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PDF security risk greater than originally thought

January 5, 2007 Cybercrooks could create hostile links that offer full access to a victim's hard disk drive, experts warn. TAGS: SPI Dynamics, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Systems Inc., victim, Adobe PDF, JavaScript, Adobe Acrobat, disk drive, attack, expert, link, security, Web browser, PC, hard drive

Seagate bakes security into hard drive

October 30, 2006 Company pitches "DriveTrust" technology as a simpler way to safeguard data stored on laptops and prevent embarrassing breaches. TAGS: Seagate Technology, encryption technology, encryption, AES, disk drive, password, notebook computer, hard drive, security, Microsoft Windows Vista, laptop computer, PC, Microsoft Windows

LimeWire security flaw found, fixed

March 16, 2005 Hole in popular file-sharing program could let attackers browse hard drives. TAGS: LimeWire, aggregation site, security flaw, flaw, file-sharing, researcher, security, hard drive

Microsoft, Netscape squabble over browser scripting hole

May 5, 2000 The companies point fingers at each other over a browser-related security problem that neither company has any intention of fixing. TAGS: Netscape Communications Corp., Richard Smith, exploit, script, security, Web browser, Time Warner Inc., Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., virus, hard drive, e-mail

Microsoft: BitLocker key to safe disk disposal

April 26, 2006 Says businesses using Vista with its hard drive encryption technology will have easy, safe way to dispose hard disks. TAGS: encryption technology, MessageLabs Ltd., back door, encryption, risk, Microsoft Windows Vista, hard drive, Microsoft Corp., security

Going back to school on security

February 13, 2008 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod finds that educational institutions have been anything but smart about preventing security breaches. TAGS: social security number, Social Security, institution, data security, student, school, person, security, USB flash drive, hard drive

'Bots' for Sony CD software spotted online

November 10, 2005 Trojan horses use controversial tool from copy-protected albums to hide on hard drives and take over computers. TAGS: First 4 Internet Ltd., record label, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, rootkit, copy protection, security company, label, Sony Corp., malicious software, attorney, bot, trojan horse, CD, photograph, security, hard drive

Microsoft's leaner approach to Vista security

August 29, 2005 Microsoft is talking up Secure Startup in Windows Vista, the sole piece of its original hardware-based security plan to make it into the OS. TAGS: Palladium, Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, access, Microsoft Corp., security, BIOS, laptop computer, PC, Microsoft Windows, hard drive, operating system

Is Windows still relevant?

October 6, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says recent upset over Vista should put a rest to that lingering question. TAGS: antitrust, European Union, regulator, software company, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, XML, Microsoft Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, hard drive
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