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Zotob Madness and the Real Cost of Windows vs. Linux

What do CNN, ABC, The New York Times and a lot of Fortune 500 companies all have in common? Can you say "clueless Windows administrators"?...

Fast-Moving Worms Slam Media, Enterprise Networks

A gang of new, fast moving Internet worms spread quickly across the Internet on Tuesday and Wednesday, using a recently disclosed hole in Windows...

August Patch Winds Fade

At first glance, Microsofts August vulnerability and patch set seemed like a real killer set of vulnerabilities. One of them in particular, MS05-039 (Vulnerability...

New Worms Catch Big Business With Pants Down

Thanks, Wolf.Theres nothing to raise awareness of a computer threat quite like a news flash on CNN. Heres the follow-up story: CNN Network Admins...

Symantec Acquires Endpoint-Security Company Sygate

Security company Symantec is buying Sygate Technologies, a maker of security products that secure mobile and networked computers. Symantec Corp., of Cupertino, Calif., said on...

Sophos PhishAlert Spots ID Theft Bait Early

Enterprise anti-virus vendor Sophos Plc. on Tuesday rolled out a new early-warning system for businesses struggling to cope with the sharp rise in phishing...

Cisco Still Under Pressure Despite Revenue Growth

The bets Cisco Systems Inc. has made on technologies such as voice over IP, security and wireless seem to be paying off as the...

Safari Flaws Fixed in Monster Mac OS X Update

Apple has shipped a monster security patch for Mac OS X to fix 34 flaws in the operating system and bundled third-party utilities. The 17MB...

Guardium Tackles ID Theft Prevention

Guardium is working to ward off identity thieves with a new set of software modules designed to help payment card companies comply with PCI,...

FBI Solicits Bids for New Data Management System

A select group of about 45 IT companies received a request for proposal from the FBI last week to deploy Sentinel, the bureaus next-generation...