Date: 07/15/06     Keywords: no keywords

Washington-based multilateral lender says there's been a spike in scams, which range from phishing to spoofing attacks.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6094634.html

Date: 07/14/06     Keywords: technology, security

It'll take more than installing technology to cure security gaps at U.S. government agencies, experts say.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6094415.html

Date: 07/14/06     Keywords: software, technology, security

Serious hole found, and fixed, in popular technology used to manage McAfee's security software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6094471.html

Date: 07/14/06     Keywords: linux

Linux project pulls access for programmers with weak passwords after discovering an intruder.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6094335.html

Date: 07/14/06     Keywords: no keywords

Managerial blunders and financial indiscretions mire efforts to modernize the agency's computer systems.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6094070.html

Date: 07/13/06     Keywords: microsoft

Alert of new, yet-to-be-patched Office flaw being exploited in attacks comes on heels of Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday."

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6094059.html

Date: 07/13/06     Keywords: security

U.S. companies that farm out their IT security functions report a jump in the amount of such work sent overseas.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6094051.html

Date: 07/12/06     Keywords: no keywords

Series of missteps led to exposure of data on millions of veterans and held up response after the fact, a scathing report finds.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6093551.html

Date: 07/12/06     Keywords: software

If left unpatched, vulnerabilities in Adobe Systems' PDF reader software could put Windows, Mac users at risk of cyberattack.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6093373.html

Date: 07/12/06     Keywords: software, security

Partners who sell the software giant's security products can get a 20 percent cut of the license sales.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6093069.html

Date: 07/12/06     Keywords: no keywords

Agency says it is investigating "anomalies" in its unclassified computer system, while declining to comment on a hacking report.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6093040.html

Date: 07/11/06     Keywords: web

OpenDNS will look up Web sites for you and block dangerous URLs, but displays ads if you enter a nonexistent Web address.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6092980.html

Date: 07/11/06     Keywords: microsoft

"Critical" flaw could let worm spread, Microsoft says, as it sends out seven updates to tackle 18 problems in Windows and Office.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6092878.html

Date: 07/11/06     Keywords: no keywords

New home secretary takes close look at national program as opponents claim that it's been rushed on political grounds.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6092682.html

Date: 07/10/06     Keywords: no keywords

Cheaply available VoIP numbers and Net calling are helping crooks launch new scams aimed at pilfering sensitive information.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6092366.html

Date: 07/07/06     Keywords: no keywords

In a less clandestine role, NSA pushes federal agencies--and everyone else--to master art of guarding networks.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6091731.html

Date: 07/07/06     Keywords: no keywords

Computer expert accused by the United States of perpetrating the world's "biggest military hack of all time."

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6091493.html

Date: 07/07/06     Keywords: security

New flaw puts computers at risk of remote attack, according to a security group's advisory.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6091480.html

Date: 07/06/06     Keywords: security, microsoft

Microsoft plans to issue patches to deal with at least two high-risk flaws as part of its regular monthly security updates.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6091389.html

Date: 07/06/06     Keywords: spam

Spammers are increasingly targeting blogs, social-networking sites and IM programs, MessageLabs warns.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6091123.html