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Quality, quantity of phishing kits on the rise
Date: 10/16/06
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Kits, which can be had for as little as $30, are getting more sophisticated, says antiphishing group.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6126217.html
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McAfee buys, integrates Onigma
Date: 10/16/06
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Hosted data-loss prevention service is launched in conjunction with $20 million acquisition.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6126203.html
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Microsoft hands over Security Center tech
Date: 10/16/06
Keywords: security
Aiming to satisfy EU, gives rivals data to help Security Center concern--but still hasn't dealt with PatchGuard problem.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6126194.html
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New RFID tech would track airport passengers
Date: 10/13/06
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RFID tags would be issued to passengers at check-in to track their movements before departure.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6125799.html
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Police blotter: Prosecutors want reporters' hard drives
Date: 10/13/06
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Pennsylvania's attorney general demands newspaper reporters' hard drives as part of a grand-jury investigation.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6125764.html
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The future of malware: Trojan horses
Date: 10/13/06
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Targeted attacks used for industrial espionage have become the nightmare scenario for big companies, researchers say.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6125453.html
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Windows kernel protection expected to break soon
Date: 10/12/06
Keywords: technology, microsoft
PatchGuard, a Microsoft technology to protect Windows, will be hacked sooner rather than later, an expert predicts.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6125274.html
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Webroot expands beyond spyware niche
Date: 10/12/06
Keywords: virus, antivirus, spyware, microsoft
Partnership with Sophos lets company add antivirus to anti-spyware products as Microsoft readies Windows Vista.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6125247.html
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Security expert: User education is pointless
Date: 10/12/06
Keywords: security, spyware
Most office workers can't be made to care about phishing, rootkits or spyware, says doctoral student. Other security specialists disagree.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6125213.html
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Class action suit over ID theft tossed out
Date: 10/12/06
Keywords: database
Acxiom, a data warehouser, had its databases looted at least twice. But judge throws out an ID-theft class action suit.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6125028.html
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Microsoft: Patches now flowing automatically
Date: 10/11/06
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Fixes networking issues that forced people to use manual downloads to get critical patches.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6124868.html
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Oracle to open up on bug severity
Date: 10/11/06
Keywords: software, security
Business software giant will add severity ratings to its security bulletins, helping customers prioritize patching.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6124739.html
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McAfee shakes up management, names interim CEO
Date: 10/11/06
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Dale Fuller named interim chief and president. CEO George Samenuk resigns, President Kevin Weiss is fired.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6124666.html
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A banner year for software bugs
Date: 10/11/06
Keywords: software
The number of vulnerabilities found in software will jump this year, experts say--but there's a silver lining.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6124541.html
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Microsoft struggles with Patch Tuesday
Date: 10/10/06
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Company faces distribution glitches in issuing "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, among other updates.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6124447.html
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Thousands of Brits fall victim to data theft
Date: 10/10/06
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U.K. police struggle to contact people whose passwords and credit card details have been stolen.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6124342.html
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Symantec touts 'Security 2.0'
Date: 10/10/06
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Company announces products, services and partnerships designed to secure consumers and businesses.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6124375.html
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Why Microsoft is wrong on Vista security
Date: 10/09/06
Keywords: security
Commentary--McAfee Chief Scientist George Heron says a technological dispute could usher in a new age of insecurity.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6124040.html
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Data attack targets Commerce Department
Date: 10/06/06
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Bureau was target of attempt to gain access to employees' user account information for its computer network.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6123601.html
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Microsoft's playing fair with security rivals, Kaspersky says
Date: 10/06/06
Keywords: security, virus, antivirus, microsoft
Days after McAfee knocks Microsoft for denying security rivals access to Vista tech, Russian antivirus specialist comes down on other side.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6123539.html