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Anti-Virus Companies Warn of OS X Worm

Users of the Macintosh operating system received a rare security warning on Feb. 16 after samples of an Internet worm that targets the OS...

Microsoft Frowns on iDefense Hacking Challenge

Security intelligence outfit iDefense Labs is offering a $10,000 reward to any hacker who finds a worm hole in Microsofts products, but the software...

EMC Sticks By Google Desktop Search

While search giant Google works to reassure its users that the latest version of its Desktop Search application does not pose the security threat...

Who Tests the Code Testers?

In order to make software more secure, the industry must get on the bandwagon for code scanning tools, incorporating them into the daily development...

Is It the End of the Security World as We Know It?

SAN JOSE, Calif.—The folks running the annual RSA Conference here this week will tell you that the show is bigger than ever and security...

Microsoft Finds Unlikely InfoCard Ally

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Microsoft has found an unlikely backer for its ambitious InfoCard online ID management system. At the RSA Conference here, Verisign dispelled the notion...

House Democrats Fail in Bid for NSA Spying Docs

In a partisan debate going to the heart of the balance of power in American government, House Democrats overseeing the judiciary sought vehemently, but...

Microsoft Corrects Security Patch Issue

Microsoft was forced to update one of its February security patches after some users were unable to install the fix that addressed a TCP/IP...

Senators Seek Answers from Telcos on NSA Spying

In late January, AT&T was sued in federal court for allegedly acting as an agent of the government in enabling the National Security Agency...

Government Execs Stand By Industry-Led Cyber-Security

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Senior cyber-security officials defended the U.S. governments continued reliance on private sector initiatives to improve the security of the nations infrastructure, even...