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Former CA CEO to pay US$800mn in fraud restitution to investors

Former CA CEO to pay US$800mn in fraud restitution to investors

Embattled former CA CEO Sanjay Kumar, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison after bogusly inflating the company's stock price to meet Wall Street's expectations, has agreed to pay about US$800 million to victims he helped defraud.
Dan Kaplan Apr 17 2007 6:51AM Security
Exploit code surfaces for CA vulnerability

Exploit code surfaces for CA vulnerability

Successful exploit could offer system-level access.
Shaun Nichols Apr 3 2007 11:45AM Security
Exploit code released for vulnerability in CA software

Exploit code released for vulnerability in CA software

Hackers have released exploit code for a vulnerability in CA storage software, the US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-Cert) has warned.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 3 2007 10:09AM Security
CA CEO: IPv6 will be insecure

CA CEO: IPv6 will be insecure

The global deployment of IPv6 will bring unavoidable and unknown security threats, CA CEO John Swainson has claimed.
Negar Salek Feb 19 2007 12:23AM Security
CA backup and recovery solution contains flaws

CA backup and recovery solution contains flaws

Two vulnerabilities were reported today in a CA backup and recovery solution that, if exploited, could allow an attacker to execute remote code and gain unauthorised administrative privileges.
Dan Kaplan Jan 11 2007 10:36PM Security
CA joins virtualisation management frenzy

CA joins virtualisation management frenzy

Unicenter ASM r11.1 allows for dynamic re-allocation of system resources.
Tom Sanders Nov 29 2006 9:19AM Software
Dozen years in the slammer for former CA chief exec

Dozen years in the slammer for former CA chief exec

The former chief executive of anti-virus software vendor CA was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison this week for his role in an accounting scandal at the company.
Frank Washkuch Nov 3 2006 7:17PM Security
Former CA chief receives 12-year jail sentence

Former CA chief receives 12-year jail sentence

Sanjay Kumar pleaded guilty in accounting scandal.
Tom Sanders Nov 3 2006 9:49AM Software
IT admins scramble after faulty CA AV update

IT admins scramble after faulty CA AV update

The SANS Institute warned IT system administrators to be wary of an update to CA's anti-virus software that causes the software to classify an element of Windows 2003 as malware.
Ericka Chickowski Sep 6 2006 9:25PM Security
CA mistakes Windows system file for malware

CA mistakes Windows system file for malware

False positive causes system crashes.
Tom Sanders Sep 5 2006 9:54AM Security
CA to slash staff amid profits plunge

CA to slash staff amid profits plunge

Computer software giant CA announced late Monday that it will lay off 1,700 employees after the company reported a 64 percent fall in first-quarter net income.
Dan Kaplan Aug 15 2006 4:53PM Security
Another new CFO at CA

Another new CFO at CA

IT management software maker CA named a new chief financial officer on Friday – the fifth person to hold the position in the past three years.
Dan Kaplan Jul 31 2006 10:11PM Security
CA CTO makes tracks for VC firm

CA CTO makes tracks for VC firm

CA lost its second key executive in as many months with the unexpected announcement yesterday that its chief technology officer would be jumping ship to a well-known venture capital firm.
Ericka Chickowski May 12 2006 10:34PM Security
CA says low-risk PowerPoint trojan points to bigger threats

CA says low-risk PowerPoint trojan points to bigger threats

A low-risk exploit embedded into a PowerPoint attachment is raising eyebrows at CA, whose executives this week predicted it could be a sign of future attacks.
Ericka Chickowski Apr 28 2006 10:07PM Security
CA acquires job-scheduling giant Cybermation

CA acquires job-scheduling giant Cybermation

CA announced Thursday it is has acquired Cybermation, a leading enterprise job-scheduling vendor, for $75 million.
Dan Kaplan Apr 14 2006 9:09PM Security
It's official: Computer Associates now CA

It's official: Computer Associates now CA

The company formerly known as Computer Associates announced on Wednesday that it had officially changed its name to CA.
Frank Washkuch Feb 2 2006 8:49PM Security
CA hit by yet more vulnerabilities

CA hit by yet more vulnerabilities

Computer Associates is warning customers of yet more flaws affecting a large swathe of its products.
René Millman Aug 24 2005 2:48PM Security
CA buys anti-spam maker

CA buys anti-spam maker

Computer Associates has acquired anti-spam supplier Qurb in an all-cash deal. Terms were not disclosed.
Marcia Savage Jul 26 2005 7:09PM Security
CA acquires security software maker

CA acquires security software maker

Computer Associates has acquired Tiny Software, a developer of firewalls and other endpoint security for Windows desktops and servers.
Marcia Savage Jun 27 2005 9:49PM Security
Another flaw affects swathe of CA products

Another flaw affects swathe of CA products

Computer Associates (CA) has warned of yet another “high risk” vulnerability affecting an antivirus scanning engine used in many of its products.
René Millman May 24 2005 5:25PM Security

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