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Researcher develops 'active cookies' to take a bite out of cyber crooks

Researcher develops 'active cookies' to take a bite out of cyber crooks

An Indiana University School of Informatics scientist has said that his newly developed active cookie technology provides a “strong shield” against identity theft and cyber attacks.
William Eazel Mar 3 2006 9:30AM Security
Feds serve up a stormy cup of tea to Check Point & Sourcefire

Feds serve up a stormy cup of tea to Check Point & Sourcefire

Government fears over national security have slowed the completion of Check Point Software Technologies’ $225 million acquisition of Sourcefire.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 3 2006 3:43AM Security
Online commerce rests on 'illusion of hope'

Online commerce rests on 'illusion of hope'

Web security is just an “illusion of hope” and consumers who shop online risk their privacy with every purchase, a U.S. academic claimed today.
William Eazel Feb 23 2006 9:05AM Security
Korean online gamers victims of ID theft

Korean online gamers victims of ID theft

Around 2,000 South Koreans have had their names and national identity numbers stolen from a popular online role-playing game to play the game for free.
Rene Millman Feb 23 2006 9:02AM Security
Lack of leadership threatens U.K. mobile security

Lack of leadership threatens U.K. mobile security

A “distinct lack of leadership” on mobile security is leaving U.K. businesses open to potentially devastating levels of risk, new research has warned.
William Eazel Feb 22 2006 9:40AM Security
Series of Lotus Notes flaws discovered

Series of Lotus Notes flaws discovered

Users of IBM’s Lotus Notes program have been warned to work around numerous buffer overflow flaws recently discovered by Secunia.
Frank Washkuch Feb 21 2006 8:23PM Security
Five phish a day for fifth of email users

Five phish a day for fifth of email users

More than 20 percent of email users receive more than five phishing emails every day, according to a new report.
René Millman Feb 21 2006 11:53AM Security
Two-thirds of U.K. businesses fail to patch

Two-thirds of U.K. businesses fail to patch

Nearly two-thirds of U.K. small businesses are failing to install patches as soon as they are released by vendors, according to a new study.
René Millman Feb 20 2006 2:22PM Security
NCSA threat list warns of trouble ahead

NCSA threat list warns of trouble ahead

In 2006, chief security officers will have to battle ever more sophisticated viruses engineered to target applications such as instant messenging and text messaging, a new report produced jointly be the Department of Homeland Security and National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has warned.
William Eazel Feb 20 2006 10:20AM Security
From RSA 2006: The color of trustworthy sites

From RSA 2006: The color of trustworthy sites

The SSL protocol is soon due for some of its most meaningful upgrades since adoption in the 1990s, according to a representative from the American Bar Association (ABA) Information Security Committee on Wednesday.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 16 2006 1:54AM Security
IRS warns U.S. citizens to beware of taxing phishing spam

IRS warns U.S. citizens to beware of taxing phishing spam

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning over phishing spam emails purporting to come from the agency which aim to tempt unwary recipients into giving up sensitive personal information.
William Eazel Feb 15 2006 9:53AM Security
EFF not a fan of Google Desktop

EFF not a fan of Google Desktop

The Electronic Frontier Foundation today warned against using the new version of Google Desktop, which has a feature that the watchdog group believes could be a target for malicious hackers.
Dan Kaplan Feb 10 2006 10:18PM Security
Get the best out of compliance

Get the best out of compliance

Most of the industry regards compliance as annoying, at best, but Jan Babiak tells René Millman why this risks missing a great opportunity
René Millman Feb 10 2006 4:25PM Security
Hacker jailed for bringing down millions of PCs

Hacker jailed for bringing down millions of PCs

A hacker who stopped more than three million Spanish computer users from using the internet has been sentenced to two years in jail. Twenty-six-year-old Santiago Garrido used a computer worm to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks after he was expelled from the popular "Hispano" IRC chat room for disobeying its rules.
William Eazel Feb 8 2006 11:55AM Security
Academics warn of 'significant threat' of spyware epidemic

Academics warn of 'significant threat' of spyware epidemic

The extensive proliferation of covert and malicious spyware is posing an increasingly significant threat for internet users, a comprehensive new study by University of Washington computer scientists warned today.
William Eazel Feb 7 2006 10:32AM Security
180Solutions backs out of Zone Labs lawsuit

180Solutions backs out of Zone Labs lawsuit

Online advertising software firm 180Solutions has voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit filed last November against the internet security company Zone Labs.
William Eazel Feb 1 2006 11:49AM Security
2005 marked by end of year surprises

2005 marked by end of year surprises

What do hidden files on CDs, new outlets for malware, an increasingly popular internet scheme, two new Windows vulnerabilities and a destructive worm have in common? They all either happened or were brought to light in the final three months of 2005.
Dan Kaplan Jan 31 2006 9:37PM Security
Enterprises ignorant of outsourcing security risks

Enterprises ignorant of outsourcing security risks

Organizations that outsource their IT systems are increasing their vulnerability to security breaches, causing possible long-term damage to their businesses, insurers have warned.
William Eazel Jan 27 2006 11:19AM Security
Americans scared of being robbed - online

Americans scared of being robbed - online

A new study has revealed that most U.S. PC users are worried about getting held up by online predators and schemers as much as bullies and robbers on the street.
Frank Washkuch Jan 25 2006 8:43PM Security
20 years of the PC virus

20 years of the PC virus

If you saw someone buying 20 candles for a cake today, he or she could have been a hacker. That's because today marked two decades since the detection of boot sector virus “Brain” – regarded by many experts as the first PC virus.
Frank Washkuch Jan 19 2006 8:57PM Security

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