More Security News
- 25 May 2007
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News: Windows security patch disables PCs
Microsoft says that patches for a Windows Update lockup problem do fix the flaw, even though users still see their computers' CPUs maxed out at 100 percent.
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News: Microsoft denies XP SP3 set for 2007
Windows XP users will have to wait until next year for Service Pack 3 after all, Microsoft said yesterday as it claimed a recent press release saying otherwise was "a mistake".
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News: Skype virus infects MSN
A new variant of the Stration worm, which has been plaguing Windows users for the past year, has made the jump from Skype to the ICQ and MSN Messenger networks.
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News: Apple fixes iChat security hole
Apple has released Security Update 2007-005 that tackles several issues with Mac OS X. Among the issues fixed in this update are ones that could allows users to cause a denial of service or arbitrary code execution in iChat.
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News: Massive credit-card heist forces action
The as yet-unsolved TJX data-breach case is viewed as the biggest card theft ever, with hackers stealing sensitive information related to more than 47 million payment cards. Now, the industry is tightening its security.
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News: How spam keeps coming
Scott Weiss, founder and CEO of communications security company IronPort likens spammers to dumb, aggressive dogs. Now the anti-spam industry is picking up on new attacks, such as image spam.
- 24 May 2007
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News: DKIM antiphishing, antispam email specs published
The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) has published specifications for a new email authentication tool to help fight against phishing and spam, opening the way for software vendors and email service providers to find better ways to protect email recipients
- 23 May 2007
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News: Analysis: the real cost of data security
An annual survey of IT network and systems administrators finds that businesses have increased their spending on secure data communications technologies
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News: PlusNet customers exposed to spammers
UK internet provider PlusNet has told its customers to change their email account passwords, after hackers broke into the firm's mail server and stole a list of email addresses
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News: Spyware bill passed in US House of Representatives
An antispyware bill was passed by the US House of Representatives yesterday, on a voice vote
- 22 May 2007
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News: Microsoft releases Office security tools
Microsoft yesterday released two tools that protect PCs from Office 2003 files containing malware.
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News: Symantec to sell Windows Mobile security apps
Symantec is to release security software for Windows Mobile smartphones next week. The software will be released in two versions. Symantec will release a consumer product called Norton Mobile Security for Smartphones, as well as Symantec Mobile Security 5.0, designed for enterprise users.
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News: Office 2007 users miss out on MS patches
Microsoft's admitted that some Office 2007 users didn't get several Patch Tuesday patches on 8 May. Microsoft said its security update services failed to deploy the Office 2007 fixes.
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News: 15 technology myths: what's nonsense and what's not?
The tech world abounds with hype, rumour and innuendo. It can be hard to tell IT fact from fantasy fiction. Fortunately, PC Advisor has rounded-up 15 technological rumours and given them a thorough shake down, so you can tell what's nonsense, and what's not.
- 21 May 2007
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News: allofmp3.com music site faces closure
A man has been arrested for selling allofmp3.com vouchers. The recording industry has stepped up its battle to shut down allofmp3.com, announcing the arrest of the man.
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News: QuickTime 'bigger security risk than Internet Explorer'
Apple's QuickTime is three times more likely to pose a threat to your PC's security than Internet Explorer 6.0. QuickTime is six times riskier than Firefox, according to Secunia.
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News: Windows Vista UAC hack published
A security researcher has found another way to attack Windows Vista's UAC (User Account Control) feature.
- 19 May 2007
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News: Exposed: 5 hidden costs on every new PC
You've been talking about it for months, and now you've finally taken the plunge and bought yourself a shiny new home computer. Or perhaps you're an IT manager who's just upgraded the systems for an entire department. Well, don't put your wallet away, because you've just started shelling out for all the things you'll need during the life of these computers.
- 18 May 2007
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News: IE7 crippled after Microsoft bug 'fix'
Some users aren't able to use Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) after installing this month's six-bug patch, the Microsoft security team admitted as it published a work-around for the problem.
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News: Google Korea to censor adult searches
Google Korea plans to introduce an age-verification system to its search engine later this year that will restrict adult-themed searches to those 19 years of age and older, it said yesterday.
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