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Symantec warns users over Bluetooth security
September 21, 2007
Executive offers advice on how to combat growing security threats linked to use of Bluetooth-equipped devices.
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Stardust virus lands on OpenOffice
May 31, 2006
In a blast from the past, a new macro virus infects OpenOffice and StarOffice, open-source rivals to Microsoft's Office.
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Gartner: Expect an enterprise iPhone
September 4, 2007
Analyst firm suggests that Apple might add enterprise devices or applications to make phone more adaptable, secure.
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Bug hunting start-up: Pay up, or feel the pain
August 3, 2007
VDA Labs, which finds flaws in software, has a unique business model that's at the center of a debate over bug disclosure.
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McAfee offers 'Sage' advice on security issues
April 11, 2007
New semiannual journal offers rants and raves from inside the company firewall.
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Storm worm variant ignites e-mail virus deluge
April 13, 2007
Malicious software can be contained in e-mails with "love" and "Worm Alert!" subject lines, security company Postini warns.
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Cursor hole puts Windows PCs at risk
March 29, 2007
Vulnerability in the way Windows handles animated cursors puts users at risk of serious cyberattacks. Microsoft is working on a fix.
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Microsoft flags Gmail as a virus
November 14, 2006
An error in Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare security product caused it to flag Google's Gmail service as a virus.
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Security from A to Z: Love Bug
November 27, 2006
The computer virus caused an estimated $8.5 billion in damage, making it the most expensive to date. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix
September 26, 2006
Update repairs serious security hole cybercrooks have been using to get malicious software on Windows PCs.
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Microsoft's virus antidote: Ban attachments
April 6, 2001
Responding to the rash of e-mail viruses that started with Melissa, the company is clamping down on the types of file attachments that will work with Outlook 2002 e-mail.
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Symantec revamps mail security tool
April 17, 2006
New version of software for e-mail gateways will mark final result of the melding of Brightmail and Symantec technologies.
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Year in review: Old worms, new tricks
December 27, 2005
Sober came back to bite, while hackers hunted for new ways to attack and spread code--and Sony stumbled into a rootkit debacle.
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AOL security breach exposes personal info
June 16, 2000
The online service confirms that hackers have illegally compromised an undisclosed number of its member accounts by targeting key company employees with an email virus.
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Don't be so quick to click that Web page
July 10, 2007
If you thought e-mail threats were a pain, that's nothing. Trend Micro's Raimund Genes talks about the latest Net-borne danger to the computing world.
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At PayPal, fending off phishers--and Google
March 26, 2007
CTO Scott Thompson talks about ways to shoo e-mail scams and to keep tabs on the Checkout competition.
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Symantec incorrectly flags Yahoo Mail as a virus
February 28, 2007
Accessing the beta version of Yahoo Mail on a PC with Symantec's updated antivirus software incorrectly sounds alarm bells.
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Viruses promise heartbreak on Valentine's Day
February 14, 2007
E-mails promise love cards but deliver malicious software designed to turn computers into zombies. Image: Valentine's virus
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Zero-day attacks continue to hit Microsoft
September 28, 2006
Rare, out-of-cycle Windows patch fixes one flaw, but attacks through other known, yet-to-be-plugged holes continue.
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Why Microsoft is wrong on Vista security
October 9, 2006
McAfee Chief Scientist George Heron says a technological dispute could usher in a new age of insecurity.
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