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Microsoft: Still more to do on security
Date: 02/06/07
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Company has made headway on protecting PCs, but more Net use means more challenges, Gates and Mundie tell RSA crowd.
Photos: Bill Gates at RSA
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6156740.html
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Microsoft's own antivirus fails to secure Vista
Date: 02/06/07
Keywords: virus, antivirus, microsoft
Test of 15 antivirus packages shows failures in four. Microsoft pledges improvements; McAfee says its updates weren't included.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6156733.html
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U.K. researchers devise smart-card hack
Date: 02/06/07
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Determined hackers can outwit the supposedly tamper-proof bank cards that use both a chip and a PIN.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6156601.html
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Securing the data, not the perimeter
Date: 02/06/07
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Q&A RSA President Art Coviello's words may have fallen on deaf ears before, but this year he believes people are finally listening.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6156536.html
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McAfee makes debut in safeguarding business data
Date: 02/05/07
Keywords: security
Package called Data Loss Prevention Host helps security administrators prevent physical and electronic loss of company data.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6156407.html
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Bush seeks spending increases in research, surveillance
Date: 02/05/07
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Proposed $2.9 trillion budget includes millions for science and tech studies, traveler screening programs--and a few cutbacks.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6156380.html
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Hard drive vanishes from VA facility
Date: 02/05/07
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Portable device may have been stolen from an Alabama medical center and may house data on as many as 48,000 vets.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6156386.html
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China suspected of trying to block access to Marxist texts
Date: 02/05/07
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An online Marxist library says computer attacks from China may force the library to stop providing material in Chinese.
The New York Times
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6156220.html
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Excel under zero-day attack, Microsoft warns
Date: 02/05/07
Keywords: software
Spreadsheet-focused attack affects several versions of company's Office software, including one for Macs.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6156209.html
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Security gets mainstream attention at RSA
Date: 02/05/07
Keywords: security
Security is becoming standard and there's the smell of blood in the air as the industry is increasingly dominated by big-name companies.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6156082.html
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Super Bowl stadium site packed Trojan horse
Date: 02/02/07
Keywords: security, web
Cybercrooks reprogram Dolphin Stadium Web site to load script that would attempt to exploit two Windows security holes.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6155865.html
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IE 7 gives secure Web sites the green light
Date: 02/02/07
Keywords: security, web, microsoft
Microsoft has flipped the switch on an IE7 feature that displays Web sites with new security certification in a green address bar.
Images: In IE7, green means go
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6155826.html
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Identity theft on the wane
Date: 02/01/07
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An 11.5 percent decline to $49.3 billion lost may reflect increased vigilance among consumers and businesses, study shows.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6155277.html
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Dutch botnet hackers sentenced to time served
Date: 02/01/07
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Court sentences pair of hackers deemed responsible for hijacking millions of PCs to sentences that equal time-served and sent them home on probation.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6155251.html
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Skype to partner for security in the workplace
Date: 02/01/07
Keywords: security
Partnership with instant messaging security specialist is meant to help organizations gain control over usage of the Net telephony tool at work.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6155228.html
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Windows Mobile flaws could crash phones
Date: 01/31/07
Keywords: software, security, microsoft
Security firm has uncovered two bugs that, if exploited, could crash phones and other devices running Microsoft's Windows Mobile software.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6155141.html
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Alleged porn spammer settles with FTC
Date: 01/31/07
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Accused marketer of adult entertainment agrees to pay $465,000 to settle charges that company sent unwanted e-mails.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6154911.html
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SanDisk to make USB security push
Date: 01/30/07
Keywords: security
Flash memory maker will announce a product to help businesses manage and control the use of USB drives, which security experts call risky.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6154806.html
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U.K. cops to roll out footprint database
Date: 01/30/07
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Aim is to help gumshoes spot links between footprints left at crime scenes and footwear worn by suspects.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6154600.html
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Net pioneer predicts overwhelming botnet surge
Date: 01/29/07
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A quarter of all Net-connected PCs could become infected by Trojans, Vint Cerf tells World Economic Forum attendees.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6154221.html