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Just in time for the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, McAfee has released new research that points to a recent increase in mobile malware attacks. Additionally, nearly half of the operators who have been the recipients of mobile malware experienced an attack within the last three months, acc...
Sun Microsystems is an industry leader in network security. It offers its own open source operating system, Solaris, and a Java desktop system. Sun's influence with network encryption and security solutions permeates the computer industry. TechNewsWorld discussed security issues with Dr. Vipul Gupta...
Microsoft last week unleashed its six versions of its new operating system, Vista. The software maker's promises of a more robust kernel and built-in security enhancements have created the impression among consumers that third-party security solutions for antivirus, spyware and adware will become a ...
Hackers on Tuesday launched a denial-of-service attack against at least three of the 13 root servers that maintain the Internet's domain name system. The attacks, which lasted for 12 hours, reportedly targeted the server that maintains the dot-org suffix, and the servers at the Department of Defense...
Chip and PIN is a UK government-backed security measure that requires customers to present both a four-digit PIN and a bank card containing a smart chip in order to complete a purchase. Backers argued that the system offers a much higher level of security than previous schemes. Also, they claimed th...
As part of Safer Internet Day, which is being celebrated Tuesday in 40 countries around the world, a group of more than a dozen European mobile phone companies joined together in Brussels, Belgium, to sign an agreement to help make mobile phones safer for children. By signing the European Framework ...
Microsoft Excel users should avoid opening or saving any file attachments sent via e-mail if the message is not from a trusted source or arrives unexpectedly, the company said following public reports of zero day attacks exploiting a flaw in the spreadsheet program. Security firm Secunia ranks the v...
2006 witnessed the beginning of a convergence between physical and IT security, driven largely by the greatest fear of security professionals -- a coordinated assault that combines an attack on the IT network to eliminate an organization's ability to command, control and communicate with a physical ...
The government of India has asked Google to blur sensitive images of its military bases and offices that can be seen with its mapping application, Google Earth -- a source of concern to many government officials since at least 2005. Google has reportedly agreed to show fuzzy, low-resolution pictures...
Microsoft has acknowledged a clever person might be able to remotely exploit the voice recognition features of the new Vista operating system to gain access to a PC, but a company representative downplayed the seriousness of the problem. The company's response was posted on the Microsoft Security Re...
With the first shipments of the new Microsoft Vista operating system still lingering on store shelves, many consumers may not yet be sure whether Vista's much ballyhooed security enhancements will make them less vulnerable to virus, adware and spyware infections. Microsoft claims its restricted acce...
IBM has donated code to the Higgins Trust Framework Project that it could potentially develop into a tool to allow users to hide or make anonymous their personal information as they conduct business on the Web. Although a product release is about a year or more away, its potential is intriguing, esp...
A month after a miffed hacker told the world he had figured out how to copy a supposedly copy-protected high-definition movie disc, the consortium backing the encryption system admitted all was not well in its world. The Advanced Access Content System Licensing Authority on its Web site stated that ...
Secure Computing has been delivering solutions for Internet security for 20 years. With more than 11,000 global customers, the company offers support by a worldwide network of partners. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and has sales offices worldwide. Secure Computing has gone throu...
Internet security firm Check Point Software Technologies announced that it has completed the acquisition of NFR Security and is nearing completion of it purchase of Protect Data and Pointsec Mobile Technologies. Company officials said the acquisitions will help Check Point expand its reach into the ...
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