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The growing number of compromised computers known as "zombies," as well as the growing danger these hijacked systems and networks can bring, have prompted anti-virus company Sophos to provide a service that finds the often quiet, malicious code. Experts agreed that zombies, which are typically ceded...
A number of software and service offerings allow computer users to conduct process monitoring to find out what malicious or hidden programs may be running on their machines, but security experts indicate the lower-level, PC-specific scanning is too detailed to be useful to most enterprise IT departm...
The growing number of compromised computers known as "zombies," as well as the growing danger these hijacked systems and networks can bring, have prompted anti-virus company Sophos to provide a service that finds the often quiet, malicious code. Experts agreed that zombies, which are typically ceded...
New electronic privacy laws are forcing businesses to rethink how they handle their digital data. The retail industry is now regulated by new privacy laws aimed at reducing the growth of identity theft and consumer fraud. Congress passed The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, known as FACTA,...
Internet security firm VeriSign has acquired Reston, Va.-based security intelligence firm iDefense for approximately US$40 million in cash. iDefense provides special intelligence information about network-based security threats and vulnerabilities to financial services firms, government agencies, re...
An array of state legislatures are moving forward with measures this year to regulate automobile event data recorders -- the so-called "black boxes" that monitor vehicle speed, seat belt use and other safety data, according to experts. According to a report by Pam Greenberg, an analyst with the legi...
Authentication has become a principal concern for IT managers. With identity theft becoming a popular crime, and hackers constantly honing their attack mechanisms, companies are constantly looking for ways to ensure that only authorized users access important data. The Remote Authentication Dial In ...
Cisco and Yahoo have joined forces with several anti-spam companies to propose a standard for filtering junk out of in-boxes. Software companies SendMail and PGP worked with the others on DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM), which works through public key cryptography. Each message gets a signature, w...
A Florida man may face probation or as much as five years in prison for allegedly accessing someone's residential WiFi Internet connection while parked on the street outside. Wireless experts said the case highlighted how insecure most home wireless networks are, as well as the significance of poten...
Convicted computer criminals are getting drastically different sentences, depending upon the jurisdiction in which they are tried, with one notorious hacker netting a very light suspended sentence, experts tell TechNewsWorld. A judge in Germany today handed down a suspended sentence of a year and ni...
Adobe Systems yesterday reported its Reader contains a vulnerability that would allow an attacker to remotely execute malicious code. A security flaw in the dominant document-sharing software could allow hackers to seize control of a computer system. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a program for viewing Por...
E-mail authentication -- considered by many spam fighters as an important first step in reducing unsolicited correspondence on the Internet -- will be the focus of a summit conference to be held in New York City next Tuesday. The day-long confab at the Marriott Marquis will be moderated by Esther Dy...
As the use of instant messaging for business and consumer purposes grows, so does the allure of writing malware targeting IM. A study released yesterday by IMlogic, which sells IM security products, reported that the number of attacks on IM systems jumped dramatically during the second quarter. The ...
Beijing has officially joined international efforts to fight spam. The Chinese government yesterday adopted the London Action Plan on International Spam Enforcement Collaboration. The purpose of the Action Plan is to promote international spam enforcement cooperation and address spam-related problem...
Communication security experts do not all agree that cell phone and mobile device viruses pose imminent threats to U.S. consumers. Whether virus attacks become a problem in six months or five years might depend on how cell phone carriers react now to the threat potential. A Gartner report by securit...
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