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Flurry of Bulletins Due on MS Patch Tuesday

Microsoft plans to ship 10 security bulletins to cover a range of potentially serious vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system. After a one-month patching respite,...

Patching Tiger: Apple Plugs Buffer Overflows

Apple has released a security update to correct a dozen vulnerabilities in its flagship Mac OS X operating system, including a code execution flaw...

Do Google Ads Help Fund Spyware?

Googles sponsored-link ads may have helped turn the worlds best-known search engine into a financial powerhouse, but they also are coming under attack for...

Hotbar in Hot Water with Online Privacy Group

Adware vendor Hotbar.com Inc. is feeling the heat this week over its pesky adware programs and spotty adherence to online privacy rules, eWEEK has...

Symantec Strikes Back at Adware Vendor

Internet security specialist Symantec Corp. has turned the tables on browser toolbar startup Hotbar.com Inc., filing a lawsuit to retain the right to flag...

Microsofts Security Response Center: How Little Patches Are Made

ORLANDO, Fla.—Anxious to shed the companys image as having a lax attitude about software security, officials at the Microsoft Security Response Center are using...

Seagate Introduces Hardware-Encrypted Notebook Hard Drive

Citing the need for improved security on mobile computing devices, Seagate Technology LLC today introduced a hard drive with full disk encryption. Based on the...

Network Gear Makers Issue Security Cautions

CHICAGO—The chiefs of the countrys largest network equipment makers are sending a clear signal that security and reliability will remain top challenges for network...

IE 7.0s Future Is in 2003

When users run into trouble using Internet Explorer its not often with innocent and standard HTML functions, but with fancier features like ActiveX controls...

New Crack Bites Bluetooth Security

Ive never liked Bluetooth devices. They have always seemed finicky to me, especially the process where they "pair" with each other in order to...