Date: 04/02/07     Keywords: no keywords

European Commission won't levy stiff rules on radio frequency ID tags now. But bureaucrats promise to do so later if they smell privacy concerns.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6172675.html

Date: 04/02/07     Keywords: no keywords

Retailers' "unique vulnerabilities" from use of older technologies add significantly to potential for fraud, experts say.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6172460.html

Date: 04/02/07     Keywords: microsoft

There's a new Microsoft Windows vulnerability being exploited across the Internet that has already attacked more than 100 sites. Here's what to do about it.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6172440.html

Date: 04/02/07     Keywords: security

Lucky and Flo train their noses on stash of 150,000 discs containing pirated content; security for dogs beefed up.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6172404.html

Date: 04/02/07     Keywords: no keywords

A White House directive could have ripple effects well beyond Washington in the fight against cybercrime.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6172158.html

Date: 04/02/07     Keywords: software

The software maker had planned to wait until April 10, but will now issue the patch Tuesday given there is a public exploit using the hole.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6172364.html

Date: 03/30/07     Keywords: spam

Attackers take advantage of vulnerability in Windows animated cursor. Also: Trojan spam dupes users into thinking it's an IE 7 beta.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6172208.html

Date: 03/30/07     Keywords: security

A majority of Silicon.com's CIO Jury say that other parts of their businesses don't understand IT's role in enforcing security policies and educating employees.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6172042.html

Date: 03/29/07     Keywords: microsoft

Vulnerability in the way Windows handles animated cursors puts users at risk of serious cyberattacks. Microsoft is working on a fix.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6171727.html

Date: 03/29/07     Keywords: no keywords

Filing with the SEC reveals scope of the breach is far wider than previously believed.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6171671.html

Date: 03/28/07     Keywords: software, web

Blockade is the result of erroneous update sent to customers of Websense filtering software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6171423.html

Date: 03/28/07     Keywords: security, web

Toronto company introduces 3D DeskCam, which uses infrared along with a lens to scan faces in three dimensions and authenticate users.
Video: A security system and a Webcam

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6171383.html

Date: 03/28/07     Keywords: no keywords

Florida judge rules that permanently deleting files on a company-owned computer violates federal hacking law.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6171274.html

Date: 03/28/07     Keywords: no keywords

Bug tally is at 6,000 on the first anniversary of government-sponsored project, which is adding more open-source code to scan.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6171105.html

Date: 03/27/07     Keywords: no keywords

Lawsuit alleges that Sanford Wallace launched a phishing scam in October to fraudulently access MySpace profiles.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6171037.html

Date: 03/27/07     Keywords: software, web, yahoo

Software displays a Yahoo search page, including sponsored ads, when surfing to a known phishing site or mistyping a Web address.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6171015.html

Date: 03/27/07     Keywords: database

Senators are told FBI's misleading reports on surveillance are due in part to transferring information between databases--by retyping it manually.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6170995.html

Date: 03/27/07     Keywords: software

The software maker posts several patches, including one to resolve a problem that could leave the music players corrupted.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6170986.html

Date: 03/27/07     Keywords: security, virus, antivirus

Security company's Mobile Security Suite 5.0 to include antivirus, data encryption and firewall protection, plus management console.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6170819.html

Date: 03/26/07     Keywords: no keywords

Two years after voting for federalized ID cards, some politicians are having second thoughts about the rules.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6170583.html