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Microsoft's security product hits home stretch
Date: 02/06/06
Keywords: security
Details emerge on arrival and price of OneCare security service, a rival to consumer products from Symantec and McAfee.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6035712.html
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Google blacklists BMW.de
Date: 02/06/06
Keywords: no keywords
Search engine decides BMW's German site violates guidelines by using technique that may boost its rating artificially.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6035412.html
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Spyware tunnels in on Winamp flaw
Date: 02/04/06
Keywords: software, security, spyware
Miscreants are exploiting a recently disclosed security bug in Winamp to install spyware on machines running the media player software.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6035188.html
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Kama Sutra worm hype may bite back
Date: 02/04/06
Keywords: security
Some fear that the predicted doomsday scenarios followed by a nonevent may lead to complacency about security alerts.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6035068.html
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Hackers tap Greek government cell phones
Date: 02/03/06
Keywords: software
Illegal software let eavesdroppers record calls to and from about 100 phones, including the Greek prime minister's.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6034895.html
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Kama Sutra worm threat shrivels
Date: 02/03/06
Keywords: security
Virtually no damage caused yet; likely won't become a disaster, tech security specialists say.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6034706.html
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Oracle aims to tone security muscle with Fusion
Date: 02/03/06
Keywords: database
Database giant is learning defensive moves from the more than one dozen companies it picked up in acquisition spree in the past year.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6034662.html
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Russian hackers hawked Windows exploit for $4,000
Date: 02/03/06
Keywords: no keywords
Competing hacker groups in Russia were peddling the exploit code involved in attacks on Britain's Parliament, company says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6034591.html
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FAQ: The Kama Sutra worm
Date: 02/03/06
Keywords: virus
What you need to know about the virus, which is set to delete files on Feb. 3.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6034585.html
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Biometrics use to accelerate in 2006
Date: 02/02/06
Keywords: technology
Unisys says the adoption of biometric technology is likely to rise after its use in passports has been proven.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6034384.html
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New Symantec shield aims to repel Microsoft
Date: 02/02/06
Keywords: security, microsoft
Security product launching later this year will rival features in Microsoft's upcoming OneCare service and in Windows Vista itself.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6034127.html
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IE 7 bugs abound
Date: 02/02/06
Keywords: browser, security
Possible security flaw is found; preview release doesn't work with McAfee; and some security tools block browser installation.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6034054.html
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Kama Sutra suffering starts early for some
Date: 02/01/06
Keywords: security
Infected PCs that show the wrong clock time are already falling victim to the worm's destructive payload, a security company says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6033952.html
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Mass. newspapers expose credit card data
Date: 02/01/06
Keywords: no keywords
Credit card numbers printed on routing slips were attached to 9,000 newspaper bundles sent to retailers, carriers.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6033703.html
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Microsoft's OneCare firewall draws fire
Date: 02/01/06
Keywords: spyware
Default setting allows certain applications to connect to the Internet, opening door to spyware.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6033589.html
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AT&T sued over NSA spy program
Date: 01/31/06
Keywords: security
Civil liberties group files class action lawsuit claiming AT&T illegally opened its network to the National Security Agency.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6033501.html
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Microsoft weighs in on Kama Sutra worm
Date: 01/31/06
Keywords: virus
With porn as its bait, the virus is set to corrupt files once a month after it gets inside a user's computer.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6033269.html
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Israel holds couple in corporate espionage case
Date: 01/31/06
Keywords: no keywords
They allegedly sold Trojan horse program to private investigators helping corporations spy on each other.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6033129.html
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Security consortium creates guidelines
Date: 01/31/06
Keywords: security
Group says new standardized methods are needed to help consumers decide effectiveness of security products.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6033101.html
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AMD forums laid low by Windows exploit
Date: 01/31/06
Keywords: microsoft
Fan forum hosted by outside company is taken offline after an attack via Microsoft's Windows Meta File flaw is found on the site.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6033068.html