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Group Aims to Develop Guidelines to Define Spyware

Even as the menace grows, security vendors are having increasing difficulty defining and identifying spyware, and their indecision is slowing efforts to assist frustrated...

Sunbelt Scoops Up Google-like Spyware Sniffer

Anti-spyware vendor Sunbelt Software said it acquired Web-crawling technology that will enable its researchers to identify new spyware outbreaks more quickly. The company plans to...

The Sad State of Spyware

Theres reason to be optimistic about many security problems, but others are less encouraging. One of the worst is the problem of spyware and...

CA Drafts New Policy for Spyware Vendor Appeals

Computer Associates International Inc. is changing its policy for handling appeals from suspected spyware vendors.CAs eTrust PestPatrol unit will no longer remove detection signatures...

Microsoft Confirms Critical Win2K Flaw

Software engineers at Microsoft Corp.s security research center on Thursday confirmed a potentially dangerous security hole in fully patched Windows 2000 systems that could...

Microsoft, VeriSign Team on Wi-Fi Security Architecture

Citing the increased risk posed by mobile workers and wireless networking technology, Microsoft Corp. and VeriSign Inc. said on Wednesday that they are teaming...

Worm Early Warning System Late to the Game

In some ways, network worms are the scariest of Internet attacks. The idea that your computer can be attacked while just sitting around minding...

High-Risk RealPlayer Hole Patched

Digital media delivery outfit RealNetworks Inc. on Wednesday released patches for a high-risk security flaw in several versions of its widely deployed RealPlayer software.The...

Researchers Propose Early Warning System for Worms

Researchers at the University of Florida have designed an Internet-worm early warning system that offers a new approach to pinpointing the first sign of...

AOL Begins Blocking Phishing Sites

In a major initiative to combat the growing threat of identity theft scams, AOL announced it will begin to work internally and with partners...