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Symantec CEO advocates fair play and Macs
Date: 05/16/06
Keywords: security, microsoft
John Thompson thinks more folks should buy from Apple, worries Microsoft won't give him a fair fight in security.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6072540.html
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Service promises secure 'googling'
Date: 05/16/06
Keywords: spyware, google
Free Scandoo service tags results of Google and other online searches to help fend off spyware and unwelcome content.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6072478.html
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Peter Pietra's mission impossible
Date: 05/15/06
Keywords: security
Peter Pietra's job is to defend Homeland Security privacy policies--not a job for anyone with a thin skin.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6072288.html
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Ex-government employee sentenced for hacking
Date: 05/13/06
Keywords: security
Former computer security specialist at Department of Education gets five months for hacking into supervisor's PC.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6071928.html
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Apple flaws put both Macs and PCs at risk
Date: 05/13/06
Keywords: no keywords
Patches arrive for more than 40 holes affecting QuickTime, used by Apple and Windows systems, and Mac OS X.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6071833.html
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Ohio University suffers at least three security breaches
Date: 05/12/06
Keywords: security
Data thieves may have plundered Social Security numbers and other private info belonging to students and faculty.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6071505.html
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Congress may slap restrictions on SSN use
Date: 05/12/06
Keywords: security
Concerns over identity fraud spur politicians to promise new laws restricting some commercial uses of the Social Security number.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6071441.html
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Bush defends spy program after new disclosure
Date: 05/11/06
Keywords: no keywords
After report says millions of Americans' phone records have been given to the NSA, president says privacy is "fiercely protected."
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6071255.html
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Teenage 'e-mail bomber' heads back to court
Date: 05/11/06
Keywords: no keywords
U.K. high court overturns dismissal of hacking case against teen who allegedly bombarded ex-employer's systems with 5 million e-mails.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6071227.html
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Bill puts cops first in data leak notification
Date: 05/11/06
Keywords: security
Anyone who holds personal data would be forced to report security breaches to law enforcement before telling affected consumers.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6071216.html
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Alleged NASA hacker loses extradition ruling
Date: 05/10/06
Keywords: no keywords
U.K. judge rules that accused hacker Gary McKinnon must face a court in the U.S., but an appeal is likely.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6070595.html
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Symantec profit tops forecasts
Date: 05/10/06
Keywords: software, security
Security software maker profits top average Wall Street forecasts, sending the company's shares up 3 percent
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6070511.html
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Windows, Exchange flaws patched
Date: 05/09/06
Keywords: software, security
Trio of security updates includes two for critical flaws in Exchange e-mail server and third-party software in Windows.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6070350.html
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20-year-old 'botmaster' faces years behind bars
Date: 05/09/06
Keywords: no keywords
"Your worst enemy is your own intellectual arrogance," judge tells Jeanson James Ancheta, who must also pay $60,000.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6070020.html
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Symantec: Our security savvy will beat Microsoft
Date: 05/09/06
Keywords: security
Innovation is the key, says CEO John Thompson, adding: "We know more about security than they ever will."
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6069941.html
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Symantec admits to customer support woes
Date: 05/09/06
Keywords: no keywords
But says problems dealing with Veritas products are a symptom of merger's success.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6069911.html
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Fantasy soccer league virus kicks off
Date: 05/08/06
Keywords: virus
Excel virus targeting fantasy soccer league fans attempts to lure users with offer of worksheets to track team performance.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6069814.html
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Symantec eyes ID management
Date: 05/08/06
Keywords: no keywords
CEO John Thompson also lists encryption and services for backups, archiving and e-mail as possible new markets.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6069734.html
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Report: Vista to hit anti-spyware, firewall markets
Date: 05/08/06
Keywords: software, spyware
Windows XP successor to largely eliminate need to run separate anti-spyware or firewall software, analyst report says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6069464.html
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McAfee bites into Apple security
Date: 05/06/06
Keywords: virus, antivirus
Launches antivirus for Mac, saying Apple's operating system is "just as vulnerable" to targeted attacks as its competitors.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6069330.html