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Study: Shoppers will pay for privacy
Date: 06/07/07
Keywords: no keywords
Carnegie Mellon research counters prior studies showing online shoppers are willing to sacrifice privacy for lower prices.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6189380.html
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IBM to catch Watchfire security technology
Date: 06/06/07
Keywords: software, security
Acquisition designed to help IBM customers reduce security risks, ensure regulation compliance early in software development process.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6188999.html
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Hackers use evasive manuevering to escape detection
Date: 06/04/07
Keywords: security, web
Security firm Finjan has released a report warning of malicious Web sites that restrict user access to avoid detection.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6188553.html
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F-Secure CEO: There's more malware than ever
Date: 06/01/07
Keywords: security
Q&A F-Secure CEO Kimmo Alkio talks about the state of the security industry and what must be done to make our computers safe.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6188138.html
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IBM: Public vulnerabilities are tip of the iceberg
Date: 06/01/07
Keywords: security
But security experts point out that nondisclosure of flaws doesn't necessarily increase security risk.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6188032.html
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ChoicePoint settles data breach dispute with 44 states
Date: 06/01/07
Keywords: security
Company, which maintains profiles of U.S. consumers, agrees to adopt stronger security measures and pay $500,000 to states.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6188002.html
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'Seattle Spammer' arrested
Date: 05/31/07
Keywords: no keywords
After being indicted by a federal grand jury, Robert Alan Soloway pleads not guilty to 35 counts related to junk e-mail.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6187754.html
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Police Blotter: Cops need warrant to search cell phone?
Date: 05/30/07
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Alleged medical-marijuana distributors arrested in San Francisco say police should have obtained warrant for search of cell phone.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6187389.html
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Cyberattack in Estonia--what it really means
Date: 05/29/07
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Q&A Arbor Networks' Jose Nazario takes stock of the denial-of-service attack against the Baltic nation--and the wider implications.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6187133.html
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Cisco patches security flaws in number of products
Date: 05/24/07
Keywords: no keywords
Updates address vulnerabilities in products ranging from Cisco Unified CallManager to Cisco Firewall Service Module.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6186446.html
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New tool screens spam, digitizes books
Date: 05/24/07
Keywords: spam
The ReCaptcha service turns annoying spam-avoidance chores into a productive project to digitize books.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6186430.html
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Flawed Symantec update cripples Chinese PCs
Date: 05/24/07
Keywords: no keywords
Update quarantined two critical system files in the Simplified Chinese version of Windows XP, affecting computers throughout China.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6186271.html
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Promising antispam technique gets nod
Date: 05/23/07
Keywords: no keywords
The Internet Engineering Task Force approves a technique designed to put junk e-mailers out of business forever.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6185904.html
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Symantec locks up joint venture plans with Huawei
Date: 05/22/07
Keywords: software, security
China-based company of software maker and telecom network supplier to distribute security and storage products.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6185658.html
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Can-Spam put to the test
Date: 05/22/07
Keywords: spam
Internet law expert Venkat Balasubramani says new legal limits could crimp future moves to sue spammers. The last six months have not been particularly kind to the antispam community. Late last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit limited the reach of...
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2010-9588_22-6185501.html
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Expert: IT industry has failed in desktop security
Date: 05/21/07
Keywords: software
Software shipped with the major operating systems runs unencumbered on most machines--and not all of that software should be trusted, he says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6185295.html
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Blame laptop bags for rising thefts?
Date: 05/18/07
Keywords: no keywords
Research by silicon.com says that people who advertise that they're packing a laptop are more likely to have it stolen.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6184903.html
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Full body scans take off at Amsterdam airport
Date: 05/15/07
Keywords: no keywords
Going through the scanning machine takes about three seconds, allowing passengers to avoid metal detectors or body searches.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6184022.html
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Google: 10 percent of sites are dangerous
Date: 05/15/07
Keywords: software, hosting
Sophos adds that 70 percent of pages hosting malicious software are found on legitimate sites targeted by hackers.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6183818.html
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Smart cameras to tackle abandoned-luggage alarms
Date: 05/11/07
Keywords: no keywords
System developed in Europe uses statistical models to analyze video images, spot potential threats.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6183032.html