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CA Suite Marshals Malware Forces

Seventeen months after announcing the purchase of PestPatrol anti-spyware technology, CA is the first anti-virus company to meld its own technology with an acquired...

FedEx: ExpressPay Hack No Different Than Stealing

Days after a hardware security expert demonstrated jaw-dropping security holes in FedEx Kinkos ExpressPay cards, company officials said the company doesnt think the security...

AOL Opens AIM Code to Developers

After years of jealously guarding access to its AOL Instant Messenger network, America Online is openly flirting with third-party developers looking to connect to...

Microsoft Passport Morphs into Windows Live ID

The Microsoft Passport universal-login service is undergoing a major upgrade under the Windows Live umbrella. The plan is to rebrand the Passport Network as Windows...

Hacker Defender Rootkit Author Offers Cease-Fire

The author of the Hacker Defender rootkit said hes taking a break from developing the popular hacking tool—but that he may soon return to...

OneCare: Friend or Foe?

Microsofts Windows OneCare Live provides a simple way for consumers to shore up the most basic desktop defenses and streamline performance. Although enterprise IT...

Intel Links Up with Lockdowns NAC Enforcer

Chip maker Intels investment arm is putting $3.1 million into Lockdown Networks, a maker of network access control software, and plans to form a...

Highwall to Launch Anti-Virus System for Wireless

Highwall Technologies on March 6 will launch a software package designed to prevent wireless LAN security breaches without a network overlay of hardware sensors. Highwall...

Hunt Intensifies for Botnet Command & Controls

Operating under the theory that if you kill the head, the body will follow, a group of high-profile security researchers is ramping up efforts...

U.S. Government Investigates Check Point-Sourcefire Deal

The U.S. federal government agency at the center of a political controversy over foreign management of U.S. ports is scrutinizing a deal by Israeli...