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Microsoft Ships Zotob Worm Zapper

Microsoft Corp. late Wednesday shipped an update to its malware removal tool to detect and delete the fast-spreading "Zotob" worm family. Microsoft typically updates the...

Zotob Proves Patch Management Isnt Enough

It may be just schadenfreude, but nothing makes me chuckle more than seeing media outlets get nailed by Windows malware. The sense of barely suppressed...

Adobe Plugs Code Execution Holes

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the widely used Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader programs could put millions of computer users at risk of code...

Zotob Madness and the Real Cost of Windows vs. Linux

What do CNN, ABC, The New York Times and a lot of Fortune 500 companies all have in common? Can you say "clueless Windows administrators"?...

Fast-Moving Worms Slam Media, Enterprise Networks

A gang of new, fast moving Internet worms spread quickly across the Internet on Tuesday and Wednesday, using a recently disclosed hole in Windows...

August Patch Winds Fade

At first glance, Microsofts August vulnerability and patch set seemed like a real killer set of vulnerabilities. One of them in particular, MS05-039 (Vulnerability...

New Worms Catch Big Business With Pants Down

Thanks, Wolf.Theres nothing to raise awareness of a computer threat quite like a news flash on CNN. Heres the follow-up story: CNN Network Admins...

Symantec Acquires Endpoint-Security Company Sygate

Security company Symantec is buying Sygate Technologies, a maker of security products that secure mobile and networked computers. Symantec Corp., of Cupertino, Calif., said on...

Sophos PhishAlert Spots ID Theft Bait Early

Enterprise anti-virus vendor Sophos Plc. on Tuesday rolled out a new early-warning system for businesses struggling to cope with the sharp rise in phishing...

Cisco Still Under Pressure Despite Revenue Growth

The bets Cisco Systems Inc. has made on technologies such as voice over IP, security and wireless seem to be paying off as the...