Date: 02/23/06     Keywords: security

A possible security breach involving at least one major retailer may be tied to other crimes and affect other companies.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6042217.html

Date: 02/22/06     Keywords: no keywords

Balthaser is awarded a patent that it says covers the design and creation of rich-media applications on the Net.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6042085.html

Date: 02/22/06     Keywords: spam

World's second-worst offender as source of spam will introduce measures to curb the problem--but critics say they don't go far enough.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6042067.html

Date: 02/22/06     Keywords: software, security, microsoft

After spending billions to secure its software, Microsoft sees security products as a selling point.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6041818.html

Date: 02/22/06     Keywords: security

Company recommends beta version of its desktop search application for corporations worried about security.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6041848.html

Date: 02/22/06     Keywords: software, asp, virus, antivirus, microsoft

Update to Kaspersky Lab antivirus software causes e-mail problems for some users of Microsoft's Antigen product.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6041792.html

Date: 02/22/06     Keywords: no keywords

Vulnerability could be exploited to install rootkits or backdoors on computers running Mac OS X. Apple says it's working on a fix.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6041685.html

Date: 02/21/06     Keywords: no keywords

Launch is gradual; passport holders won't be required to get biometric versions until current ones expire.
Photos: New face of e-passports

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6041491.html

Date: 02/20/06     Keywords: security, google

Google Desktop 3 Beta contains a security risk for businesses, says Gartner, and Google agrees.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6041338.html

Date: 02/18/06     Keywords: web

Bank-stealing Trojans wait for victims to sign onto their bank's Web site and then steal money.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6041173.html

Date: 02/17/06     Keywords: software

Pest isn't believed to have attacked users yet, but two examples of malicious software to target Mac OS in two days may signal trend.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6041091.html

Date: 02/17/06     Keywords: microsoft

Two exploits appear only days after Microsoft issued a patch for a "critical" Windows Media Player flaw.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6040746.html

Date: 02/17/06     Keywords: security

With mishaps like the Sony BMG fiasco, outlawing rootkits might be the way to go, a Homeland Security official suggests.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6040726.html

Date: 02/17/06     Keywords: software, security

The file, which spreads via Apple's IM software, isn't a major threat, but security experts say it hints at vulnerabilities.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6040681.html

Date: 02/17/06     Keywords: technology

Technology that may be used for a national ID card could take the form of a chip loaded onto a driver's license.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6040655.html

Date: 02/16/06     Keywords: no keywords

Q&A Identity expert Kim Cameron explains more about the InfoCards touted as the death knell for usernames and password.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6040529.html

Date: 02/16/06     Keywords: no keywords

FBI director asks private sector for its expertise as part of agency's struggle against ID theft and other crimes.
Mueller looks to businesses

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6040521.html

Date: 02/16/06     Keywords: security

Q&A Andy Purdy, acting director of DHS' National Cyber Security unit, says that though progress has been made in protecting the Net, the work isn't done.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6040506.html

Date: 02/16/06     Keywords: no keywords

Panelists say privately held companies in the business of protecting information from espionage are attractive among potential buyers.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6040297.html

Date: 02/16/06     Keywords: security

Representative says a company responsible for security systems that are breached should be the one to notify customers.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6040290.html