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IBM offers security for small businesses
July 25, 2006
New service provides a firewall, the capability to connect multiple locations and remote access using VPN.
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IBM Corp.
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small business
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remote access
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firewall
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information technology
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security
Microsoft takes down barrier in Vista firewall
April 27, 2006
Windows update will turn off the firewall's new feature by default--something customers have asked for, Microsoft says.
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firewall
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Sydney
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Zone Labs Inc.
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malicious software
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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representative
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barrier
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traffic
,
protection
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Microsoft Corp.
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security
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Microsoft Windows
Academics break the Great Firewall of China
July 3, 2006
University of Cambridge computer experts say they breached firewall and can use it to launch denial-of-service attacks.
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packet
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China
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denial of service
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Cambridge
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computer expert
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firewall
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attacker
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researcher
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IP
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connection
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router
Windows patch trips up on HP tool, firewall
April 17, 2006
Fix could cause systems with certain photo-sharing software or the Kerio firewall to crash, Microsoft says.
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photo-sharing
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Microsoft Windows Explorer
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firewall
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patch
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Microsoft Corp.
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HP
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scanner
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printer
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Web browser
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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camera
,
security
Microsoft to fix Windows patch
April 21, 2006
Updated version of fix will repair problems some people had after installing first version of "critical" security patch.
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patch
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Microsoft Windows Explorer
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spokesman
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Microsoft Corp.
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fix
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security
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NVidia
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firewall
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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HP
JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks
July 28, 2006
Malicious code embedded in Web site can let miscreant map a home or corporate network, attack connected devices.
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SPI Dynamics
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JavaScript
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corporate network
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internal network
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attack
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AJAX
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researcher
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Web application
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Web server
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Web browser
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scanner
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server
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programming
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security
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IP
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router
No fix for 'critical' hole in Windows 98, ME
June 9, 2006
Repairs would require so many changes to the older OSes that it might break applications, Microsoft says.
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re-engineering
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Microsoft Windows 98
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fix
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patch
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software company
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Microsoft Corp.
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firewall
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security
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Microsoft Windows ME
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operating system
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Windows XP
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PC
Keylogger spying at work on the rise, survey says
May 16, 2006
Companies may have the best antivirus, anti-spyware and firewall software, but that hasn't stopped rise in spyware.
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Websense Inc.
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keylogger
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survey
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phishing Web site
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phishing
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spyware
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organization
,
anti-spyware
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firewall
,
antivirus
Secure Computing adds reputation-based scoring to products
January 29, 2007
TrustedSource credit ratings integrated with Webwasher 6.5 and Sidewinder 7.0.
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Secure Computing Corp.
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Webwasher
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reputation
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VoIP
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firewall
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IP
ZoneAlarm adds ID theft protection
June 5, 2006
Update to ZoneAlarm security products includes tools to keep personal data safe. It's priced to compete with Microsoft's OneCare.
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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
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ZoneAlarm Internet Security
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identity fraud
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ZoneAlarm
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identity theft
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ZoneAlarm Pro
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Zone Labs Inc.
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firewall
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pricing
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credit card
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security
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PC
,
Microsoft Corp.
Report: Vista to hit anti-spyware, firewall markets
May 8, 2006
Windows XP successor to largely eliminate need to run separate anti-spyware or firewall software, analyst report says.
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analyst report
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anti-spyware
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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firewall
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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antivirus
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Microsoft Windows XP
Symantec pumps up Windows Mobile protection
March 27, 2007
Security company's Mobile Security Suite 5.0 to include antivirus, data encryption and firewall protection, plus management console.
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IT administrator
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Symantec Corp.
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security company
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Microsoft Windows Mobile
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console
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security
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antivirus
,
firewall
,
Microsoft Windows
,
Microsoft Corp.
Strong stances on security
May 9, 2006
Symantec gets set for an "inevitable" battle with Microsoft, and a hacker gets nearly 5 years in prison.
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Symantec Corp.
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anti-spyware
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security
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Apple Computer
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firewall
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Microsoft Corp.
Symantec CEO says no Vista for me
February 13, 2007
Symantec CEO John Thompson takes a dim view of Microsoft's new operating system--and that's just for starters.
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identity management
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John Thompson
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Symantec Corp.
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security solution
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defense
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CEO
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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asset
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security
,
firewall
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antivirus
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Norton Co.
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Microsoft Corp.
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operating system
,
Microsoft Windows XP
Playing it safe with Windows Vista
December 11, 2006
Microsoft wants to sell Web sites and businesses on security checks of customer PCs. That may not go over so well.
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online service
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identity theft
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dashboard
,
security
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Corp.
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firewall
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bank
,
antivirus
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Service Pack 2
,
Microsoft Windows
,
PC
Plague carriers: Most users unaware of PC infections
October 25, 2004
If you are the average user, your computer has more bugs than a skid row motel.
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study
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antivirus software
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America Online Inc.
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Time Warner Inc.
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spyware
,
firewall
,
PC
,
security
,
Microsoft Windows XP
OpenBSD hit by 'critical' IPv6 flaw
March 14, 2007
A security hole in the way OpenBSD handles IPv6 data packets exposes systems running the open-source OS to serious attack.
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OpenBSD
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IPv6
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Core Security Technologies
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packet
,
BSD
,
attacker
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vulnerability
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flaw
,
attack
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IP
,
open source
,
security
,
firewall
,
operating system
Security from A to Z: Microsoft
November 27, 2006
The software giant has created a hole that many software companies are gladly stepping in to fill.
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Redmond
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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anti-spyware
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antivirus
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firewall
,
Microsoft Windows Vista
,
Microsoft Windows
,
operating system
,
PC
Vista Views: Symantec's bug hunt
July 21, 2006
Readers respond to Symantec's discovery of weaknesses in the Windows Vista beta software.
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margin
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Symantec Corp.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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font
,
security
,
networking
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firewall
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows XP
,
Microsoft Windows
Kiss your MP3s at work goodbye
June 27, 2002
Employees are stashing headphones and trashing file-swapping software as companies throw up firewalls or issue bans to stop streaming media and MP3 trades.
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file-swapping
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RIAA
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streaming media
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corporation
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bandwidth
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Time Warner Inc.
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MP3
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headphones
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president
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