns of New Word Exploit (UPDATED)
When this story was originally reported, it misquoted Argeniss’s Cesar Cerrudo. The error has been corrected within the text below.There’s now one …News
Jihadists Publish 64-Page E-Magazine on Cybersecurity
Jihadists now have their own security magazine."Technical Mujahid," a 64-page electronic magazine, began circulating last week on jihadist discussion forums, said Adam …
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ITU: IBM Eyes Carriers With Security Bundle, New Blade
IBM is looking to increase its business with telecommunications operators with the unveiling of products, including a security bundle and …
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MySpace Worm Employs QuickTime for Exploit
The social networking site MySpace.com is under what one computer security analyst calls an "amazingly virulent" attack caused by a …News
U.S. Indicts Romanian for Hacking into Gov't Computers
Victor Faur, a 26-year-old Romanian national, has been indicted by the United States on charges that he led a group …News
Apple Fixes AirPort Wireless Flaw, Others
Apple Computer has fixed a number of flaws in the software that ships with its personal computers, including a bug …News
Britain E-Passports Cracked in Two Days' Time
The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) is not concerned about reports from the United Kingdom that say radio frequency …News
PKI Will Grow, But Policy Problems Remain
Public key infrastructure is poised for a resurgence, with associated identity technologies increasingly underpinning applications as organizations look to securely …
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E.U. Fights Flood of Spam, Spyware
The European Commission has warned its member states to beef up their efforts to cut spam, spyware and malicious software, …News
Mozilla Firefox Flaw Puts Users' Password Info at Risk
A bug discovered within Mozilla’s Firefox Web browser enables online scammers to more easily steal log-in and password information from …News
Microsoft Files Suits Against Phishers
Microsoft has initiated 97 lawsuits throughout Europe and the Middle East during its eight-month investigation into fraudulent webpages, with another …
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Study: Antiphishing Toolbars No Good
A new study of antiphishing toolbars has come to a stark conclusion about their effectiveness: None of themu00a0is any good.A …News
Second Life Hit With 'Grey Goo' Virtual Virus
Second Life, an online virtual world, was hit over the weekend with a virtual virus—dubbed “grey goo”—that inserted self-replicating objects …News
Malaysian Gov't Portal Used by PayPal Phishers
An antispam researcher has uncovered a phishing scam that uses computers belonging to both a medical transcription outsourcing company and …News
IronPort: Image-Based Spam Now in the Billions
Global spam has increased nearly 100 percent year on year according to current statistics from the IronPort Threat Operation Center—a …News
Security Vendor Settles Charges After Getting Hacked
Guidance Software, a vendor of computer forensics and security products, has settled a complaint filed by the U.S. Federal Trade …
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Attack Code Posted for Latest Microsoft Bugs
Hackers have posted code that could be used to target Microsoftu2019s Windows operating system in a worm attack.The code, which …News
Nokia Releases Sourcefire-Based Security Appliance
Nokia has introduced a security appliance aimed at helping enterprises keep their networks secure, particularly in the face of threats …News
Mozilla-Funded Study: Firefox 2 Tops IE 7 in Antifraud
A Mozilla-commissioned study has given the antifraud features in the Firefox 2 browser high marks, finding they are much more …
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Security Group: Human Error #1 Security Worry
The SANS Institute has some controversial advice for computer security professionals looking to lock down their networks: spear-phish your employees.Thatu2019s …News
Indian Outsourcer Satyam Expanding in China
Indian software and services outsourcer Satyam Computer Services will increase staff numbers in China to about 3,000 by 2008, from …News
Mexico Grows Into Outsourcing Option
For most people, outsourcing to Mexico still conjures up images of maquiladoras, the foreign-owned factories just across the border that …News
MessageLabs, Telstra Team to Secure Broadband
MessageLabs has continued its push into the small-to-midsize-business (SMB) sector by partnering with Telstra in Australia to provide a spam …News
