Date: 06/14/05     Keywords: microsoft

Microsoft researcher says smart card readers and USB tokens could further secure e-commerce with a screen to approve transactions.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/%27Trusted+displays%27+suggested+as+online+security+boost/2100-1009_22-5745178.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/14/05     Keywords: software, browser, spyware, microsoft

Next version of Microsoft's browser is being built to derail hijacking attempts by spyware and other malicious software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/IE7+being+developed+to+resist+spyware/2100-1009_22-5745044.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/13/05     Keywords: security

A security bug in several of Adobe Systems' popular graphics applications could let an attacker gain full control of a computer.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Adobe+flaw+puts+PCs+at+risk/2100-1009_22-5744677.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/13/05     Keywords: technology

Group formed to set technology standards for online authentication branches out into combating ID theft.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Liberty+Alliance+takes+on+ID+theft/2100-1009_22-5744641.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/11/05     Keywords: no keywords

A major adviser to institutional investors late Friday gave a thumbs up to Symantec's pending merger with Veritas.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Symantec+merger+gains+key+support/2100-1009_22-5741281.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/11/05     Keywords: no keywords

A bug in a daily Zone Labs update caused crashes for about 50,000 owners of popular ZoneAlarm firewall products.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Faulty+update+crashes+ZoneAlarm+firewall/2100-1009_22-5741401.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/11/05     Keywords: software, linux

Symantec gets set to launch new intrusion detection software, as rival McAfee adds Linux support to its own corporate product.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Software+makers+to+send+out+network+patrols/2100-1009_22-5741333.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/11/05     Keywords: software, linux

Symantec launches new intrusion prevention software, as rival McAfee adds Linux support to its own corporate product.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Software+makers+send+out+network+patrols/2100-1009_22-5741333.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/10/05     Keywords: software, security

New variant of the cell phone pest attempts to fool victims by disguising itself as pirated security software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Skulls+Trojan+puts+on+antivirus+mask/2100-1009_22-5741033.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/10/05     Keywords: virus

Viruses that reconnoiter your computer for flaws before they attack are expected to become more common.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Recon+worms+on+the+way%2C+experts+say/2100-1009_22-5740912.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/10/05     Keywords: no keywords

Ezboard's online bulletin boards are coming back online after an attacker deleted many postings.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Forum+host+grapples+with+cyberattack/2100-1009_22-5739605.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/09/05     Keywords: security, microsoft

Next week's security bulletin will deliver 10 fixes, at least one high-priority patch for Microsoft's OS among them.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+preps+%27critical%27+Windows+patch/2100-1009_22-5739542.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/09/05     Keywords: no keywords

The United States is set to shelve a demand that European visitors to the country carry biometric passports, according to a report.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/U.S.+easing+off+on+European+e-passports/2100-1009_22-5739467.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/09/05     Keywords: no keywords

New variants of the Mytob worm are using a phishing-style e-mail to fool people into downloading malicious code.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Mytob+worm+picks+up+phishing+trick/2100-1009_22-5739271.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/08/05     Keywords: security

Lawsuit seeks right to detect Hotbar's toolbar programs as adware--a new move in the tug of war between security providers and marketers.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Symantec+files+suit+to+label+adware/2100-1009_22-5737453.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/08/05     Keywords: security, linux

The newly launched Linux distribution has a glitch--some versions were released with default security updates turned off.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Debian+drops+ball+on+security+updates/2100-1009_22-5737401.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/08/05     Keywords: no keywords

British man suspected of hacking into 53 U.S. government computers in 2001 and 2002 is facing extradition.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Alleged+hacker+faces+extradition+to+U.S./2100-1009_22-5737208.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/08/05     Keywords: microsoft

More than a year behind schedule, the company launches Microsoft Update service and a companion patching tool for businesses.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+delivers+new+patching+tools/2100-1009_22-5736204.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/08/05     Keywords: no keywords

Number of satisfied buyers falls by 18 percent, while the number of premature terminations doubles, a study finds.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Offshore+outsourcing+satisfaction+drops/2100-1009_22-5736170.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/08/05     Keywords: virus

Macs have largely been immune to the viruses that plague Windows PCs. Experts pitch in on whether the Intel chip switch will change that.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Is+Intel+a+safe+bet+for+Apple+security%3F/2100-1009_22-5736003.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn