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As virus writing is increasing, average time to infection is decreasing, according to a Danish Internet security firm. Sophos' chart of activity for the first six months of 2005 reports there is now a 50 percent chance of being infected by an Internet worm in just 12 minutes of being online using an...
The National Cyber Alert System warned yesterday of active exploits of a security flaw in Veritas Backup Exec Software. The system is part of the U.S. Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness Team (U.S.-CERT). The alert said a buffer overflow could allow hackers to take over a computer and ...
A Norwegian programmer who calls himself DVD Jon has tweaked Google's new Video Viewer application to make it play clips that are not on Google's servers. Google launched the new tool on Monday as part of a Web-based video search service to let consumers use keywords to search its indexed video data...
Now that summer has finally arrived, you can start to train your thoughts on vacation -- and what to bring with you when you take it. What do you consider essential carry-alongs? A good book? How about a laptop? Better yet, a laptop with wireless networking so you can plug into the Internet whenever...
Danish security firm SophosLabs is warning users to beware a new e-mail virus that poses as breaking news stories about the supposed arrest of the author of the MyDoom worm, the capture of Osama bin Laden, or conspiracy theories about the death of the late Pope John Paul II. Analysts said social eng...
The adoption earlier this month of a new e-mail security technology by e-commerce merchant Amazon.com, Internet service provider RoadRunner and Internet security firm IronPort Systems signals what industry watchers say might be the start of a trend that will harden e-mail from phishing and spamming ...
HP yesterday announced it has teamed with AMD to address the fast-growing small and mid-size business (SMB) mobile market. The computer maker introduced the 2.4-pound HP Compaq nx6125 Notebook PC, which incorporates AMD Turion 64 mobile technology and includes biometric security features. IDC vice p...
Microsoft continued its effort to make more third-party security software of its own this week, completing its acquisition of enterprise messaging protection provider Sybari. The deal, announced last February and finalized this week, will result in the availability of Sybari's Antigen software for m...
Microsoft continued its effort to make more third-party security software of its own this week, completing its acquisition of enterprise messaging protection provider Sybari. The deal, announced last February and finalized this week, will result in the availability of Sybari's Antigen software for m...
Mobile phone malware may be farther off than antivirus software makers say, and how far off is up for debate among analysts. A Gartner report by security analysts John Pescatore and John Girard released yesterday says that despite the warning signals being sent by antivirus companies, mobile phone u...
Phishers could exploit a vulnerability in several popular Web browsers, according to a report from security research firm Secunia. The flaw would allow cybercriminals to steal personal information from its victims. Specifically, malicious Web sites could spoof pop-up boxes in Internet Explorer for b...
Emerging technologies could lead to a quantum leap in PC security, but the realization of that advance is still years away, industry experts say. "The next quantum leap in security won't occur until there is better operating system and better hardware support for it," John Bedrick, a director of eTr...
IT analysis firm Yankee Group is warning that an increasing number of vulnerabilities in security software from major vendors may be putting enterprises and users at risk. The company called for security vendors to make their computer protection products more secure themselves before applications su...
The Liberty Alliance today announced it will write specifications designed to enhance the privacy of mobile messaging, a lucrative, but insecure way of selling content. The alliance is a consortium of industry representatives working to create online authentication standards. The newly formed allian...
Most companies depend exclusively on perimeter defenses to protect their computer networks from intruders, a practice that appears to be more sieve than stone wall, according to a survey released yesterday by Vernier Networks, a network access management firm in Mountain View, Calif. Surveyors found...
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