Marcia Savage

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Microsoft to acquire anti-virus company

Microsoft to acquire anti-virus company

Microsoft has agreed to acquire Sybari Software, a provider anti-virus and anti-spam products for businesses.
Marcia Savage Feb 8 2005 5:54PM Security
Anti-spyware consortium falls apart

Anti-spyware consortium falls apart

The three founding members of the Consortium of Anti-Spyware Technology vendors (COAST) have dropped out of the group, effectively disbanding the effort.
Marcia Savage Feb 7 2005 9:47PM Security
FBI email hacked

FBI email hacked

Some FBI email accounts on a commercial email system were compromised, the agency said.
Marcia Savage Feb 7 2005 5:18PM Security
Alliance forms for VoIP security

Alliance forms for VoIP security

A group of vendors and security researchers has launched an alliance for VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) security awareness, research and testing.
Marcia Savage Feb 4 2005 5:37PM Security
Avoiding internet threats top security spending driver

Avoiding internet threats top security spending driver

The main motivator for spending money on IT security is preventing external threats that interfere with business, according to a survey of enterprises conducted by AberdeenGroup.
Marcia Savage Feb 2 2005 11:38PM Security
Poll: Sentence too light for Blaster variant creator

Poll: Sentence too light for Blaster variant creator

Fifty-three percent of business PC users who responded to a web poll said the 18-month prison sentence a man received for unleashing a variant of the Blaster worm was too light.
Marcia Savage Feb 2 2005 10:55PM Security
Fraudsters reaping profits on internet

Fraudsters reaping profits on internet

Internet-related complaints accounted for more than half of all fraud reports filed with the Federal Trade Commission last year.
Marcia Savage Feb 1 2005 10:52PM Security
NIST releases draft list of security controls

NIST releases draft list of security controls

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a final draft of recommended security controls for federal systems.
Marcia Savage Jan 31 2005 8:14PM Security
Business continuity plans on rise but weaknesses remain

Business continuity plans on rise but weaknesses remain

More companies have implemented enterprise-wide business continuity and disaster recovery plans over the past five years, but those plans continue to have weaknesses, according to a survey by Deloitte & Touche LLP and CPM Global Assurance.
Marcia Savage Jan 31 2005 7:19PM Security
Teen sentenced for Blaster worm variant

Teen sentenced for Blaster worm variant

A 19-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison and 10 months of community service for releasing a variant of the Blaster worm that infected thousands of PCs in 2003.
Marcia Savage Jan 28 2005 9:43PM Security
IT managers see spyware as top threat in 2005

IT managers see spyware as top threat in 2005

IT managers believe spyware will be the top threat to network security this year, according to a poll conducted by security supplier WatchGuard Technologies.
Marcia Savage Jan 26 2005 11:15PM Security
Thousands of mobile devices left behind in taxis

Thousands of mobile devices left behind in taxis

Thousands of mobile phones, PDAs, laptops, and Pocket PCs are inadvertently left behind in the back of taxis, according to a survey of 900 taxi drivers around the world.
Marcia Savage Jan 24 2005 8:03PM Security
Audit shows IRS failed to adequately identify security weaknesses

Audit shows IRS failed to adequately identify security weaknesses

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service used a flawed and ineffective process for monitoring system security weaknesses, according to a report recently released by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
Marcia Savage Jan 21 2005 9:57PM Security
MCI buys NetSec for $105 million

MCI buys NetSec for $105 million

MCI has agreed to buy privately held managed security provider NetSec for approximately $105 million in cash.
Marcia Savage Jan 20 2005 9:39PM Security
International cooperation to catch cybercriminals is up

International cooperation to catch cybercriminals is up

International cooperation in cracking down on cybercrime has increased, said a computer crime specialist with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Marcia Savage Jan 20 2005 12:43AM Security
Phish Pharming bad for user's wealth

Phish Pharming bad for user's wealth

The next generation of phishing attacks will maliciously redirect users to bogus web sites when they try to visit legitimate sites, email security firm MX Logic warned.
Marcia Savage Jan 18 2005 10:44PM Security
Cyberattack exposes T-Mobile customer data

Cyberattack exposes T-Mobile customer data

An attacker accessed the names and Social Security numbers of 400 T-Mobile USA customers and also investigative data on a U.S. Secret Service agent's personal PDA.
Marcia Savage Jan 14 2005 11:50PM Security
Another DHS cybersecurity director resigns

Another DHS cybersecurity director resigns

Bob Liscouski, who headed the Department of Homeland Security division responsible for cybersecurity, has resigned.
Marcia Savage Jan 13 2005 4:54PM Security
McAfee sells off research group

McAfee sells off research group

McAfee has agreed to sell its research unit to Sparta Inc., a systems engineering and advanced technology firm that provides services to the Department of Defense and NASA.
Marcia Savage Jan 12 2005 4:59PM Security
Symantec-Veritas merger no surprise to industry

Symantec-Veritas merger no surprise to industry
Marcia Savage Jan 11 2005 11:18AM Security

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