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Is Linux Getting Buggier?

Is the Linux kernel getting buggier? According to Andrew Morton, the lead maintainer of the Linux 2.6 kernel, in a CNET report from the...

Spyware, Rootkit Maker Stops Distribution

ContextPlus, an adware company implicated in a large number of stealth rootkit infections, has stopped distributing its software, citing concerns over the practices of...

Sophos Details Flaw in Anti-Virus Products

Anti-virus specialist Sophos has reported the details of a vulnerability in its flagship product line that could leave affected computers open to outside attack. The...

Preparing for the Worst: Avian Flu

The disaster recovery systems that kicked in following Hurricane Katrina last fall were a good sign that many businesses and IT staff had planned...

PDF Security Compromised in Gmail?

PDF authors go to great lengths to protect their documents. But circumventing PDF security could be as easy as opening the document inside Googles...

Symantec Brass Tackles Complaints, Touts Progress

SAN FRANCISCO—Symantec will seek to extend its security protection beyond the client and infrastructure to encompass Web 2.0 models and data, top executives told...

Virginia Official Discusses the Fight Against Cyber-Crime

Gene Fishel, assistant attorney general in the state of Virginias Attorney Generals office, works with businesses, IT professionals, citizens and law enforcement agencies to...

Microsoft Patches Two Critical Vulnerabilities

As expected, Microsoft issued patches for two critical vulnerabilities in its software on May 9, including flaws in its Windows and Exchange products, as...

EMC Snatches Up Kashya to Boost Data Protection Portfolio

Fortifying its focus to bring security deeper into storage environments and thereby building a unified information management lifecycle strategy, EMC acquired privately held Kashya...

Report Casts Doubt on Vistas Security Impact

An early review of the much-publicized security features due in Microsofts next-generation Windows Vista operating system concludes that the tools may be so unfriendly...