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Britain to use ID card database as national register
Date: 04/19/06
Keywords: database
Public agencies will be able to use personal information submitted to database as part of compulsory ID card scheme.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6062828.html
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Novell acquires e-Security
Date: 04/19/06
Keywords: security
Novell beefs up its security position through purchase of real-time monitoring tool.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6062817.html
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Apple issues Java security update
Date: 04/19/06
Keywords: no keywords
Flaws could allow malicious attackers to gain access to Mac OS users' systems.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6062766.html
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Oracle sews up multiple security holes
Date: 04/18/06
Keywords: software, database
Regular quarterly update tackles more than 30 flaws in the business software maker's database and other products.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6062438.html
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BearingPoint launches 'tech showroom'
Date: 04/18/06
Keywords: security
New facility offers hands-on experience with next generation biometrics, card technologies, and systems to meet new government security initiatives.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6062351.html
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On sentry duty in your in-box
Date: 04/18/06
Keywords: microsoft
Microsoft says its Sender ID is ready for action. Others say it's still early days for authentication.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6061828.html
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Windows patch trips up on HP tool, firewall
Date: 04/18/06
Keywords: software, microsoft
Fix could cause systems with certain photo-sharing software or the Kerio firewall to crash, Microsoft says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6062026.html
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Symantec hit with $900 million tax bill
Date: 04/18/06
Keywords: software, security
IRS says the security company owes back taxes on its acquisition of storage specialist Veritas Software.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6061992.html
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Rootkit numbers rocketing up, McAfee says
Date: 04/17/06
Keywords: software, security
Security company sees a 700 percent rise in software used to cloak code, whether Trojan horses or commercial programs.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6061878.html
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What's the next security threat?
Date: 04/17/06
Keywords: software, virus
Gone are the days of simple worms and viruses. Now botnets and phishing dominate malicious software--and new twists are on the way.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6061341.html
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Company warns on IE patch
Date: 04/15/06
Keywords: software, java, security, google
IE security update can disrupt Google Toolbar, Java applications and Siebel programs, says maker of patch management software.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6061597.html
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Firefox update kills security bugs, adds Mac support
Date: 04/14/06
Keywords: browser, web
Latest version of popular open-source Web browser includes fixes and adds the expected support for Macs with Intel processors.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6061155.html
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Microsoft tool hunts down typo squatters
Date: 04/13/06
Keywords: no keywords
Aims to help surfers and businesses avoid the pain of pop-ups and porn redirects from mistyped URLs.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6060935.html
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Symantec CEO: We're in the protection business
Date: 04/13/06
Keywords: security, microsoft
John Thompson says security moniker falls short of the mark--and he's not worried about Microsoft's OneCare.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6060820.html
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Alleged NASA hacker to hear fate next month
Date: 04/12/06
Keywords: no keywords
British man's legal fight continues to avoid extradition to the U.S. to face hacking charges and possible imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6060524.html
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Service remotely encrypts or deletes data
Date: 04/12/06
Keywords: no keywords
New "Theft Recovery" service from Everdream makes it possible to encrypt or delete data even after a PC goes missing.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6060142.html
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Oracle's oops on security flaw
Date: 04/12/06
Keywords: database, security
Usually secretive about product security, company accidentally posts details about exploit code for an unfixed database flaw.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6060128.html
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'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE
Date: 04/11/06
Keywords: software, browser, microsoft
Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6060038.html
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Blogosphere suffers spam explosion
Date: 04/11/06
Keywords: technology, spam
Technology may have made spam in e-mail manageable, but it is not quite there yet when it comes to blogs.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6059672.html
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McAfee unafraid of Microsoft security push
Date: 04/10/06
Keywords: security, microsoft
Firm's president says McAfee will compete with Microsoft OneCare Live because security can't be done "part-time."
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6059389.html