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Archive for November, 2006

Court Shutters Spyware Outfit, Freezes Assets

ERG Ventures LLC is accused of spreading spyware and adware on the Internet using the notorious Media Motor program.

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Microsoft Unleashes Forefront Security Suite

The software giant is looking to edge out third parties with its big new foray into security, which includes anti-virus and anti-spyware for the client and two server offerings. Analysts say it's a good first step.

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Critical Wireless Flaw Leaves Windows Users Open To Attack

The vulnerability in the Broadcom wireless driver went public Saturday; the same day, an exploit was added to the Metasploit Framework, a penetration testing tool.

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Phishers Pick $2.8 Billion From Consumers’ Pockets

Criminals running phishing scams are raking in more money than ever, with the average loss jumping fivefold in the last year and the percentage of money recovered plummeting, according to a survey published Thursday by research firm Gartner.

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Microsoft To Post 6 Patches Next Week

Microsoft plans five updates for Windows and one for XML Core Services; at least two of the updates will be labeled "critical," Microsoft's highest warning rating.

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Google Says Sorry For Virus E-Mail Blast

Google announced that a member of its video team had sent the worm, which wipes out files, to members of a Google Video Blog discussion list.

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E-Voting Glitches Examined; Reform Push Planned

Some 17% of the complaints to Common Cause focused on mechanical failure, which is likely to be one of several components in a push for reform as the 2008 presidential election approaches.

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‘Stration’ Worm Spawns Sneak Attacks

Anti-virus vendors completely missed the fact that the most massive worm attack in months has a secondary payload that has sent millions of pharmaceutical spam messages, a security intelligence company revealed Tuesday.

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Full-Disk Encryption Suites

One stolen laptop loaded with sensitive information could sink your business. To avoid disaster, a comprehensive security strategy must include a way to prevent data leakage from your mobile devices. We tested three full-disk encryption suites that offer powerful administration and management features.

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Flesh-and-Blood Biometrics

With technological innovations such as venous palm scanning, the time may be coming when biometrics actually meets user expectations. Fujitsu hopes to lead the way with its palm-reading system.

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