Date: 07/11/05     Keywords: software, spyware, microsoft

Claria gets downgrade in threat level on Microsoft AntiSpyware beta, as software giant reportedly mulls buying the adware maker.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+denies+its+antispyware+favors+Claria/2100-1009_22-5782848.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/08/05     Keywords: no keywords

update Court passes sentence on German teen who admitted creating the worm that wreaked havoc in thousands of PCs.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Sasser+author+gets+suspended+sentence/2100-1009_22-5778774.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/08/05     Keywords: security

Thousands of copies of two new Trojans have been detected trying to enter networks worldwide, a security company warns.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Trojan+horses+gallop+into+networks/2100-1009_22-5778716.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/08/05     Keywords: technology

Hole in a data compression technology used in both open-source and proprietary programs could also let intruders take over computers.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Wide-ranging+flaw+crashes+programs/2100-1009_22-5778652.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/07/05     Keywords: no keywords

Terrorism is difficult to avert, but search, language and visual analytical tools could help stem it.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Tech%27s+part+in+preventing+attacks/2100-1009_22-5778470.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/07/05     Keywords: security, microsoft

Microsoft plans to issue three security alerts next week, two for its operating system and one for its Office productivity suite.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Critical+fixes+for+Windows%2C+Office+coming/2100-1009_22-5778406.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/07/05     Keywords: security

Updated complaint also says MasterCard, Visa should have known that payment processor CardSystems had failed security audits.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Credit+card+suit+now+seeks+damages/2100-1009_22-5777818.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

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

Code that takes advantage of a security hole in older versions of the open-source Web browser could help an attacker take control of PCs.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Exploit+heightens+risk+from+old+Firefox+flaw/2100-1009_22-5776978.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/06/05     Keywords: no keywords

Man suspected of being "Rizler" is set to appear in court, following his arrest for allegedly violating a temporary restraining order.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Suspected+spam+king+to+appear+in+court/2100-1009_22-5776288.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/06/05     Keywords: no keywords

These days, attackers are motivated more by money than the desire to write disruptive worms like Sasser.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Hacking+for+dollars/2100-1009_22-5772238.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/05/05     Keywords: no keywords

Nearly 8,000 different pieces of malicious code have been detected by Sophos this year--mainly emanating from criminal gangs.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Soaring+malware+levels+hint+at+criminal+activity/2100-1009_22-5774841.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/02/05     Keywords: no keywords

As the megamerger gets set to close, analysts outline the signs to watch out for in gauging how well the two companies are integrating.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/What%27s+key+to+early+days+of+Symantec-Veritas/2100-1009_22-5772474.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/01/05     Keywords: software, security

Software giant issues security advisory after a research firm publishes a working exploit of the vulnerability.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+warns+of+unpatched+IE+flaw/2100-1009_22-5771759.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/01/05     Keywords: software

A week-old flaw in Veritas backup software is being used by intruders to enter company systems, experts have warned.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Attackers+target+Veritas+security+hole/2100-1009_22-5770428.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/30/05     Keywords: security

Far-reaching bill would hit corporate data-security practices with an avalanche of new rules and stiff penalties for information burglars.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Senators+propose+sweeping+data-security+bill/2100-1009_22-5769156.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/29/05     Keywords: no keywords

Data broker says it has made changes to prevent private information from falling into the wrong hands.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/ChoicePoint+overhaul+completed%2C+company+says/2100-1009_22-5768426.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/29/05     Keywords: no keywords

Senate asked to ratify controversial treaty mandating Net eavesdropping, strict copyright laws. Civil liberties groups don't like it.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Tech+firms+call+for+approval+of+cybercrime+treaty/2100-1009_22-5768462.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/29/05     Keywords: security

The Indian prime minister has asked for changes in cybersecurity laws, after allegations of a call center data breach.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/India+to+tighten+data+protection+laws/2100-1009_22-5768412.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/29/05     Keywords: software, security

New pest, which poses as a breaking news alert about the death of John Paul II among other guises, can disable security software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Worm+baits+hook+with+hints+of+Pope+plot/2100-1009_22-5767058.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/28/05     Keywords: no keywords

New offshoot uses a Trojan horse to try to compromise PCs for use in cyberattack networks.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Bagle+commandeers+PCs+for+zombie+army/2100-1009_22-5766772.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn