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Invisibility Cloak Successfully Tested, Scientists Say
A group of scientists from the United States and Britain has successfully tested the world’s first invisibility cloak, almost completely …News
McAfee: Microsoft Not Keeping Vista Security Promises
McAfee, an antivirus software vendor, on Wednesday said Microsoft has failed to keep a promise made to it, the European …News
McAfee Ships Free iPod Virus Killer Software
Internet security specialist McAfee has released a new version of McAfee Stinger, which targets two Windows-based threats that have been …News
10 Security Trends Worth Keeping an Eye On
In a keynote speech that was webcast at last month’s Hack in the Box Security Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, …News
Hackers' Project Hides Browser-Busting Code
Hackers are developing new software that will help hide browser attack code from some types of security software.The software, called …News
Microsoft Releases Vista Code to Security Firms
Microsoft on Monday handed over application program interface (API) code to security vendors to enable them to deactivate the Security …News
McAfee Acquires Onigma for $20M
McAfee has acquired Onigma, an Israeli vendor of data-leak prevention software.The US$20 million acquisition was concluded last Wednesday, said Vimal …News
IBM Shifts Procurement Office to China
IBM has shifted its global procurement headquarters from Somers, N.Y., to Shenzhen, China, a move that initially is more symbolic …News
Sophos Releases SMB Protection for Macs
Sophos has released its latest security product for Mac and Windows users, Sophos Security Suite.The product is aimed at small …News
Cache Servers Hide Exploit Code
Malicious code is living on weeks after it has been removed from websites thanks to an unexpected culprit: cache servers.According …News
Poor Software Usability Hampers Security Tools: AUUG Says
Usability of security software is partly to blame for low protection levels in many computers, according to international security experts. …News
Oracle Simplifies Its Patch Process
Oracle has taken steps to make its next batch of security patches a little bit easier to understand.With the October …News
Big Changes at McAfee in Wake of Stock Options Scandal
A major, executive shake-up is under way at security software vendor McAfee, including the firing of the company’s president in …News
Networking Issues Gum Up Microsoft Patches
Networking problems have kept Microsoft from distributing its latest security patches to users of its automatic update services.The updates, released …News
Symantec Taps VeriSign, Accenture to Boost Security
Symantec is teaming with VeriSign and Accenture as part of its Security 2.0 strategy for protecting consumers and enterprise users …News
OpenDNS Nets Phishing Websites
Startup OpenDNS has launched a service called PhishTank, designed to put the process of identifying scam websites out into the …News
Symantec Aims for $10B in Annual Sales by 2010
Symantec, the world’s leading producer of computer security software, is attempting to reach $10 billion in annual sales by 2010—double its …News
Flaws Found in European E-Voting Machines
Dutch researchers have found flaws in electronic voting systems used in the Netherlands, Germany and France.A paper published Friday describes …News
Kaspersky: Microsoft Not Locking Rivals Out of Vista Security
Microsoft, the world’s leading producer of software, is not attempting to block rivals in the computer security space from access …News
Celeb Sites New Best Way to Pick Up Malware
The quickest way to become infected with malware could be to visit a fake celebrity website and not, as is …News
Catch Me if You Can's Abagnale Talks Document Security
Hollywood’s portrayal of a young con man in the Steven Spielberg film Catch Me if You Can may seem a …News
Mozilla Duped by Hackers' 'Humorous' Demo
One of the hackers who demonstrated exploit code for a vulnerability in the way the Firefox browser handles Javascript at …News
Mozilla Looking Into New Firefox Flaw
The security team at Mozilla is looking into a flaw in its Firefox Web browser that hackers exposed at a …News
Staffing Issues: Indian IT Services Giants Seek U.S. Staff
In the 1990s, Japanese carmakers including Honda, Nissan and Toyota rapidly added American employees to their workforce. Now Indian IT …News
Security Experts Worried Over Computer Crime Laws
Moves by several European countries to tighten laws against computer hacking worry security professionals who often use the same tools …News
Microsoft Still Working to Patch July Bugs
