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Security from A to Z: IM

November 27, 2006 As e-mail users become more savvy about threats, instant messaging services become a more appealing target. TAGS: IM, security, e-mail

IM hacks way up in first quarter

March 23, 2005 The number of combined IM- and Web-based attacks increased by 300 percent in the first quarter, Websense says. TAGS: Websense Inc., IM, attack, security

Symantec hits send on IM security

April 4, 2006 IM Manager 8.0 promises to seal off IM chat and to help companies with compliance. TAGS: Symantec Corp., IM, compliance, security

Yahoo plugs IM security hole

December 5, 2003 The Web giant issues an update to its instant-messaging software in order to address a security flaw found in the application earlier this week. TAGS: IM, Yahoo! Inc., buffer-overflow, flaw, security, code, HTML

CipherTrust adds IM security to product line

October 10, 2005 IronIM gateway appliance lets companies secure, log, monitor and encrypt instant-message communications. TAGS: CipherTrust Inc., IM, IBM Corp., security, monitor

Study: IM and P2P pests on the rise

June 9, 2005 Instant-messaging and peer-to-peer threats are not only becoming more frequent, they're taking on new guises, says security vendor Akonix. TAGS: Akonix Systems, P2P, IM, threat, security

Akonix ships IM security appliance

June 6, 2005 Company delivers server and software package for instant messaging security, compliance and management. TAGS: Akonix Systems, IM, compliance, security, server

Yahoo releases critical security patch for IM

June 8, 2007 Patch for Messenger addresses zero-day exploits that take advantage of vulnerabilities in its Webcam ActiveX controls. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, security patch, Yahoo! Inc., vulnerability, ActiveX Control, webcam, IM, security

Barracuda adds IM protection to lineup

September 19, 2005 Company expands from offering e-mail security and antispam appliances to instant messaging protection. TAGS: IM, protection, security

IM threats on the rise

August 4, 2005 Akonix Systems says there were more new viruses and other threats targeting IM services in July than in the previous month. TAGS: Akonix Systems, IM threat, IM, virus, threat, security

Trillian critical security update released

June 19, 2007 "Highly critical" flaw patched in Cerulean Studios' multi-protocol chat software, which supports several popular IM services. TAGS: Trillian, Cerulean Studios, iDefense, security update, vulnerability, IM, MSN, security

IM still a security weak spot, analysts warn

February 17, 2005 The recent MSN Messenger fix is a reminder that instant messaging can still pose a threat to corporate security. TAGS: IM, MSN Messenger, security threat, corporate security, enterprise, CIO, Gartner Inc., MSN, security, threat, Microsoft Corp.

Triple threat: IM viruses get big jump on 2005

February 14, 2005 Security firm reports that so far this year, 10 IM worms and their variants have been baiting users of public instant-messaging networks. TAGS: Akonix Systems, IM, worm, virus, Time Warner Inc., security

Consortium forms IM threat center

December 7, 2004 Spearheaded by IMlogic, the center is the first dedicated to protecting users of instant-messaging and peer-to-peer applications. TAGS: IMLogic, IMlogic Threat Center, IM, IM threat, McAfee Inc., spam, P2P, threat, consortium, center, virus, security, Symantec Corp., e-mail, monitor

Confusion over Skype security threat clears up

December 20, 2006 Researchers now characterize threat to Skype IM tool as a Trojan horse, not a worm. TAGS: Skype, Websense Inc., confusion, security threat, worm, advisory, trojan horse, API, IM, threat, security, researcher

AOL IM worm on the loose

September 19, 2006 Worm first appears as an instant message from a familiar contact, asking users to upload a picture. TAGS: FaceTime Communications, worm, IM, America Online Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, malicious software, trojan horse, JPEG, security, Microsoft Windows

MessageLabs to buy OmniPod for IM security

November 2, 2005 Acquisition of hosted secure IM provider is MessageLabs' ticket into the instant messaging security fray. TAGS: Omnipod Inc., MessageLabs Ltd., IM, Web security, IBM Corp., security, America Online Inc., vision, acquisition, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., server

New IM worm targets Skype users

April 16, 2007 Pykse.A, similar to pests that affect instant-messaging applications, targets users with a chat message and a malicious Web link. TAGS: Skype, Kurt Sauer, F-Secure Corp., IM, worm, eBay Inc., trojan horse, threat, message, link, security

Making your IM secure--and deniable

February 15, 2005 Off-the-record instant messaging enables chatters to confirm identity of other person, leaves no trace of conversation. TAGS: conversation, Pidgin, IM, participant, proof, messaging, digital signature, log, researcher, security, message

Will IM be the next security culprit?

February 24, 2004 Q1 Labs CTO Sandy Bird cautions that the number of instant messaging attacks is likely to worsen over time. TAGS: infection, IM, worm, IM client, traffic, attack, host, file-sharing, possibility, virus, security, e-mail
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