REDWOOD CITY, CA. - Check Point Software Technologies announced its new Integrity Anti-Spyware program, becoming the latest major vendor to offer its anti-spyware technology to corporate users. Integrity Anti-Spyware, scheduled to hit the market in November, is designed to detect, automatically quarantine and remove spyware programs. Check Point, primarily a seller of firewalls and virtual
SANTA CLARA, CA. - A new worm that propagates by exploiting security vulnerabilities in Web server software is attacking Linux systems, antivirus companies warned on Monday. The worm spreads by exploiting Web servers that host susceptible scripts at specific locations, according to antivirus software maker McAfee, which has named the worm "Lupper." Lupper blindly attacks
SEATTLE, WA. - The Microsoft tool, designed to protect PCs against hidden software, has been renamed "Windows Defender" and is getting a new look as well as capabilities to detect rootkits, keystroke loggers and other threats. The news of the revamp came Friday in a posting to a new Microsoft corporate blog dealing with malicious
DETROIT - One more reason to make sure you have signed up to become a member of Michigan InfraGard ? a DEEP discount on a two-day security seminar focusing on Policy-centric Security Architectures scheduled for Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at Eastern Michigan University. What is Policy centric security architecture? Well, it essentially means designing your security
PITTSBURGH ? US-CERT has issued a warning that Microsoft has released critical updates that address yet more vulnerabilities in Windows, this tie with the Image Processing. The Microsoft Security Bulletin for November 2005 addresses vulnerabilities in the way Microsoft Windows processes image files. By tricking you into viewing maliciously altered image files, such as pictures
WASHINGTON DC - Fraudsters have successfully pilfered money out of online brokerage accounts, prompting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to urge traders to take security measures. The SEC published an investor guide Thursday, warning users of keystroke-logging software, phishing scams and traditional snoops as ways fraudsters could obtain access to online brokerage accounts and
CUPERTINO, CA - Apple Computer late Thursday issued an alert about flaws in its QuickTime media player that could allow a malicious attacker to launch a denial-of-service attack or remote code execution. QuickTime versions 6.5.2 and 7.0.1 for the Mac OS X operating system are affected by the vulnerabilities, as well as some versions for
HERNDON, VA. - Fewer businesses were hit by the Zotob worm that struck corporate networks last August than during previous malware attacks, but those hit were hit much harder, a new survey shows. The August worm caused disruptions for about 13 percent of the organizations surveyed by computer security firm Cybertrust, which released the results
SEATTLE ? Microsoft, in an attempt to give users more protection online, is tightening up the way its Internet Explorer browser handles HTTPS for version 7, which is used to secure online transactions. In a posting on the Microsoft Internet Explorer blog, IE program manager Eric Lawrence said that IE7 would support the Transport Layer
WASHINGTON DC - New federal wiretapping rules forcing Internet service providers and universities to rewire their networks for FBI surveillance of e-mail and Web browsing have been challenged in court. Telecommunications firms, nonprofit organizations and educators are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., to overturn the controversial rules, which dramatically extend the