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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, security threat, Websense Inc., confusion, advisory, API, worm, threat, trojan horse, researcher, security, IM

Security from A to Z: Cell phone threats

November 27, 2006 Are mobile viruses a real threat? As cell phone sales grow, the question is more pressing. Part of a series on hot security topics. TAGS: Cabir virus, threat, smart phone, malicious software, Gartner Inc., cell phone, security, mobile phone, virus

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

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, SANS Institute, infrastructure, biometrics, danger, hacker, terrorist, U.K., government, hacking, security

Study: IM threats zooming up

November 2, 2005 Messaging security company says its data shows a 1,500 percent increase in worms, viruses and other pests targeting IM networks. TAGS: IMLogic, IM threat, IM, increase, threat, attack, MSN, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., virus

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, threat, value

Security firms squabble over mobile threats

July 24, 2006 CA says F-Secure is hyping smart-phone risks, but Finnish company insists threats are real--just not widespread. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., Finnish company, Computer Associates International Inc., corporate security, Orange PCS, smart phone, threat, mobile operator, malicious software, risk, security, virus, antivirus

New denial-of-service threat emerges

March 16, 2006 Attacks targeted 1,500 IP addresses and delivered a heftier blow than normal DOS threats, VeriSign security chief says. TAGS: VeriSign Inc., denial of service, bot, DNS server, query, victim, DNS, threat, IP, server, attack, DOS, IP address, security

Microsoft: Zombies most prevalent Windows threat

June 12, 2006 Scan finds that more than 60 percent of compromised PCs are infected with bot software. TAGS: rootkit, malicious software, zombie, bot, threat, Windows PC, Microsoft Corp., adware, PC, spyware, Sony Corp., Microsoft Windows, security, e-mail

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.

IMlogic ups shields against IM threats

September 6, 2005 New product moves beyond signature-based protection to analyze instant-messaging traffic for unknown worms and other pests. TAGS: IMLogic, IM, protection, threat, security

Sophos: Cell phone virus claims are 'bonkers'

September 23, 2005 Trend Micro admits chances of infection are relatively low but says virus could be a forerunner of worse threats to come. TAGS: Trend Micro Inc., Sophos Plc., mobile phone, Graham Cluley, claim, threat, potential, infection, virus, malware, cell phone, antivirus, Microsoft Windows, PC

Web mulls Google's threat to Microsoft

September 27, 2005 Discussion grows over whether the Web will become the next computing platform, and whether Microsoft can compete if it does. TAGS: threat, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., platform, Microsoft Windows

Weak links in the Net's armor

August 3, 2005 Today's rising Internet threats are as real as their names are colorful: phishing, pharming and DNS poisoning. Also: Trouble at Cisco. TAGS: pharming, Cisco Systems Inc., phishing, ATM, threat, DNS, server, Microsoft Corp.

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, security, PC, video, operating system

Feds vulnerable to lots of Net threats

June 14, 2005 Government agencies are plagued by spyware, phishing attacks and spam, but they're not prepared for the onslaught, a federal survey finds. TAGS: agency, phishing, homeland security, threat, spam, survey, spyware

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, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, hacker, Sony Corp., Windows PC, McAfee Inc., expert, threat, security, trojan horse, CD, PC, operating system

OracleWorld hit with bomb scare

September 11, 2003 Responding to a bomb threat, software maker Oracle orders the evacuation of thousands of attendees at its OracleWorld conference in San Francisco. TAGS: OracleWorld, Moscone Center, Oracle Corp., attendee, conference, threat, police, center, software company, San Francisco

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, hacker, security, rootkit, Microsoft Windows Vista, conference, generation, threat, Microsoft Corp., developer, operating system, Microsoft Windows
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