Date: 07/28/05     Keywords: software, security

Software giant weighs what to do with almost half of Sybari's work force after taking over the security tools maker.

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Date: 07/28/05     Keywords: security

Three congressional committees meet to work on new security breach laws, though their proposals aren't quite ready for final vote.

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Date: 07/28/05     Keywords: no keywords

New tools released on Thursday could help researchers pinpoint flaws in popular formats, like JPEG and GIF.

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Date: 07/28/05     Keywords: security

Networking giant and ISS ask a court to silence the security expert who described how attackers could take over Cisco routers.

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Date: 07/27/05     Keywords: software, security

Commentary--Oracle's Mary Ann Davidson says myths have grown up around the role of security researchers who seek out software flaws.

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Date: 07/27/05     Keywords: software, database, security, virus, antivirus

Security industry event to focus on exploiting holes in antivirus, database and device driver software to break into computers.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Antivirus+insecurity+at+Black+Hat+confab/2100-1009_22-5805750.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/27/05     Keywords: security

One day after a rival announces it would pay for details on security bugs, iDefense says it will double its payouts.

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Date: 07/27/05     Keywords: no keywords

A quarter of Americans who fall victim to identity theft find it a struggle to put things right again, according to a recent survey.

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Date: 07/27/05     Keywords: security

Phil Zimmermann plans to unveil a project that uses crypto to secure VoIP calls at the Black Hat security conference.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/PGP+creator+cooks+up+Net+phone+protection/2100-1009_22-5805645.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/27/05     Keywords: software

Senate could vote this year on controversial treaty, beloved by software makers but opposed by privacy groups.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/First+%27cybercrime%27+treaty+advances+in+Senate/2100-1009_22-5805561.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/26/05     Keywords: web

Certification program puts seal of approval on Web sites that adhere to e-mail guidelines designed to squelch junk mail.

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Date: 07/26/05     Keywords: browser, security

Updated version of Netscape 8 browser fixes a pair of "critical" security flaws that were previously disclosed and fixed in Firefox.

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Date: 07/26/05     Keywords: web, spyware

Photo album and blog sites are among the free services increasingly being used to spread spyware and other pests, Websense says.

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Date: 07/25/05     Keywords: no keywords

British police want to launch DoS attacks on terrorism sites and to make it an offense to fail to disclose encryption keys.

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Date: 07/25/05     Keywords: no keywords

In April, May and June, more than 400 flaws were discovered that could let an attacker take control of a PC remotely.

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Date: 07/25/05     Keywords: security

Security vendor TippingPoint wants to be the first to know about flaws to protect its customers against potential attacks.

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Date: 07/23/05     Keywords: security

"Trusted servers" with a special security chip should better protect data and transactions, an industry group says.

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Date: 07/23/05     Keywords: no keywords

Lawyers, academics and former federal officials question urgency of enacting broad-based national rules now pending in Congress.

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Date: 07/22/05     Keywords: software, security

The software giant has been scooping up companies in the security field, but analysts wonder what it all adds up to.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Is+there+method+in+Microsoft%27s+security+buys%3F/2100-1009_22-5800199.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/22/05     Keywords: no keywords

Government to evaluate Qinetiq's latest millimeter wave system for suitability in the antiterror campaign.

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