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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.

Homeland Security overhauls disaster prep site

July 17, 2006 Expanded information on Ready.gov is geared to localized threats and pet owners. TAGS: homeland security, threat

Security from A to Z: Antivirus

November 27, 2006 The lowdown on how antivirus software works and what it needs to do in the future. A section is a series on security basics. TAGS: antivirus software, malicious software, threat, antivirus, security, virus, PC

Finding holes in software's armor

April 25, 2005 roundup Unprotected PCs continue to be a weak spot in defenses against viruses and other threats. Also: Trend Micro's SP2 slip-up. TAGS: Trend Micro Inc., threat, retailer, McAfee Inc., virus, Service Pack 2, security, firewall

Security from A to Z: Questions

November 27, 2006 Security is ever-evolving--as soon as one threat is defeated, another emerges. Part of a series on hot security topics. TAGS: threat, security, Wi-Fi

SBC, Yahoo add security tools to Net service

May 17, 2005 New service combines antivirus, anti-spyware and parental control tools--and is available free to SBC Yahoo subscribers. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., subscriber, security tool, Yahoo! Inc., threat, broadband, AT&T Corp., anti-spyware, antivirus, virus, spyware

Windows anti-spyware to come free of charge

February 15, 2005 Bill Gates says Microsoft won't charge customers for its spyware and pop-up killer. TAGS: Bill Gates, anti-spyware, RSA Security Inc., spyware, threat, San Francisco, conference, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC

Terrorism threat to Net overblown

November 23, 2005 Security expert Bruce Schneier says the danger from cyberterrorism is "overblown." TAGS: cyberterrorism, terrorism, criminal, ID card, threat, infrastructure, biometrics, SANS Institute, danger, hacker, terrorist, U.K., hacking, government, security

Security workers praise Sarbanes-Oxley

December 22, 2004 In a survey, 66 percent said that regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and others have improved security. TAGS: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, HIPAA, IT security, IT professional, regulation, survey, threat, security, information technology, worker

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

Flashpoint for Adobe in Macromedia purchase

April 18, 2005 Takeover aims to stave off threats from Microsoft and open standards, but gets mixed reaction from developers and designers. TAGS: open standard, Macromedia Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., threat, developer, Microsoft Corp.

Enterprises: Cybercrime costs us dearly

March 17, 2006 Eyeing cybercrime costs, businesses are waking up to threat posed by organized criminals, says survey. TAGS: cybercrime, chief information officer, crime, survey, threat, IBM Corp., patch management, U.S.

Rise of the patent trolls

October 12, 2005 HP's Joe Beyers urges the formation of a consortium to combat what he sees as a patent shakedown. TAGS: troll, patent, invention, innovation, consortium, intellectual property, nature, value, threat

When security researchers become the problem

July 27, 2005 Oracle's Mary Ann Davidson says myths have grown up around the role of security researchers who seek out software flaws. TAGS: researcher, financial reporting, vulnerability, myth, vendor, Oracle Corp., Black Hat, fix, reality, threat, security

F-Secure: Low threat from mobile malware

September 27, 2007 Viruses targeting cell phones are on the increase but pose a much lower security danger than those aimed at PCs, says CEO. TAGS: Kimmo Alkio, malicious software, F-Secure Corp., threat, mobile phone, malware, CEO, virus, security, PC

Insecurity complex on the Internet

April 2, 2007 JavaScript comes under scrutiny as a Web 2.0 "hijacking" threat--as the Jikto tool slips into the wild. TAGS: Web 2.0, JavaScript, threat, blog, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Security firms Lurqh, SecureWorks merge

September 22, 2006 Deal puts together SecureWorks' expertise in fighting off external attacks and Lurqh's background in identifying internal threats. TAGS: SecureWorks Inc., threat, security, CEO

Trojan gets the cell phone message

March 7, 2005 Threat could be more pervasive than Cabir, as it uses multimedia text messaging as well as Bluetooth to spread. TAGS: Cabir virus, MMS, Symbian Inc., Nokia Corp., threat, researcher, trojan horse, Bluetooth, F-Secure Corp., handset, multimedia, cell phone, antivirus, virus, 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, threat, virus, security
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