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Microsoft Corrects Patch Day Glitch with SUS Update

Microsoft Corp. has shipped an update to Software Update Services 1.0 to correct a Patch Day glitch that caused some previously approved security updates...

RSA CEO Bets on Authentication, Anti-fraud Technology

RSA Security Inc. President and CEO Art Coviello cruises the company cafeteria on his scooter on a late December morning, looking like a kid...

Symantec Confirms AV Library Flaw, Promises Patches

Anti-virus vendor Symantec Corp. has publicly acknowledged that a high-risk buffer overflow vulnerability in its AntiVirus Library could lead to code execution attacks when...

Making Gift Cards A Little More Secure

The ease of use of a gift card is making them popular, with e-commerce sites expecting a tidal wave of gift card redemptions next...

Botnet Uses BitTorrent to Push Movie Files

A group of malicious hackers is using the BitTorrent peer-to-peer software to push copies of movies and Disney cartoons onto infected machines. A group of...

Big Issues Face FCC in 2006

Washington policymakers face several decisions in 2006 that will affect networking for years to come. The overarching challenge on Capitol Hill and at federal regulatory...

Beware of Strange iTunes/QuickTime Movies

A heap overflow vulnerability in Apple Computer Inc.s iTunes and QuickTime media players could put millions of PC and Mac users at risk of...

FTC Celebrates CAN-SPAM with Spam Suits

At the two year anniversary of the CAN-SPAM act, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced legal actions against spammers, including joint operations with state...

Oracle Combines Its Identity Management Offerings

Oracle Corp. is merging its entire identity management product portfolio under one umbrella, featuring a single licensing model to spearhead the introduction of the...

Santa IM Worm Installs Rootkit Payload

A new Christmas-themed worm attack is underway, delivering an offensive rootkit payload over the AOL, MSN, Windows Messenger, ICQ and Yahoo instant messaging networks. The...