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Spyware Writers Play Cat-and-Mouse with Rootkit Detectors

Security researchers have detected the first sign of a cat-and-mouse game between spyware writers and vendors touting new Windows rootkit detection technologies. Just weeks after...

New Phishing Attacks Offer Cash

A new kind of phishing attack made its debut over the weekend, and experts say this is the first time that online scammers have...

Police Foil $420 Million Keylogger Scam

LONDON—The British Hi-Tech Crime Unit has foiled what would have been one of the biggest computer crimes in history, where thieves attempted to transfer...

Mac OS X: Virus-free—For Now

Heres a piece of news you may not know: There are currently no viruses or malware that specifically target Mac OS X lurking "in...

EdgeSight 3.1 Keeps an Eye on Desktops

Do enterprises want to invest in monitoring the performance and availability of end-user systems? One small company believes that they do, and on Monday...

CSS Support Could Be Internet Explorers Weakest Link

Microsoft will be doing a lot to make developers and customers happy with its pending Internet Explorer release, if partner sources with inside information...

AOL To Modify AIM Terms of Service

America Online Inc. plans to make three small but significant modifications to the terms of service for its AIM instant messaging product to head...

Is Two-Factor Authentication Being Oversold?

If youre exchanging sensitive data online and youre not worried about identity theft, you should be. Several new attacks are released every day to...

Alternative Browsers and Java Lead Spyware to IE

A malicious batch of adware and spyware has appeared that can use Firefox and other alternative browsers to infect Microsofts IE. According to a researcher...

Congress Aims to Create Broader Privacy Policies

The stream of high-profile data thefts this winter has turned a trickle of concern over information protection and privacy into a torrent of action...