It has become a familiar pattern: A hacker posts exploit code to a security website, and Microsoft follows soon after with …News
Intel, Symantec Squeeze Security into Firmware
Intel and Symantec plan to release a firmware-based PC security product in the first half of 2007 to stop hackers …News
Symantec Spotlights Mac Phishing Threat
There is a real danger that people think they are secure on the Mac when they aren’t, according to Enrique …News
Critical IE Bug Gets Early Fix from Microsoft
With attackers finding new ways to exploit a critical flaw in Internet Explorer, Microsoft has released a patch for the …News
Microsoft Facing Pressure to Patch IE Flaw
Hackers are intensifying their attacks on Internet Explorer users, increasing the chances that Microsoft will patch a critical flaw in …News
ZERT Patches IE Zeroday Flaw Before Microsoft (UPDATED)
Since this story was originally posted, additional information on where to download the ZERT patch has been added.A loosely-organized group of …News
Symantec: Home Surfers Increasingly Targeted by Hackers
Symantec, a Web security solutions vendor, on Monday released the tenth version of its semiannual Internet Security Threat Report, which …News
Symantec Dismisses Microsoft Vista Security Debate
Symantec Pacific region Vice President David Sykes has thrown cold water on the Windows Vista security debacle which emerged …News
Symantec: Browser Bugs Rampant in '06
Hackers are hitting paydirt in their search for browser bugs.According to Symantec’s twice-yearly Internet Security Threat Report, hackers found 47 …News
OpenSSL Crypto Flaw Discovered
Researchers have found a way to hack the OpenSSL verification software used in many VPNs and web servers with forged …News
Microsoft Gets Credit for Tightening Security
CodeRed, Nimda and Blaster. These high-profile worms, which exploited flaws in Microsoft’s Windows operating system and other applications, made Microsoft …News
Microsoft IE Security Hole Could Go Global
The unpatched Internet Explorer exploit discovered in the wild this week could quickly spread to thousands of malicious websites …News
Researcher to Make Blue Pill Harder to Detect
The researcher who developed Blue Pill, an attempt at developing undetectable malware for computers running Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system, …News
IPv6 Coming Sooner Than You May Think
For many IT managers, IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6), the next version of the Internet Protocol, may seem like a …News
Bruce Schneier: We Are Losing IT Security War
Companies are losing the battle to secure their IT systems from attacks by hackers and other threats, warned Bruce Schneier, …News
Microsoft IE Hit With New Zero Day Attack
Despite the efforts of Microsoft and independent security researchers at hunting down Internet Explorer security flaws, a previously unknown IE …News
Enterprises Can Win in Security Software Deals
Security software is mandatory for enterprises facing an Internet community of aggressive hackers and criminals. But enterprises shouldn’t feel locked …News
Microsoft Files 20 More Antipiracy Lawsuits
Continuing its worldwide assault on software piracy, Microsoft has filed 20 lawsuits against resellers accused of distributing unauthorized copies of …News
Infosecurity Advances Not Keeping Up With Tech
Trying to lock down your company’s applications and protect your systems from attack? If so, security scanners and source-code analysis …News
DHS Selects Cybersecurity Chief
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finally named a leader for its cybersecurity efforts on Monday, fulfilling a promise …News
Cross-Site Scripting the Top Security Risk
Web administrators beware: Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities are now far more attactive targets than more notorious bugs such as buffer overflows, …News
Security Measures Seen Doing More Harm Than Good
Many of the security measures put in place after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in …News
New Firefox Fix Patches Security Bugs
Mozilla developers have released an updated version of their Firefox browser that fixes a number of security issues, four of …News
Code Posted for New Microsoft IE Attack
Hackers have discovered a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer, and they’ve released code that could be used to attack users …News
The Global State of Information Security 2006: Big Firms vs. Small Firms.
When it comes to security, bigger isn’t always better.Sure, large companies tend to have more strategic and effective security operations …
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