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Oracle Plays Catch-Up in Identity Access Market

Oracle Corp., late to the game when it comes to identity access management, is making up for lost time with its Wednesday announcement of...

Mozilla Uncages Latest Firefox Beta

The open-source Mozilla Foundation released the latest iteration of its Firefox Web browsing software on Friday, promising faster navigation, increased customization and improved security...

Sample RFP: Anti-Spyware

ANTI-SPYWARE Anti-spyware solutions fall into three main categories at this time: dedicated anti-spyware systems, defenses integrated into anti-virus applications and gateway defenses for HTTP and...

AIM Rootkit Attack Traced to Middle East

Security researchers have traced Octobers W32/Sdbot-ADD worm attack against AOLs Instant Messenger network to a rootkit-powered botnet controlled by hackers in the Middle East. With...

Ending the Blame Game

Its not engraved in stone or gracing the edifice of any corporate headquarters, but the following adage is well-established in the IT departments of...

Microsoft Expands Its Anti-Phishing Database

Microsoft Corp. Thursday expanded the scope of its anti-phishing Internet software by announcing agreements with independent data providers Cyota Inc., Internet Identity, and MarkMonitor...

User Privileges, Malware and the Sony Rootkit Debacle

Although the legal trouble for Sony may be only starting, I think the technical discovery phase has wound down. But there are some interesting...

Microsoft Confirms Windows Flaw, Exploit

Microsoft late Wednesday confirmed a denial-of-service flaw in its implementation of the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) protocol and warned users that a working exploit...

Major Sites Will Certify Adware Downloads

Starting next year, adware and software providers that want to continue placing ads on such prominent Web sites as AOL and Yahoo will have...

Security Vendors Clueless Over Rootkit Invasion

Long before Mark Russinovich blew the whistle on Sony BMGs use of stealthy, rootkit-style techniques to cloak its DRM scheme, spyware researchers recall seeing...