Microsoft IDs Google Gmail as Virus
Microsoft’s fledgling consumer antivirus service, Windows Live OneCare, wrongly identified Google’s Gmail service as a virus infection last week, Microsoft …
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Microsoft Releases Six Security Updates
Microsoft has issued six security updates, fixing critical bugs in Windows components ranging from Internet Explorer to the Microsoft NetWare …News
Microsoft Says Code is Better, Not Perfect: Q&A
Over the past few years, Microsoft has aggressively sought to change the image that its products have poor security. The …News
Microsoft Puts Corporate AV Client into Beta
Microsoft on Tuesday will take a step toward competing with McAfee and Symantec in the enterprise security market by releasing …News
Court Shutters Alleged Spyware Operation
A U.S. district court has shut down a Web operation that is accused of secretly loading spyware and other malevolent …News
How to Minimize the Impact of Laptop Theft
Laptops have enabled us to work whenever and wherever we choose, greatly enhancing our productivity, but …
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U.S. Gov't IT Leaders Feel More Secure
More than half of IT leaders in the U.S. government are more confident about their agenciesu2019 cybersecurity capabilities than they …News
Wi-Fi Hardware Holed by Security Flaw
Windows computers are open to direct attack from a hole in the widely-used Broadcom Wi-Fi driver, security researchers have warned.The …News
Microsoft to Release 6 Windows Security Updates
Microsoft will release six groups of security patches next Tuesday, fixing flaws in its Windows operating system.The updates will be …News
DriveSentry Offers 'Firewall' for Storage Drives
A Mountain View, Calif., startup company has developed what it calls a storage "firewall" to prevent computer viruses from wrecking …
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Microsoft Forefront Group Eyes Compliance Market
Security vendors Symantec and McAfee may soon find Microsoft competing with them in a new market.Microsoft has developed network-scanning technology, …
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Symantec CEO: Security Threat Changing
The threat posed to computer users and companies by hackers is shifting from attacks on the computers to attacks on …News
Antiphishing Fighters Target Malware
The volunteers behind the Phishing Incident Reporting and Termination Squad (PIRT) have started a new project to crack down on …News
U.S. FTC Settles with Adware Firm Zango
Adware distributor Zango will give up US$3 million in "ill-gotten gains" for deceptive downloads that displayed billions of …News
Mozilla: We'll Fix 2nd Minor Firefox 2.0 Bug
A second minor bug found in the Firefox 2.0 Web browser will be fixed, but users shouldn’t encounter much of …News
Pa. Water-System Network Hacked
An infected laptop gave hackers access to computer systems at a Harrisburg, Pa., water treatment plant earlier this month.The plant’s …News
IronPort to Acquire Postx
Looking to expand its security appliance offerings, IronPort Systems plans to acquire PostX, a vendor of e-mail encryption software.The all-stock …News
Vulnerability Found in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
A vulnerability in Visual Studio 2005 could let an attacker execute code on a targeted Windows machine, Microsoft said Wednesday.Danish …News
U.S. FTC Releases Social-Networking Safety Game
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an online quiz-show-style game to test teens and other users on the …News
Tricky New Malware Challenges Security Vendors
A tricky malicious program has become more prevalent in spam, but experts don’t know what its creators plan to do …News
BSA: More Police Action Needed in Singapore
Compared to other Asian countries, Singapore’s software piracy rate is relatively low, but the Business Software Alliance (BSA), an industry …News
Seagate Tries Encrypted Drive One More Time
Beginning early next year, Seagate Technology will begin shipping its first widely available hard drives with built-in encryption.The Momentus 5400 …News
Data Breach Costs Up Year Over Year
Customers are voting with their feet when it comes to data breaches, according to the 2006 Cost of a Data …News
Scottish School 1st to Use Palm-Vein Biometrics
A Scottish school has turned to biometrics as part of a nationwide push to encourage children to eat healthier meals.The …-
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