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Article | 18/09/2008 Top celebrity name most abused by malware writers: Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt, Mariah Carey and George Clooney are among the stars whose names are being most exploited across the Web to lure unwary fans into downloadin...
Article | 16/09/2008 Alcatel-Lucent: Industry initiative will combat piracy
Ease of use has driven "media-savvy" consumers to piracy when it comes to obtaining digital entertainment, but a new industry initiative has the poten...
Article | 16/09/2008 Microsoft issues wrong update for Exchange 2007
Microsoft last week confirmed that it inadvertently released a pre-release version of an Exchange Server 2007 update that could push servers into an e...
Article | 15/09/2008 Court overturns Virginia spam law, sides with free speech
The Virginia Supreme Court has overturned a state antispam law and the 2004 conviction of long-time spammer Jeremy Jaynes, saying the law is an overly...
Article | 10/09/2008 Flawed Trend Micro anti-virus update cripples PCs
Anti-virus updates issued by Trend Micro last week crippled Windows XP and Vista PCs when they mistook several critical system files for malware, and ...
Article | 10/09/2008 Google cuts time it retains IP address logs to 9 months
Google will half the length of time it holds data linking surfers' IP addresses to their Web searches.
Article | 10/09/2008 Microsoft patches 8 critical bugs in Windows, Office
Microsoft Tuesday patched eight vulnerabilities, all rated critical, in four security updates for Windows, Office, Windows Media Player, Internet Expl...
Article | 9/09/2008 McAfee touts 'cloud-based' malware defense system
McAfee this week announced a change in how it delivers malware-signature software updates that it says should result in much speedier fixes.
Article | 5/09/2008 DNS error brings Sophos antivirus updates to a halt
A sporadic Domain Name Server (DNS) error has blocked Sophos anti-virus updates around the world.
Article | 4/09/2008 Spammers use free Web services to shield links
Spammers are abusing free Web services to make their spam links look more legitimate, according to e-mail security vendor MessageLabs.
Article | 27/08/2008 Microsoft tweaks anti-piracy check for Windows XP
Microsoft has updated software that verifies whether a copy of Windows is genuine in its Windows XP Professional edition, making it similar to the not...
Article | 27/08/2008 Privacy group: US border-crossing database raises concerns
A plan by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect personal information on every traveler coming into the country and keep that information...
Article | 26/08/2008 Researcher mines blogs, social networks to access bank accounts
A recent Google search of the popular social networking site MySpace for several variations of terms describing a person's maternal grandparents retur...
Article | 25/08/2008 Transparency key recommendation in new privacy guidelines
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has issued a practical guide to businesses and government agencies showing them how best to respond in the even...
Article | 22/08/2008 White-collar pros shrug off security
Almost two-thirds of “white-collar” professionals don't care about their privacy on work computers, according to a survey by the Information Systems A...

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