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Microsoft Plugs Phishing Hole on Xbox360 Site

Microsoft has applied an update to its Xbox360.com Web site to address a cross-site scripting vulnerability that could have been exploited by phishers to...

Intuit Rolls Out Patch Management Tool for SMBs

Intuit Inc. has developed a new tool for small and midsize businesses that are struggling to keep up with patch management. The company on Tuesday...

FTC Urges ISPs to Crack Down on Spam Zombies

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission plans to issue a statement Tuesday urging ISPs to take a tougher stance on compromised computers known as "spam...

CA Patches High Risk Anti-Virus Flaw

A high-risk buffer overflow vulnerability in Computer Associates International Inc.s eTrust Vet anti-virus engine could put users at risk of PC takeover attacks, the...

AOL Suspends Trojan-Infected AIM Accounts

America Online on Tuesday confirmed the inadvertent suspension of an undisclosed number of Trojan-infected AIM screen names. The company said its internal anti-SPIM (spam over...

Denial-of-Service Flaw Found in DNS Protocol

A high-profile security research outfit on Tuesday warned that a newly discovered flaw in the Domain Name System protocol could be exploited remotely to...

Preparing for Battle in the Next Security War

My intent was to write about the improving state of computer security. However, before starting, I had to clear up all the spew in...

As Seen on TV: Network Security

Its a tough world out there, full of bad people constantly trying to take down the forces of truth, justice and, of course, Internet...

Policy Commander Automates Windows Security Settings

New Boundary Technology Inc.s Policy Commander automates what can be the overwhelming manual task of maintaining security settings on Windows desktop, laptop and server...

Dont Bet on Computing Security

Im sitting across from a security guy who is supposed to be telling me how hes making the world a safer place, and hes...