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Beware the 'pod slurping' employee

February 15, 2006 With iPod, app creator warns, "you could probably have every business document in a medium-size firm" in 2 minutes. TAGS: Burton, threat, Apple iPod, minute, Apple Computer, security, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft and Adobe to square off?

June 20, 2005 In digital documents, Web applications and image editing, Adobe has a healthy head start. But Microsoft is making some noise. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Longhorn, web-based application, graphic design, image-editing, threat, Microsoft Corp., acquisition, document, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

What makes a rootkit?

November 21, 2005 The Sony copy-protection fiasco has moved the term from hacker lingo to a threat known and feared by ordinary PC owners. TAGS: rootkit, copy protection, hacker, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, McAfee Inc., expert, Sony Corp., Windows PC, threat, security, trojan horse, CD, PC, operating system

The next generation of security threats

December 5, 2007 Forget widespread worms. Nowadays, limited-scale threats like targeted e-mail attacks are causing the most concern. TAGS: security threat, Del.icio.us, Digg, security, hacker, generation, conference, rootkit, Microsoft Windows Vista, threat, developer, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Webroot expands beyond spyware niche

October 12, 2006 Partnership with Sophos lets company add antivirus to anti-spyware products as Microsoft readies Windows Vista. TAGS: Webroot Software Inc., anti-spyware, Sophos Plc., spyware, threat, Microsoft Windows Vista, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi

August 2, 2006 Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns. TAGS: Black Hat, researcher, Wi-Fi, attack, flaw, attacker, threat, Apple MacBook, software company, Apple Computer, laptop computer, Intel, PC, security, video, operating system

Denial-of-service glitch could threaten Windows

March 8, 2005 Well-known flaw in handling IP packets surfaces in Windows, but Microsoft denies that "LAND attacks" are serious threat. TAGS: attack, denial of service, threat, IP, researcher, firewall, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Boarding up Windows against Net threats

February 8, 2006 Redmond unveils details of its entry into the antivirus business and warns of new browser and OS flaws. TAGS: Redmond, threat, Symantec Corp., security, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Taking on rootkits with hardware

December 13, 2005 Travis Schluessler, an Intel security architect, explains how the chipmaker's labs plan to take on sophisticated threats. TAGS: rootkit, chip company, architect, threat, worm, Intel, virus, security, researcher, CPU, operating system, PC

Is Mac OS as safe as ever?

February 27, 2006 Trio of threats suggest hackers are now eyeing the previously ignored software. Should fans worry? TAGS: Inqtana, malicious code, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, threat, hacker, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, owner, security, worm, attack, malware, virus, antivirus, operating system

Intel: Driver flaws no major threat, yet

June 14, 2006 Vulnerabilities in kernel-level Windows device drivers are scarce and tough to exploit, so there is no reason for alarm, company says. TAGS: vulnerability, device driver, information security, flaw, threat, attacker, Intel, hacker, security, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Expert: Cell phone virus threat is overblown

May 5, 2005 Instances of infected smart phones are almost nonexistent, according to a cell phone support exec. TAGS: handset, smart phone, virus, threat, cell phone, Symantec Corp., attack, security, operating system, PC

Say good-bye to Apple security?

May 2, 2006 SecureWave CEO Bob Johnson warns that the Windows-friendly Boot Camp software could bring bugs to Apple products. TAGS: Apple Computer, Apple Boot Camp, virus, threat, security, Apple Macintosh, platform, Microsoft Windows, spyware, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

New 'botworm' exploits Symantec flaw

December 15, 2006 "Big Yellow" hits systems running Symantec's corporate antivirus tools, warns eEye Digital Security. Symantec says attacks are limited. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Symantec Corp., worm, flaw, threat, security, SpyBot, California, antivirus, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC

New worm targets Apple chat users

February 16, 2006 The file, which spreads via the company's IM software, isn't a major threat, but security experts say it hints at vulnerabilities. TAGS: security expert, Apple iChat, Symantec Corp., Sophos Plc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, threat, worm, security, trojan horse, Apple Macintosh, McAfee Inc., Apple Mac OS, IM, operating system

New Cisco flaw could pose threat to Net

September 7, 2005 Networking giant warns that a serious flaw in its software puts computer networks at risk of attack. TAGS: Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems Inc., Symantec Corp., vulnerability, computer network, flaw, attack, researcher, threat, FTP, security, networking, router, firewall, operating system

Old Europe's attack on New World technology

April 2, 2007 Dick Armey writes that the dustup between the EU and Microsoft is taking a dangerous--and unnecessary--turn for the worse. TAGS: innovation, European Union, regulator, marketplace, Europe, threat, America, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system

Did Microsoft want to 'whack' Dell over its Linux dealings?

January 26, 2007 A 2002 e-mail exchange filed with an Iowa court during one of the last state antitrust suits seems to say so; Redmond defends the thread. TAGS: antitrust, plaintiff, Redmond, Linux, threat, spokesman, Microsoft Corp., Dell, Adobe PDF, e-mail, operating system, Microsoft Windows
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