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Watchfire Offers Web Security as a Service

Betting that security applications will follow in the footsteps of CRM tools and similar technologies, Web site testing specialist Watchfire is launching a hosted...

OnSecurity: Third-Party Patches

In this OnSecurity Podcast, eWEEK Labs Technical Analyst Andrew Garcia and West Coast Technical Director Cameron Sturdevant discuss third-party patches and fixing Microsoft Internet...

Labs Tip: Protecting Data

As high-profile data thefts and losses continue to populate the news headlines, many companies dont realize that they already have a tool at hand...

IBM Touts Chip-Level Security

IBM is touting a new technology that it claims will greatly increase chip makers ability to build embedded security features into processors used in...

Cross-Platform Sample Virus Targets Windows, Linux

Virus researchers at Kaspersky Lab have found proof-of-concept code for a cross-platform virus capable of infecting both Windows and Linux systems. In an alert posted...

Spyware-Powered Click Fraud Traced to Yahoo

Anti-spyware activist Ben Edelman has flagged a spyware-powered click-fraud scam using Yahoos Overture advertising service to fleece advertisers. Edelman, a security researcher renowned for his...

Microsoft Ships URL Tracer to Hunt Down Typo-Squatters

Microsoft Research has released a new tool to help pinpoint large-scale typo-squatters that are known to be gaming pay-per-click domain parking services. The lightweight prototype,...

The Real Malware Cleanup Problem Is at Home

Can you believe that a Microsoft representative actually said were getting to the point where its not worth cleaning up malware-infected systems? The hand-wringing...

IRS Rule Changes Could Expose Your Tax Info

The IRS has stirred controversy with a proposal, here in PDF form, to loosen rules regarding electronic disclosure of private taxpayer information to outside...

Mac Could Get Infected at Boot Camp

Im quoted in April 6s USA Today in its story about Boot Camp, Apples new software support for running Windows on Intel-based Macs. The...