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Nixed: Black Hat talk on RFID access badge risks

February 27, 2007 Legal threat from HID prompts security researchers to cancel discussion on flaws of radio tag-embedded building access ID cards. TAGS: Black Hat, RFID, researcher, threat, presentation, conference, intellectual property, Las Vegas, security, event, card, radio

The future of malware: Trojan horses

October 13, 2006 Targeted attacks used for industrial espionage have become the nightmare scenario for big companies, researchers say. TAGS: Alex Shipp, radar, attack, MessageLabs Ltd., Graham Cluley, organization, trojan horse, Sophos Plc., consultant, threat, Symantec Corp., security company, malware, researcher, Microsoft Office, security

Anticrime group calls for laws to curb 'cyberbullying'

August 17, 2006 To target "new pernicious threat," Congress urged to pass laws funding antibullying programs in every school. TAGS: harassment, children, school, law, threat, organization

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: malicious software, rootkit, zombie, bot, threat, Windows PC, Microsoft Corp., adware, PC, Sony Corp., spyware, Microsoft Windows, security, e-mail

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, threat, trojan horse, message, eBay Inc., security, link

Symantec keeps weather eye out for Net threats

February 28, 2006 New Internet Threat Meter provides information on problems related to Web surfing, e-mail, IM and peer-to-peer file sharing. TAGS: Symantec Corp., threat, phishing, IM, e-mail

Defensive maneuvering against Net threats

December 21, 2006 Confusion over Skype security threat clears up; Opera adds a security alert layer to its browser. TAGS: Skype, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., phishing, Symantec Corp., Opera Software, threat, password, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, IM, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Security holes for the holidays

November 22, 2006 There's no time off from Internet threats, as flaws in Firefox, IE and Mac OS X open the door to attack. TAGS: flaw, holiday, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, threat, security, Firefox, Apple Macintosh, password, Microsoft Corp.

Zombies continue to chase Windows PCs

October 24, 2006 Of 4 million Windows PCs found to be infected with malicious software, half were running malicious remote control software. TAGS: Windows PC, malicious software, zombie, threat, adware, Microsoft Corp., PC, security, spyware, Microsoft Windows

Browser-based attacks increase as viruses dip

June 15, 2005 Viruses and worms hit IT operations a bit less often, but browser-based attacks are an increasing headache, new survey finds. TAGS: CompTIA, pharming, phishing, attack, organization, victim, information technology, survey, threat, Web browser, virus

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, document, Microsoft Corp., acquisition, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

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.

Security pest found on BlackBerry

August 8, 2006 The malicious software could be used to get into company networks, but RIM says it's not a major threat. TAGS: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Defcon, malicious software, threat, e-mail server, handheld, security, server, e-mail

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.

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, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., 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, architect, chip company, threat, worm, Intel, security, researcher, virus, CPU, operating system, PC

Worms biting harder into IM, P2P

October 4, 2005 Security threats that take aim at instant messaging and peer-to-peer networks are rocketing--and getting smarter, according to research reports. TAGS: IMLogic, Akonix Systems, P2P, IM, malicious code, threat, Time Warner Inc., worm, attack, America Online Inc., security

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, Oracle Corp., vendor, Black Hat, reality, fix, threat, security

U.K. airports bolster cybersecurity

June 10, 2005 The British Airports Authority is investing 23 million pounds in a top-secret programme to combat the threat of cyberterrorism. TAGS: cyberterrorism, computer attack, airport, U.K., threat

McAfee: Vulnerabilities still worst threat

April 25, 2005 Unpatched PCs represent biggest security problem, keeping threats that target software vulnerabilities at top of McAfee's list. TAGS: software vulnerability, McAfee Inc., threat, attack, vulnerability, phishing, adware, security, virus
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