Date: 12/12/05     Keywords: no keywords

After grabbing identifying info of 2,000 donors to Christian charity, hackers attempt to extort them for more money.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5991361.html

Date: 12/12/05     Keywords: web

Web industry group aims to lock out phishers with a stronger program to vouch for legitimate e-commerce sites.
Screenshots: Padlocking IE 7

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5989633.html

Date: 12/10/05     Keywords: software

In a 3-year-old criminal case, guilty pleas by former software execs offer glimpse into world of corporate espionage.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5989750.html

Date: 12/09/05     Keywords: virus, antivirus

Antivirus firms crack an algorithm that was being used by the worm to "communicate" with its author.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5989094.html

Date: 12/09/05     Keywords: software, security, microsoft

Bidding stopped on sale of information about software security hole, which Microsoft says it is investigating.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5989078.html

Date: 12/09/05     Keywords: no keywords

Cards issued by Mt. Sinai Medical Center and affiliated hospitals could help reduce medical errors.
Could this card save your life?

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5988186.html

Date: 12/09/05     Keywords: virus, antivirus

Will slowly move toward supplying consumer applications, like Norton Antivirus and Norton Utilities, as a service.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5988162.html

Date: 12/08/05     Keywords: no keywords

Plan backed by White House for minimal changes and four-year renewal draws opposition in the Senate.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5987892.html

Date: 12/08/05     Keywords: no keywords

EFF co-founder John Gilmore tells the 9th Circuit to reject a "secret law" requiring identification for commercial air travel.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5987820.html

Date: 12/08/05     Keywords: software

Princeton researchers warn against using Sony's latest copy protection software patch, leading the label to deliver a new fix.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5987776.html

Date: 12/08/05     Keywords: security, microsoft

Microsoft plans to release two security alerts with patches for an unspecified number of flaws in the operating system.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5987630.html

Date: 12/08/05     Keywords: no keywords

Proposal seeks to gather more passenger data to help prevent global flu outbreak--but some voice privacy concerns.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5987394.html

Date: 12/08/05     Keywords: browser

A flaw in the open-source browser's history.dat file potentially puts users at risk of a DoS attack.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5987401.html

Date: 12/08/05     Keywords: software, security, virus, antivirus

Some 81 percent lack at least one of three critical types of security, but use of firewalls and antivirus software is improving.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5986344.html

Date: 12/07/05     Keywords: no keywords

Mass-mailing worm is programmed to download new instructions in January, which could indicate a new outbreak.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5985950.html

Date: 12/07/05     Keywords: no keywords

Worm that hits IM users might be the first that actually chats with the intended victim to dupe the target into activating a malicious payload.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5984845.html

Date: 12/07/05     Keywords: software, security

Record label fixes hole in copy-protection software exposed by digital rights group, security researchers.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5984764.html

Date: 12/07/05     Keywords: no keywords

Adjustment should protect PCs from attackers exploiting an unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5984794.html

Date: 12/07/05     Keywords: no keywords

Progress lacking in protection of critical infrastructure and providing radio spectrum to first responders, panel says.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5984743.html

Date: 12/07/05     Keywords: no keywords

Nearly 30,000 airline passengers must ask the TSA to remove their names from watch lists.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5984673.html