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TPM Hardware Offers Easier Security

The good news is that in less than five years—if we survive that long—we may be able to take PC security for granted. That...

Sunbelt Adds Detection for ID Theft Keylogger

Anti-spyware vendor Sunbelt plans to release a free tool to zap a sophisticated keystroke logger being used by an organized ring of identity thieves. The...

Chip-Based Security Finds New IT Niches

Once purely a business desktop feature, Trusted Platform Modules are on the verge of a population explosion which will see them proliferate inside consumer...

Readers Respond: We Need a Spyware Law

I am in complete agreement that a spyware law must be passed ("We Need a Spyware Law," June 20) and if there can be...

MS Corrects IE Patch Download Glitch

Less than 24 hours after pushing out patches for three critical Internet Explorer vulnerabilities, Microsoft has re-released the bulletin to correct a glitch that...

Wholl Fill the Gap in the Gateway Security Market?

A ruling against Fortinet by the US International Trade Commission has triggered a silent crisis in the network anti-virus market. The number of products...

Download Problem Interferes with IE Patch Release

Microsoft late Tuesday confirmed that its "critical" Internet Explorer patches had to be pulled after a hiccup caused some of the downloads to be...

ITC Rules Against Fortinet in Patent Dispute

A ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission could spell trouble for users of anti-virus technology from Fortinet. On Aug. 8, 2005, the ITC declared...

Gateway Secures Its PCs

Gateway is locking down its business PC line.The Irvine, Calif., PC maker on Tuesday said it has fitted TPMs (Trusted Platform Modules), chips that...

MS Patch Day Includes Monster IE Update

For the third successive month, Microsofts Internet Explorer browser has been updated to correct security holes that could put millions of Web surfers at...