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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: Apple Mac OS X, holiday, Apple Mac OS, flaw, Firefox, security, threat, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Internet Explorer, password, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft patches spell happy holidays

December 14, 2004 Software giant releases five fixes, all for Windows--but doesn't rate any of them as a serious threat. TAGS: advisory, patch management, Stephen Toulouse, Service Pack 2, flaw, fix, holiday, service pack, patch, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

Online sales may zoom during holidays

November 6, 2003 Jupiter Research calls for a merry shopping season, predicting a boost in Web sales to $17 billion. TAGS: holiday, buyer, credit card, retailer, security

Net stores get ready for Santa cons

December 15, 2004 Holidays bring more money for online retailers--but also more security worries. TAGS: fraud, online retailer, Amazon.com Inc., credit card, holiday, VeriSign Inc., retailer, denial of service, phishing, traffic, e-commerce, security, laptop computer, e-mail

Is Vista's delay good for the industry?

March 22, 2006 Microsoft's Brad Goldberg says the company made the right call. But will PC sales suffer? TAGS: WinFS, Microsoft Windows Vista, OEM, holiday, feedback, decision, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Corp., security, MP3, Microsoft Windows, PC

Vista debut hits a delay

March 21, 2006 Microsoft puts back release date, meaning PCs with the Windows update won't go on sale in time for the holidays. TAGS: Jim Allchin, delay, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, Microsoft Longhorn, holiday, operating system, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security, PC

This worm wishes you a Happy New Year

December 29, 2006 Security experts warn of a Trojan horse disguised as celebratory e-mail that could turn a PC into a spamming zombie. TAGS: iDefense, spamming, worm, trojan horse, McAfee Inc., expert, holiday, e-mail, antivirus, message, virus, security, Microsoft Windows

Net shopping's blue Christmas

December 16, 2004 Holiday shopping online can be a minefield of potential threats for unsuspecting consumers. TAGS: margin, gift, buyer, online store, holiday, credit card, password, security

VeriSign says online fraud growing fast

February 9, 2004 A report by the company that maintains the .com and .net domain registry indicates that attempted site hacks, online fraud and identity theft are increasing rapidly. TAGS: VeriSign Inc., fraud, e-commerce, e-commerce company, identity theft, holiday, Microsoft .NET, domain name, small business, attack, security

Scammers jingle all the way

December 21, 2005 At this time of year, cyberscams take on a holiday flavor and credit card fraud gets a snowball effect. Images: Holiday phishing TAGS: scammer, MailFrontier Inc., phishing, Ironport Systems Inc., Internet user, scam, e-mail security company, e-mail security, holiday, security company, eBay Inc., recipient, credit card, Time Warner Inc., e-mail, California

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