Date: 03/14/06     Keywords: software

Software giant plans to release two versions of its new, no-cost parental control software for Windows XP this year.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6049294.html

Date: 03/14/06     Keywords: no keywords

Authorities link 14 people to credit and debit card information that a prosecutor says was stolen from OfficeMax and other businesses.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6049290.html

Date: 03/14/06     Keywords: virus, antivirus

Antivirus company announces two promotions to replace Gene Hodges, who left the company in January.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6049230.html

Date: 03/14/06     Keywords: security

Second Mac OS X security update in two weeks corrects problems introduced by earlier patch and fixes newly discovered flaws.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6049207.html

Date: 03/11/06     Keywords: virus, antivirus, microsoft

Company fixes mistake which, for a brief period, caused its antivirus tools to remove or quarantine Microsoft's Excel, and applications.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6048709.html

Date: 03/11/06     Keywords: software

Two flaws in open-source cryptography software could allow an attacker to add content to a digitally signed message or forge signatures.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6048612.html

Date: 03/09/06     Keywords: software, technology, security, spyware, microsoft

Preview version of Microsoft's security software is updated with anti-spyware technology, a slight name change and bug fixes.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6048141.html

Date: 03/09/06     Keywords: security

Fixes for "critical" Office and "important" Windows security issues are planned for next week's "patch Tuesday."

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6048003.html

Date: 03/09/06     Keywords: software, security

A trio of updates for Windows Media Player, including a recent security patch, can cause the software to malfunction.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6047762.html

Date: 03/09/06     Keywords: security

Plug pulled on Mac OS X hacker challenge over concerns about security and network access for university services.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6047735.html

Date: 03/09/06     Keywords: browser, technology, google

Upcoming version of the open-source browser will offer protection against phishing scams, using technology that might come from Google.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6047610.html

Date: 03/08/06     Keywords: no keywords

Kevin Mitnick continues traveling worldwide to alert companies to holes in the "human firewall."

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6047245.html

Date: 03/08/06     Keywords: no keywords

A university systems engineer invites attacks on his Mac after an earlier challenge was criticized for being too easy.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6047038.html

Date: 03/07/06     Keywords: security

Experts say Apple's most recent security patch doesn't completely fix a high-profile flaw, leaving a toehold for cyberattacks.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6046588.html

Date: 03/07/06     Keywords: web

Report says attackers are now taking aim at the desktop and Web applications.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6046606.html

Date: 03/07/06     Keywords: software

U.S. government-sponsored analysis finds that the most popular open-source software is also the most free of bugs.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6046475.html

Date: 03/06/06     Keywords: virus, antivirus

Virus code isn't shared between some researchers and antivirus companies, amid allegations of "bullying."

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6046361.html

Date: 03/06/06     Keywords: no keywords

Hacker gains operating control of a Mac Mini using an unpublished vulnerability, says machine is "easy pickings."

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6046197.html

Date: 03/03/06     Keywords: no keywords

IBM and Novell have come out in support for Higgins, a previously obscure ID management effort, leading analysts to wonder why.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6045410.html

Date: 03/03/06     Keywords: no keywords

Flaw first flagged by a teenage blogger could allow the execution of script code, possibly resulting in account hijacks.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6045416.html