Date: 06/07/05     Keywords: web, microsoft

Microsoft took part of its MSN Web site offline after learning of a flaw that could be used to gain access to Hotmail e-mail.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/MSN+flaw+put+Hotmail+accounts+at+risk/2100-1009_22-5734448.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/06/05     Keywords: security

With hackers now focusing on Net phone calls, security needs to be tightened, say executives gathered in Chicago for Supercomm 2005.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Pharming+and+other+security+woes+hector+VoIP/2100-1009_22-5734117.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

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

A 7-year-old security hole comes back to haunt the most recent version of Firefox and other Mozilla software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Spoofing+flaw+resurfaces+in+Mozilla+browsers/2100-1009_22-5734121.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/06/05     Keywords: security

Unveils update to Windows Mobile 5.0 with messaging and security features such as letting admin staff remotely clean lost devices.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+lets+IT+managers+wipe+your+phone/2100-1009_22-5733764.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/04/05     Keywords: software

New information reveals that password-stealing software was installed automatically on vulnerable systems.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/MSN+Korea+hack+targeted+online+gamers/2100-1009_22-5731460.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/04/05     Keywords: spam

A Trojan-carrying spam e-mail that purports to offer pictures of a captured Osama bin Laden tricks few Internet users.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Bin+Laden+Trojan+quickly+constrained/2100-1009_22-5731405.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/04/05     Keywords: no keywords

Tablus promises to monitor both networks and desktops to help prevent the escape of a company's confidential information.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Two-pronged+tech+aims+to+plug+data+leaks/2100-1009_22-5731369.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/03/05     Keywords: no keywords

Online fraud scams are increasingly turning their sights to credit unions, according to a new report.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Phishers+going+after+small+fry/2100-1009_22-5731174.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/03/05     Keywords: spyware

Makers of anti-spyware tools are taking another shot at crafting a definition of spyware, this time with help from consumer groups.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Group+revives+effort+to+define+spyware/2100-1009_22-5730290.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/03/05     Keywords: spyware

Makers of anti-spyware tools are taking another shot at pinning down their nemesis, this time with help from consumer groups.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Group+seeks+spyware%27s+defining+moment/2100-1009_22-5730290.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/03/05     Keywords: web

Hackers apparently aimed to steal user information from the news section of the South Korean MSN Web site.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+grapples+with+attack+on+MSN+Korea+site/2100-1009_22-5730254.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/02/05     Keywords: virus

Recently spotted in an eighth country, the virus is attached to premium cell phone e-mail that appears "friendly" to recipients.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Commwarrior+cell+phone+virus+marches+on/2100-1009_22-5729695.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/02/05     Keywords: no keywords

Latest variants of the worm adopt new tactics to bob and weave their way past PC defenses.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Bagle+variants+punch%2C+punch+and+punch+again/2100-1009_22-5729426.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/02/05     Keywords: technology

Company will gain new Wi-Fi technology through the deal and plans to introduce new consumer products this fall.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/McAfee+acquires+Wireless+Security/2100-1009_22-5729375.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/02/05     Keywords: technology, security

Consumers, government and technology companies all need to pitch in to fight cybercrime, experts on a security panel agree.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Panel+paints+grim+picture+of+cybercrime+battle/2100-1009_22-5728856.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/02/05     Keywords: software, security

Security software maker expected to announce acquisition as early as Thursday, CNET News.com has learned.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/McAfee+to+buy+Wireless+Security+Corp./2100-1009_22-5728682.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/02/05     Keywords: software, security

Security software maker expected to announce acquisition as early as Thursday, CNET News.com has learned.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/McAfee+to+buy+Wireless+Security/2100-1009_22-5728682.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/02/05     Keywords: no keywords

The Anti-Phishing Working Group is building a central clearinghouse of info on online fraud scams to improve defenses and nab crooks.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Group+pools+data+to+trap+phishers/2100-1009_22-5728622.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/02/05     Keywords: virus

The bilingual World Cup-themed worm took top spot in Sophos's list of most prevalent viruses last month.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Sober+topples+Zafi+in+virus+top+10/2100-1009_22-5728504.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/01/05     Keywords: no keywords

Irish school introduces biometric fingerprint scanner to keep tabs on truants.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Fingers+do+the+talking+at+class+roll+call/2100-1009_22-5728087.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn