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Dictionary for software bugs to cut confusion?
Date: 03/01/07
Keywords: security
Mitre initiative, backed by Homeland Security, is designed to replace many variations in use today with standard flaw terms.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6163457.html
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Google to offer more click fraud protection
Date: 03/01/07
Keywords: no keywords
Advertisers will be able to prevent their pay-per-click ads from showing up at IP addresses of competitors suspected of using click fraud.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6163023.html
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Symantec incorrectly flags Yahoo Mail as a virus
Date: 02/28/07
Keywords: software, virus, antivirus, yahoo
Accessing the beta version of Yahoo Mail on a PC with Symantec's updated antivirus software incorrectly sounds alarm bells.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6163068.html
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Symantec sizes up security in Windows Vista
Date: 02/28/07
Keywords: security
Windows SideBar and gadgets could pose security threats. But the greatest risk is third-party applications, security firm says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6163035.html
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Worm targets Solaris telnet bug
Date: 02/28/07
Keywords: no keywords
A computer worm is using a recently disclosed flaw in Sun Microsystems' operating system to propagate.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6162955.html
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PC hardware can pose rootkit threat
Date: 02/28/07
Keywords: no keywords
Memory space on components such as graphics cards, DVD drives and batteries can be used by miscreants to load malicious code onto PCs.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6162924.html
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Cybercops drowning in data
Date: 02/28/07
Keywords: no keywords
Government official calls for tools to help investigators sift through increasing amounts of data seized by law enforcement.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6162882.html
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Windows adds 'maybe pirate' category
Date: 02/28/07
Keywords: software
The company's antipiracy software adds a "yellow state" for times when it just can't tell if software is genuine.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6162734.html
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Ex-McAfee lawyer indicted in backdating probe
Date: 02/27/07
Keywords: security
He faces fraud charges related to alleged backdating of stock options while security specialist was known as Network Associates.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6162709.html
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Storm Worm variant targets blogs, bulletin boards
Date: 02/27/07
Keywords: web
Blogs, bulletin board notices posted by victims of Trojan horse contain links to malicious Web sites.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6162623.html
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Nixed: Black Hat talk on RFID access badge risks
Date: 02/27/07
Keywords: security
Legal threat from HID prompts security researchers to cancel discussion on flaws of radio tag-embedded building access ID cards.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6162547.html
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Microsoft probes IE 7, Vista bug reports
Date: 02/26/07
Keywords: no keywords
Two recently disclosed vulnerabilities that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista could let hackers nab user data.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6162313.html
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Flaws in tech support tools open PCs to attack
Date: 02/26/07
Keywords: software, security
The risky security holes are in tools commonly provided by software makers and ISPs to provide remote tech support.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6162278.html
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SEC sues firm for hacking company news releases
Date: 02/26/07
Keywords: no keywords
Hackers trading on information before it was officially released rack up $2.7 million in profit, SEC complaint says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6162258.html
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Digital IDs face opposition among states
Date: 02/26/07
Keywords: no keywords
Controversy grows over whether the Real ID Act's national identification cards will do more to stop terrorists or threaten privacy.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6162179.html
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Symantec unleashes Norton 360
Date: 02/26/07
Keywords: security
New flagship consumer product is the company's latest salvo in the fight for consumer security dollars.
Read the review of Norton 360
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6162139.html
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Mozilla releases security updates
Date: 02/23/07
Keywords: security
Updates to both old and new versions of Firefox and Thunderbird seek to address security and stability issues.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6161850.html
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Flaw found in Office 2007
Date: 02/23/07
Keywords: software, microsoft
Despite Microsoft's efforts to lock down the update, eEye finds a hole that could let an outsider run malicious software on a PC.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6161835.html
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Mass. bill wants stores to pay more in data breaches
Date: 02/22/07
Keywords: security
Small banks fed up with footing the bill for other companies' security leaks support the effort. But what does it mean for consumers?
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6161536.html
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Serious flaw in Google Desktop gets fix
Date: 02/21/07
Keywords: software, security, google
Google plugs security holes in popular desktop search software that could open up data on a PC to intruders.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6161171.html