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Firm: Malware higher with new PC owners

Firm: Malware higher with new PC owners

A leading malware research company announced this week that it found a substantial uptick in the spyware and malware infection rate among new PC owners.
Ericka Chickowski May 17 2006 6:35PM Security
New York man settles with Washington State in spyware case

New York man settles with Washington State in spyware case

A New York man who allowed his name to be used as an alias in business conducted by a company accused of violating Washington state’s computer spyware law has reached a settlement with the state attorney general’s office.
Dan Kaplan May 9 2006 10:07PM Security
Microsoft IE patch clashing with HP products

Microsoft IE patch clashing with HP products

A recent Microsoft security fix – released last week to fix critical flaws in Internet Explorer (IE) – is interfering with a number of Hewlett-Packard (HP) devices.
Frank Washkuch Apr 18 2006 6:29PM Security
Duo settles spam suit with FTC

Duo settles spam suit with FTC

Two alleged Washington State spammers have settled charges of mass-spamming filed against them by the Federal Trade Commission.
Frank Washkuch Apr 17 2006 7:06PM Security
Fake BBC site infects computers with keylogger trojan

Fake BBC site infects computers with keylogger trojan

Criminals are using real stories from the BBC news website in a ploy to infect computers via the latest flaw in Internet Explorer (IE).
René Millman Mar 31 2006 11:55AM Security
Spammers evade filters with Russian novel

Spammers evade filters with Russian novel

A new spam campaign using text from a classic Russian novel to evade anti-spam software has been uncovered by security experts.
René Millman Mar 30 2006 3:20PM Security
Cyber criminals turn to extortion with Zippo-A trojan

Cyber criminals turn to extortion with Zippo-A trojan

Security experts have identified a tojan that encrypts victims' computer files, and then attempts to extort a ransom of $300 to restore the hijacked data.
William Eazel Mar 17 2006 10:10AM Security
Community banks team up with Microsoft

Community banks team up with Microsoft

Microsoft and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) have joined forces to help community banks improve their information security practices.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 9 2006 8:58PM Security
Redmond's cupid armed with seven new patches

Redmond's cupid armed with seven new patches

Forget the chocolates, candy and romantic cards. Microsoft’s Valentine’s Day gift to PC users will be seven security updates, five of which are marked “critical.”
Frank Washkuch Feb 10 2006 7:43PM Security
Feds slap ChoicePoint with $15M penalty

Feds slap ChoicePoint with $15M penalty

ChoicePoint has agreed to pay $15 million in fines and consumer redress to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its record-handling procedures violated consumers’ privacy rights and federal laws, the agency announced today.
Frank Washkuch Jan 26 2006 9:32PM Security
Identity market consolidates as Viisage merges with Identix

Identity market consolidates as Viisage merges with Identix

Identity specialist Viisage Technology and biometric technology firm Identix Incorporated announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all stock transaction valued at approximately $770 million.
William Eazel Jan 23 2006 10:08AM Security
Google's standoff with feds still on

Google's standoff with feds still on

Google refused to blink Friday in its standoff with the federal government over a U.S. Justice Department’s subpoena requiring the company to turn over personal search information.
Frank Washkuch Jan 20 2006 10:15PM Security
People's Bank, Atlantis faced with breaches

People's Bank, Atlantis faced with breaches

Two companies are investigating unrelated recent incidents in which the personal information of tens of thousands of customers was either lost or stolen.
Dan Kaplan Jan 16 2006 9:02PM Security
Small Enterprise: Coupling reliability with efficiency

Small Enterprise: Coupling reliability with efficiency

Smaller enterprises, companies with about 500 or fewer employees, have little of the luxuries that their larger counterparts boast. Although short on staff, resources and funding, they face the same types of information security threats as do mid-sized and large companies.
Ji Hyun Jan 13 2006 8:54PM Security
Security starts with coding

Security starts with coding

A mix of regulatory requirements coupled with front-page news stories regarding security breaches worldwide have unveiled an array of application security issues.
Brad Arkin Jan 11 2006 10:20PM Security
Online shoppers unhappy with old-line retailers

Online shoppers unhappy with old-line retailers

Netflix and Amazon were among the best performing online retailers this holiday season, a study of the top 40 retail websites in 2005 has shown.
Frank Washkuch Jan 10 2006 10:09PM Security
End of 2005 sees virus count rise with ‘alarming force’

End of 2005 sees virus count rise with ‘alarming force’

Security experts have warned that during the second half of this year the virus count rose with “alarming force," increasing from 110,000 to approximately 150,000 by year's end.
William Eazel Dec 13 2005 9:02AM Security
HP beefs up identity management with Trustgenix acquisition

HP beefs up identity management with Trustgenix acquisition

In a bid to improve the identity management functionality in its OpenView product range, HP has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Trustgenix, a provider of federated identity management technology.
William Eazel Dec 2 2005 11:26AM Security
SonicWALL targets SMB security with two corporate acquisitions

SonicWALL targets SMB security with two corporate acquisitions

Security firm SonicWALL today announced that it has acquired data backup company Lasso Logic together with the assets of enKoo, a developer of remote access technology.
William Eazel Nov 23 2005 11:16AM Security
Spammers aim to score with soccer phishing scam

Spammers aim to score with soccer phishing scam

Security experts have warned internet users of a spam campaign which pretends that the recipient has won a lottery sponsored by Liverpool Football Club in an attempt to steal bank account information.
William Eazel Nov 22 2005 9:48AM Security

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