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E-Card Holiday Virus Packs Ugly Punch

A new virus strain masquerading as electronic Christmas cards is accounting for one in every 10 e-mails hitting in-boxes, security experts warned Wednesday.The W32/Zafi-D...

New Browser Hole is a Phishermans Delight

Our top vulnerability this week is a worm that performs a grab bag of techniques to infect computers. Find out how it does what...

Symantec, Veritas Merger Signifies Major Shift

The rumored merger of storage software giant Veritas Software Corp. and information security behemoth Symantec Corp. may be a sign of things to come. According...

Webroot Adds Bandwidth Throttling to Anti-Spyware Offering

Looking to cement its place as a legitimate contender in the enterprise anti-spyware space, Webroot Software Inc. has beefed up its Spy Sweeper Enterprise...

Symantec-Veritas Deal Could Unify Data Protection

At this point its still not confirmed that Symantec and Veritas are actually going ahead with a merger theyve been discussing, but apparently the...

Linux Kernel Review Shows Far Fewer Flaws

An extensive review of the Linux kernel using a source-code analysis tool found that the core components of the operating system contain far fewer...

Microsoft Plugs Code Execution Holes on Patch Day

Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for five vulnerabilities in Windows products, including a patch for a known security issue in the WINS (Windows Internet...

Symantec Reportedly in Talks to Buy Veritas

Symantec Corp., the ubiquitous security vendor, is in talks to acquire Veritas Software Corp., the dominant data backup player, in a bold move that...

3Com to Acquire IPS Vendor TippingPoint

The consolidation continues in the intrusion prevention system market, as 3Com Corp. announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire IPS vendor TippingPoint Technologies...

Fashion-Technology Fusion Threatens Security

Employers can make rules about technology use in the workplace, but they cant tell employees whats in style. Thats a problem as personal technology...