Date: 03/15/05     Keywords: web

Scammers are increasingly injecting their own code into legitimate Web page URLs--a threat that could spell trouble for online banks.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/A+phishing+wolf+in+sheep%27s+clothing/2100-1009_22-5616419.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/14/05     Keywords: spyware

Bot nets, or networks of compromised PCs, are increasingly being used for identity theft and installing spyware, a new report says.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Zombie+PCs+being+sent+to+steal+IDs/2100-1009_22-5616202.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/14/05     Keywords: no keywords

Commentary--A legislative rush to prevent privacy violations could create more problems than they solve.

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Date: 03/14/05     Keywords: no keywords

The docks have always been a haven for skullduggery. "Orion" is being developed to give authorities a broader, clearer picture.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/National+lab%27s+software+to+secure+harbors%3F/2100-1009_22-5615890.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/11/05     Keywords: no keywords

Both Republicans and Democrats profess outrage over ChoicePoint and LexisNexis mishaps. New laws are being proposed.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Congress+edges+toward+new+privacy+rules/2100-1009_22-5609324.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/11/05     Keywords: security

SEC filing raises questions about whether the security breach went beyond the 145,000 Americans notified.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/ChoicePoint+data+loss+may+be+higher+than+reported/2100-1009_22-5609253.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/10/05     Keywords: software, virus

Exploit code could enable attackers to write viruses for flaws in Computer Associates International's licensing software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Code+to+drill+CA+holes+found+on+Web%3F/2100-1009_22-5608578.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/10/05     Keywords: security

RSA Security is in high-level discussions with all the big U.K. banks, as concern over ID theft and data protection rises.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/British+banks+in+talks+to+fight+ID+theft/2100-1009_22-5608885.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/10/05     Keywords: software, asp, virus, antivirus

Kaspersky Lab plans to release antivirus software for Symbian-based cell phones, recently the target of a Trojan and the Cabir virus.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Cell+phones+to+get+virus+protection/2100-1009_22-5608794.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/10/05     Keywords: no keywords

Democratic senator whose personal info was lost by Bank of America indicates time is right for reshaping privacy laws.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Senator+predicts+%27overdue%27+changes+to+privacy/2100-1009_22-5608455.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/10/05     Keywords: no keywords

Renewed calls for legislation and industry reform follow theft of personal details of 32,000 Americans.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Seisint+break-in+spurs+more+calls+for+reform/2100-1009_22-5606911.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/10/05     Keywords: no keywords

Renewed calls for legislation and industry reform follow theft of personal details of 32,000 Americans.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/LexisNexis+break-in+spurs+more+calls+for+reform/2100-1009_22-5606911.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/09/05     Keywords: software

After court fines expert, researchers who reverse-engineer software to discover flaws can no longer legally publish their findings.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/France+puts+a+damper+on+flaw+hunting/2100-1009_22-5606306.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/09/05     Keywords: no keywords

Company skips this month's installment of its regularly scheduled patch release cycle, but issues update to its threat removal tool.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+takes+security+patch+hiatus/2100-1009_22-5604988.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/08/05     Keywords: security

Security experts warn that "pharming" could be the new frontier for online thieves looking to steal your personal data.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Phishers+using+DNS+servers+to+lure+victims%3F/2100-1009_22-5604555.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/08/05     Keywords: microsoft

Well-known flaw in handling IP packets surfaces in Windows, but Microsoft denies that "LAND attacks" are serious threat.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Denial-of-service+glitch+could+threaten+Windows/2100-1009_22-5604579.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/08/05     Keywords: software, virus, antivirus, microsoft

Antivirus companies have identified two new threats that use Microsoft's IM software to spread.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Worms+on+the+prowl%2C+traveling+via+MSN+Messenger/2100-1009_22-5604060.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/07/05     Keywords: no keywords

Threat could be more pervasive than Cabir, as it uses multimedia text messaging as well as Bluetooth to spread.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Trojan+gets+the+cell+phone+message/2100-1009_22-5602919.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/07/05     Keywords: no keywords

Spotting fraud in huge amounts of corporate compliance data is like finding a needle in a haystack, analysts say.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Hidden+fraud+risk+in+Sarbanes-Oxley%3F/2100-1009_22-5602776.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/07/05     Keywords: no keywords

Police unearth a plan by a Kashmiri separatist militant group to target IT companies in India's tech hub.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Bangalore+appears+on+terror+radar/2100-1009_22-5602400.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn