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Google fixes security flaw in Google Reader
Date: 07/06/06
Keywords: web
Hole could have allowed attackers to steal sensitive data from Web surfers, according to blog post that revealed the flaw.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6090974.html
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Security expert dubs July the 'Month of browser bugs'
Date: 07/06/06
Keywords: browser, security
Each day this month, a prominent security expert will highlight a new vulnerability in a major browser. Happy surfing.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6090959.html
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Illinois university hit with security breach
Date: 07/05/06
Keywords: no keywords
Data on more than 180,000 people is at risk after hackers get into servers at Western Illinois University.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6090860.html
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Microsoft: Shortcut 'trick' is legitimate feature
Date: 07/05/06
Keywords: web
Feature allowing executable file to be launched by typing Web address into IE is safe, says company. Others disagree.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6090840.html
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HP to hack customers' networks
Date: 07/05/06
Keywords: no keywords
Service will use techniques used by bad guys to find weaknesses in businesses' machines.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6090825.html
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OpenOffice patches three security holes
Date: 07/05/06
Keywords: microsoft
Flaws in open-source productivity suite could let in intruders. But don't worry, company says--we fix faster than Microsoft.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6090768.html
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Turning Wine into Windows on a Mac
Date: 06/30/06
Keywords: technology
CodeWeavers uses an open-source technology called Wine to allow some Windows programs to run under Mac OS X.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6089859.html
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Browser bugs hit IE, Firefox
Date: 06/29/06
Keywords: security
Security experts warn of two flaws in IE, and in an unusual twist, one of them can be replicated in Firefox.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6089817.html
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Buyer lined up for RSA
Date: 06/29/06
Keywords: security
Security provider confirms that it's in acquisition negotiations with another company--reportedly, EMC.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6089665.html
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VA gets stolen laptop back
Date: 06/29/06
Keywords: no keywords
Signs suggest no one has accessed veterans' data on the notebook, taken from a VA employee's home, the FBI says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6089648.html
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Attack code out for Apple flaw
Date: 06/29/06
Keywords: security
Exploit comes only a day after Apple released an patch for the bug. Plus: iTunes update plugs a security hole.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6089630.html
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Microsoft releases final IE 7 beta
Date: 06/29/06
Keywords: browser, security
Browser's third beta release includes some feature changes in addition to fixes to reliability, compatibility and security.
Images: IE 7 features
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6089370.html
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Symantec $1 billion in the tax hole?
Date: 06/29/06
Keywords: no keywords
Tax authorities seek more than that in back taxes, penalties related to two affiliates, the Journal reports.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6089410.html
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Microsoft fixes Windows security patch
Date: 06/28/06
Keywords: no keywords
The first version of a critical update caused network connection trouble for some people.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6089163.html
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Putting privacy first at Microsoft
Date: 06/28/06
Keywords: microsoft
Q&A Chief privacy strategist Peter Cullen discusses Windows Vista, Microsoft's online endeavors and the WGA Notifications flap.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6089055.html
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Coalition launches ID theft center
Date: 06/28/06
Keywords: no keywords
A group of corporations, universities and law enforcement agencies looks to counter identity theft.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6088997.html
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White House orders better security for sensitive data
Date: 06/28/06
Keywords: no keywords
Office of Management and Budget gives agencies 45 days to comply with guidelines for laptops, handhelds.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6088937.html
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Apple updates Mac OS to squash bugs
Date: 06/28/06
Keywords: security
Operating system update includes fixes for several security flaws as well as general feature updates.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6088787.html
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Whois data a key weapon in fraud fight, FTC says
Date: 06/27/06
Keywords: database, spyware
The agency tells ICANN that the domain databases are critical to its fight against spyware and other Internet fraud.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6088651.html
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Police arrest suspected bot herders
Date: 06/27/06
Keywords: spam
Crackdown targets suspected members of a cybercrime gang that used networks of compromised PCs to send out spam.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6088552.html