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180solutions drops suit against Zone Labs
Date: 01/31/06
Keywords: technology
Adware maker says lawsuit served its purpose in prompting Zone Labs to stop classifying its technology as "high risk."
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6033054.html
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Turin builds virtual fortress for Games
Date: 01/30/06
Keywords: no keywords
Olympics' IT managers implement identity management system for athletes and other Games participants.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6032947.html
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ISP sends alert to Kama Sutra victims
Date: 01/30/06
Keywords: virus
British-based Easynet follows worm trail, notifies people whose systems may be infected with the virus.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6032820.html
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Exploit targets Winamp flaw
Date: 01/30/06
Keywords: no keywords
An exploit that takes advantage of an "extremely critical" flaw in the media player could let attackers take control of a user's system.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6032787.html
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Windows chief fields readers' questions
Date: 01/30/06
Keywords: microsoft
Q&A: Microsoft Windows' chief Jim Allchin answers questions submitted by readers about Windows Vista.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6032608.html
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Could your laptop be worth millions?
Date: 01/27/06
Keywords: no keywords
The machine might have cost just a few thousand bucks, but the sensitive data on it could be worth much more, Symantec says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6032177.html
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Court says ID checks at airports constitutional
Date: 01/27/06
Keywords: no keywords
Airlines and the U.S government may keep passengers from boarding planes if they refuse to show ID, a court rules.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6031936.html
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Feds arrest alleged Internet ID thief
Date: 01/27/06
Keywords: no keywords
California man faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted on charges he defrauded America Online customers.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6031924.html
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Kama Sutra worm set to bite next week
Date: 01/27/06
Keywords: virus
Virus is primed to erase important files from infected PCs and may also cause a traffic spike as it propagates itself.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6031881.html
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States call for more cybersecurity cash
Date: 01/26/06
Keywords: security
A state government lobby group asks for cybersecurity dollars from Homeland Security.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6031641.html
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ChoicePoint to pay $15 million over data leak
Date: 01/26/06
Keywords: no keywords
Settlement with FTC over charges it broke consumer protection laws includes a record $10 million in civil penalties.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6031629.html
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U.K. cybercriminals threatened with 10-year term
Date: 01/26/06
Keywords: no keywords
Police and Justice Bill's "Miscellaneous" section includes important revisions to Britain's Computer Misuse Act.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6031435.html
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Skype could provide botnet controls
Date: 01/26/06
Keywords: no keywords
Net phone services could allow cybercriminals to launch attacks without being detected, a communications group has warned.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6031306.html
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Netscape 8.1 takes aim at spyware
Date: 01/26/06
Keywords: browser, security, spyware
The latest browser from the AOL division is designed to bolster security with automatic scanning for spyware and adware.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6031200.html
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Washington state sues over spyware
Date: 01/25/06
Keywords: software, security, microsoft
Microsoft joins state lawmakers in filing suit against a software maker they say preyed on people's fears to sell a fake security tool.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6031108.html
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Start-up soups up surveillance cameras
Date: 01/25/06
Keywords: software, security
New software could help make it easier for security guards to make sense of what the closed-circuit cameras see.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6030085.html
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Google, Sun, others band to fight spyware, adware
Date: 01/25/06
Keywords: web
New coalition to name companies that sneak ads and spying programs onto computers of unsuspecting Web surfers.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6030750.html
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Editing tips from the NSA
Date: 01/25/06
Keywords: no keywords
Advice comes after embarrassing incidents in which sensitive data was unintentionally stored in electronic documents.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6030745.html
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Most spam still coming from the U.S.
Date: 01/25/06
Keywords: security, spam
But latest figures also mark the first time U.S. accounts for less than a quarter of all spam relayed, says security company Sophos.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6030758.html
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Bush allies defend NSA surveillance
Date: 01/24/06
Keywords: no keywords
As lawsuits appear and hearings are set, President Bush and allies go on the offensive over the domestic surveillance program.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6030518.html