Date: 10/27/05     Keywords: no keywords

Internet Explorer version 7 will support a more robust protocol for encrypting user data and securing online transactions.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+outlines+IE7+security+plans/2100-1009_22-5917001.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/27/05     Keywords: software, security

Software maker is coming under increased fire from security researchers who say its patch process is "years behind" other companies.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Flaw+hunters+pick+holes+in+Oracle+patches/2100-1009_22-5916171.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/26/05     Keywords: database

Database could help banks avoid hiring financial services employees sacked for leaking consumer data or knowingly causing losses.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Banks+to+blacklist+rogue+workers+in+fraud+fight/2100-1009_22-5915678.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/26/05     Keywords: security

Hackers go for gain rather than pain, a study from security firm Cybertrust says.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Zotob+damage+deep+but+not+widespread/2100-1009_22-5915591.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/26/05     Keywords: security

A test version of the subscription security product adds MSN Messenger scanning and better "help" features.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+adds+to+OneCare+security+beta/2100-1009_22-5915426.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/26/05     Keywords: security

Security advisory: Published exploit could take advantage of flaw in the open-source intrusion protection system.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Snort+exploit+published/2100-1009_22-5915111.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/26/05     Keywords: software

Attack uses flaw in the Snort open-source software, meant to protect networks against intruders.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Exploit+published+for+popular+network+tool/2100-1009_22-5915111.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/25/05     Keywords: software

One-fifth of DNS servers are running out-of-date software, and two-thirds are open to tweaking to help scammers.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Old+software+weakening+Net%27s+backbone%2C+survey+says/2100-1009_22-5913771.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/25/05     Keywords: no keywords

Company updates its Internet telephony application to fix bugs that could allow an attacker to gain control of a user's PC.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Skype+flaws+open+computers+to+attack/2100-1009_22-5913631.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/25/05     Keywords: no keywords

The State Department says tiny tracking chips will be put in passports starting next year, despite concerns over privacy.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Passports+to+get+RFID+chip+implants/2100-1009_22-5913644.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/25/05     Keywords: no keywords

Judge again instructs Visa and MasterCard to provide information on their relationship with hacked payment processor CardSystems Solutions.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Squabble+continues+over+credit+card+breach/2100-1009_22-5912010.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/25/05     Keywords: no keywords

Rules demanding that Internet providers and universities rewire their networks for FBI surveillance are being challenged in federal court.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/FBI+Net-wiretapping+rules+face+challenges/2100-1009_22-5911676.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/22/05     Keywords: no keywords

Computer code exploits a flaw in Windows similar to the hole that led to the Zotob worm two months ago.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Exploit+out+for+Zotob-like+Windows+flaw/2100-1009_22-5907476.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/22/05     Keywords: yahoo

The flaw, now fixed, opened the door to phishing scams, account hijacks and other attacks, but Yahoo said no user attacks were reported.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Yahoo+fixes+Web+mail+security+flaw/2100-1009_22-5907383.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/22/05     Keywords: security

A federal security-check process will be ready in 2007, not in time for next year's elections, a government report says.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/E-voting+won%27t+be+verified+until+2006/2100-1009_22-5907036.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/21/05     Keywords: no keywords

Suspects face a stiffer sentence after investigators find evidence that their "zombie network" was 15 times bigger than initially thought.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Dutch+%27bot+herders%27+may+have+controlled+1.5+million+PCs/2100-1009_22-5906896.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/21/05     Keywords: no keywords

Some Windows 2000 users apparently applied the wrong fix for a critical flaw, leaving their computer vulnerable and the users thinking they patched up.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/More+trouble+with+Microsoft+patches/2100-1009_22-5905393.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/21/05     Keywords: no keywords

Viisage patents way to keep facial scanners from being tricked. Also: New tools do all-in-one scan of face, fingerprints.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Biometrics+firm+seeks+to+foil+fraudsters/2100-1009_22-5905230.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/20/05     Keywords: software

Bruce Schneier says profit-minded corporations are at fault for flaws in software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Expert%3A+Vendors%2C+not+coders%2C+to+blame+for+bugs/2100-1009_22-5904996.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 10/20/05     Keywords: security

Company says it can't compete with security suites offered by others and instead will focus on its server-based firewall products.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Kerio+to+scrap+desktop+firewall/2100-1009_22-5903250.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn