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As wireless technology gains popularity, network security issues continue to multiply. However, wireless connectivity isn't the only major concern for IT managers; corporate workers pose heightened threats from within enterprise structures. One of the most productive -- and abused -- communication t...
RealNetworks released a patch earlier this week for a "highly critical" security flaw discovered by Piotr Bania during a security audit of Real Player and reported to security firm Secunia. Bania told TechNewsWorld that leaving the hole unpatched could lead to serious problems. "At the time of this ...
A new version of the Sober worm is spreading rapidly around the Web, this one with a twist. Called Sober-M or Sober-N by various security companies, it uses an e-mail in poorly worded English to try to convince recipients that their e-mail is being diverted to the alleged sender. The subject of the ...
Peer-to-peer networks create easy pathways to sharing files and information over the Internet, but many participants may be sharing something they didn't intend to, with someone they don't want to be associated with. Blue Security, an anti-malware startup in Israel, has found that spammers are harve...
The threat of trojans infecting mobile phones is rising sharply, according to security software firm SimWorks. The company today said it found 52 new damaging trojans on the Symbian platform in a single day. The malicious software programs affect Series 60 phones such as the Nokia 3650, 6600 and 663...
Symantec released the public beta version of its integrated Internet security solution today, which provides broad protection from spyware and adware to home users. The need to identify and eradicate spyware programs will drive anti-spyware software revenues from US$12 million in 2003 to $305 millio...
Corporate IT staffs are being put in a bind: They are providing users with cell phones that cost at most a few hundred dollars, yet employees rely on the devices to access corporate data that can be worth millions. Strong security checks are crucial to make sure that enterprise information is protec...
Symantec released the public beta version of its integrated Internet security solution today, which provides broad protection from spyware and adware to home users. The need to identify and eradicate spyware programs will drive anti-spyware software revenues from US$12 million in 2003 to $305 millio...
For too long now we've seen security threats have a negative impact on internal networks, and as a result, a harmful effect on employee and company productivity. And for far too long, enterprises of all sizes have neglected to focus enough resources and energy on securing these valuable internal net...
A worm that made its way into Reuters private instant messaging system, causing the company to temporarily shut it down, is a warning to enterprises, one IM security company told TechNewsWorld. "This is a wakeup call for the entire enterprise market," Francis deSouza, CEO of IMLogic, which offers IM...
Microsoft yesterday released the public beta of its Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM). The application marks Microsoft's first foray into disk-backed backup and recovery. Formerly codenamed Data Protection Server, the software is designed to integrate disk-to-disk and near-contin...
Microsoft yesterday released its monthly security updates, which on this week's "Patch Tuesday" included fixes for the Windows operating system and Internet Explorer (IE), MSN Messenger, Exchange Server and Word. The company designated five of the patches as critical and three as important. Analyst ...
Consumers around the world are becoming increasingly concerned about the trustworthiness of e-commerce. They may have good reason: Cases of identity theft appear in the daily headlines, and we are only now starting to understand exactly how difficult it can be to restore one's name and credit rating...
As computer users get more sophisticated, so too do the schemes to ensnare them. Security company Sophos warned Friday that a bogus Web site, set up to look like the Microsoft Windows Update page, was luring Windows users into downloading a Trojan horse. The scammers sent e-mails with subject lines ...
More than a year after the CAN-SPAM Act became law, e-mail users say they are receiving slightly more spam in their in boxes than before, but they are minding it less, according to a new survey. Nevertheless, analysts warn that spam is a vehicle for worms, trojans and other malicious activity on the...
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