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Misplaced Caution About Open-Source Anti-Spam?

Given that the new open-source approaches to spam filtering are capable of virtually eliminating unwanted e-mail and preserving the good stuff, why do many...

More Security Holes Found in Firefox

The latest security holes found in the popular alternative Web browser Firefox raises yet more questions about its vulnerability. Security experts warned of nine...

Volunteers Prep to Thwart Hurricane Rita Scams

With Hurricane Rita looming offshore and the Gulf Coast populace heading to higher ground, several Internet watchdogs on Thursday prepared a volunteer effort to...

Oracle Database 10g Update Tackles Security, Compliance

/zimages/6/114596.jpgSAN FRANCISCO—Everybodys taking the heat on security. Regulations require that databases be audited, while data encryption too often means a drag on performance and multiple...

Symantec Buys Anti-Phishing Vendor

Symantec on Thursday announced plans to purchase WholeSecurity, a deal that adds behavior-based and anti-phishing technology to its Internet security product roster. Financial terms of...

US-CERT Malware Naming Plan Faces Obstacles

US-CERT, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, will begin issuing uniform names for computer viruses, worms and other malicious code next month, as part...

To Secure the Enterprise, Think Strategically

The single most common—and most damaging—error in IT security practice is the failure to approach it from a strategic perspective. IT security is a complex...

Startup Spirit Thrives Again at Demo

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The Demo conference here feels a lot like the 1990s. Dot-coms and early startups are everywhere, bum-rushing journalists and venture capitalists with...

CA Wins Deal to Protect 20M AOL Users

America Online is deploying anti-spyware technology from CA in a new version of its client software. America Online Inc. on Wednesday announced ASP (AOL Spyware...

Firefox Patch Fixes Security Woes

The Mozilla Foundation has released the latest version of its Firefox Web browser, 1.07, which fixes several security problems, including a brand-new one. While it...