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NEWS - December 19, 2005

by roddy32 Dec 18, 2005 11:07PM PST
Savvis tightens up security
By Dawn Kawamoto, CNET News.com
Published on ZDNet News: December 19, 2005, 6:52 AM PT

Web hosting company Savvis on Monday launched a hosted security service that is designed to offer firewall, intrusion detection prevention and mitigation of denial-of-service attacks within a company's wide area network. The Savvis Security Utility service is managed by Savvis, which provides its customers monitoring capabilities through its Web portal.

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Hackers steal customer information from gaming company
by roddy32 Dec 19, 2005 5:47AM PST

By Greg Sandoval
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: December 19, 2005, 1:21 PM PST

The maker of popular-role playing games was forced to shut down its online store for four days after hackers pilfered e-mail addresses, user names and encrypted passwords.

White Wolf Publishing, creator of video and table-top games such as World of Darkness and Vampire: the Requiem, received a message from an "international group of hackers" on Dec. 11 saying they had penetrated the company's online security defense, said company spokeswoman, Kelley Herman.

The hackers threatened to post user data on the Web unless the company paid them a sum of money. White Wolf has not publicly disclosed what that sum was.

But the Atlanta-based company refused to pay and the hackers responded this week by e-mailing individual White Wolf customers to, tell them they can buy the stolen information for $10. Herman declined to say how many customers might have been affected.

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2006: Year of the mobile malware
by roddy32 Dec 19, 2005 9:14AM PST

By Dawn Kawamoto
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: December 19, 2005, 4:43 PM PST

Mobile security threats are expected to triple next year, as smart phones and other mobile devices become more prevalent, according to a study released Monday by McAfee Avert Labs.

The number of malicious software programs created for mobile devices is expected to reach 726 by the end of 2006, up from an estimated 226 at the end of 2005, according to McAfee.

Mobile malware is not the only area expected to rise in the new year, said Craig Schmugar, virus research manager for McAfee Avert Labs. Targeted phishing attacks and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), such as adware and spyware, are also anticipated to increase. But growth in malicious programs for mobile phones are expected to accelerate the fastest.

"They're gaining increased interest from the virus (writing) community," Schmugar said. "And as these devices become more pervasive, they become a bigger target."

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