Date: 08/30/05     Keywords: software, security, microsoft

Commentary--Counterpane CTO Bruce Schneier says Microsoft is stalling the adoption of a best-practices document on software security to make sure it doesn't apply to the next version of Windows.

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Date: 08/30/05     Keywords: software, browser

Software giant probes report of a new browser flaw that, according to its discoverer, could let attackers run malicious code on users' PCs.

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Date: 08/30/05     Keywords: web, spam

New Web site aims to help determine whether a specific computer has been sending legitimate e-mail or spam.

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Date: 08/30/05     Keywords: no keywords

As Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast, large organizations look to a backup means for sending messages and storing e-mail.

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Date: 08/29/05     Keywords: security

Taking stock of Hurricane Katrina's destructive might, IT managers may want to develop disaster-recovery plans, security expert says.

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Date: 08/29/05     Keywords: security, microsoft

Microsoft is talking up Secure Startup in Windows Vista, the sole piece of its original hardware-based security plan to make it into the OS.

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Date: 08/27/05     Keywords: no keywords

State postpones further consideration of a bill intended to address privacy concerns over high-tech IDs.

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Date: 08/27/05     Keywords: no keywords

Weakness allows hackers to hide the presence of their applications using keys stored in the Windows Registry.

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Date: 08/26/05     Keywords: no keywords

FBI probe leads to arrest of two men suspected of creating the Zotob worm, which hit American Express, The New York Times and others.

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Date: 08/25/05     Keywords: no keywords

An "antiphishing" feature is being built into the Internet Explorer 7 browswer and will be available as an add-in for Internet Explorer 6.

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Date: 08/25/05     Keywords: browser

An "antiphishing" feature is being built into the Internet Explorer 7 browser and will be available as an add-in for Internet Explorer 6.

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Date: 08/25/05     Keywords: technology, security

The online security company will buy Vocent and add its biometric voice recognition technology to its authentication services.

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Date: 08/24/05     Keywords: microsoft

New pest that targets users of Microsoft's MSN Messenger changes the language of its attack message based on the compromised system.

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Date: 08/24/05     Keywords: security

Security firm Sunbelt warns that personal information is still being gleaned from infected machines.

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Date: 08/24/05     Keywords: no keywords

Vulnerability that downed Windows 2000 computers last week also holds a serious risk for some Windows XP users.

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Date: 08/23/05     Keywords: web

Drug and food companies receive poor marks in a new study examining how companies handle data they collect via the Web.

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Date: 08/22/05     Keywords: software, technology, security

The ISP will buy Aluria's assets and integrate the technology into its upcoming security software bundle.

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Date: 08/20/05     Keywords: software, security

A security bug in Internet Explorer discovered this week mostly affects users of certain developer tools, the software giant says.

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Date: 08/19/05     Keywords: no keywords

Deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter, creating a company with 680 employees and a presence in 90 countries.

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Date: 08/19/05     Keywords: no keywords

Some versions contained coding errors that sent PCs into a reboot loop, instead of working to spread the infection, experts say.

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