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Cyber criminals count on Sudoku to infect victim PCs

Cyber criminals count on Sudoku to infect victim PCs

Security experts yesterday warned that a growing number of maliciously coded web pages are downloading spyware programs onto computers without the consent of the sites' visitors.
William Eazel Apr 5 2006 9:52AM Security
eSoft slaps patent suit on five companies

eSoft slaps patent suit on five companies

IT security and content management vendor eSoft announced today that it has filed patent infringement lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against Astaro Corp., Barracuda Networks, Blue Coat, Fortinet and SonicWall for alleged infringement of its U.S. patent relating to software management technology.
William Eazel Apr 3 2006 5:03PM Security
Mytobs still on PC users' nerves

Mytobs still on PC users' nerves

Mytob viruses were still among the most reported malware during March, according to monthly virus reports released this week.
Frank Washkuch Mar 31 2006 11:13PM Security
Secret Service goes public on cybercrime crackdown

Secret Service goes public on cybercrime crackdown

The U.S. Secret Service has publicized an ongoing undercover operation targeting people who steal personal information and create malicious software to sell it in online forums.
Dan Kaplan Mar 31 2006 10:53PM Security
U.K. organization clamps down on software pirates

U.K. organization clamps down on software pirates

Up to 145 of the 150 individuals identified following a recent U.K. court order for illegally sharing software over peer-to-peer (P2P) networks have been targeted in an anti-piracy initiative launched today by the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST).
William Eazel Mar 30 2006 9:48AM Security
Nash to go on sabbatical from Redmond

Nash to go on sabbatical from Redmond

By June, Microsoft will initiate a changing of the guard within its security group.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 29 2006 10:55PM Security
Taking on the pirates – Russian style

Taking on the pirates – Russian style

A Russian software company will try to even the score with software pirates with its fists.
René Millman Mar 27 2006 12:57PM Security
Toulouse: Apple soft on security

Toulouse: Apple soft on security

Microsoft’s security response communications manager recently criticized the way Apple handles its security update communications, noting it’s ill-prepared to handle what’s bound to be an increasing number of security problems in coming years.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 23 2006 10:32PM Security
Microsoft gets tough on cybercriminals

Microsoft gets tough on cybercriminals

Microsoft yesterday unveiled a global law enforcement campaign aiming to bring down cybercriminal masterminds behind large-scale phishing attacks.
William Eazel Mar 21 2006 12:01PM Security
Microsoft stomps on eight eBay software pirates

Microsoft stomps on eight eBay software pirates

Microsoft has filed eight lawsuits against firms that allegedly sold counterfeit copies of its Windows and Office software using eBay auctions.
William Eazel Mar 20 2006 9:56AM Security
Now up and running: XP on a Mac

Now up and running: XP on a Mac

Two hackers have some more spending money in their pockets after figuring out how to run Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system on an Intel Mac.
Frank Washkuch Mar 17 2006 10:14PM Security
Change of pace on Patch Tuesday

Change of pace on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft released two security bulletins today through March’s Patch Tuesday release, including a fix for several Office vulnerabilities that are considered critical.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 14 2006 10:25PM Security
Settlement reached on huge N.Y. privacy breach

Settlement reached on huge N.Y. privacy breach

Following what could be the largest privacy breach in the nation’s history, a leading email marketer will pay New York state $1.1 million for improperly using the personal information of six million consumers.
Dan Kaplan Mar 13 2006 10:01PM Security
Redmond to take on counterfeiting

Redmond to take on counterfeiting

Microsoft announced today that it hopes to improve user awareness of counterfeit software’s security risks by launching The Genuine Software Initiative.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 9 2006 8:43PM Security
Security on the shop floor

Security on the shop floor

Network security has always been an important consideration in office environments but it has been largely overlooked in manufacturing. But as the shop floor has become increasingly linked to the back office and with the expansion of industrial Ethernet, production managers are now taking network security more seriously.
Olaf Siemens Mar 9 2006 10:23AM Security
Industry clamps down on custom trojans

Industry clamps down on custom trojans

A network of websites used by cyber criminals to create and sell custom-designed trojans used for corporate espionage and ID theft has been shut down after a concerted effort by IT security firms.
William Eazel Mar 9 2006 9:59AM Security
U.K. clamps down on online child porn

U.K. clamps down on online child porn

The number of web-based child abuse images hosted from U.K. servers has plummeted from 18 percent of all child abuse images found on the internet in 1997 to just 0.4 percent today, according to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) 2005 Annual Report.
William Eazel Mar 8 2006 9:34AM Security
Game on for FTC's battle against online auction fraud

Game on for FTC's battle against online auction fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today reported that it received 80,450 complaints related to internet auctions in 2005, representing about 12 percent of the total number of complaints. According to the organization, the latest figures indicate that web auction fraud has become responsible for the second most common kind of complaint after those about identity theft.
William Eazel Mar 1 2006 10:12AM Security
Online stalking on the increase

Online stalking on the increase

Cyber stalking is a growing problem with typical abusers being white collar workers without criminal records, according to the 2005 Cyberstalking statistics released today by Working to Halt Online Abuse.
William Eazel Feb 28 2006 9:30AM Security
Sun shines on Aduva for patch management

Sun shines on Aduva for patch management

Sun Microsystems today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silicon Valley-based patch management firm Aduva for an undisclosed sum.
William Eazel Feb 24 2006 9:46AM Security

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