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    Malware Everywhere (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Malicious software attacks, including Trojan horses, bots, and rootkits, are rising at the fastest rate ever. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:38:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Apple Releases QuickTime 7.5 With Bug Fixes (PC World)
    PC World - Apple has again released a new version of QuickTime, its multimedia player that has been plagued by software vulnerabilities. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:40:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    More Laws, Collaboration Required for Online Safety (PC World)
    PC World - Experts discussed ways to improve online safety and better prevent cybercrime at a security conference in Seattle. -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:50:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Trends & Innovations - Thursday (Investor's Business Daily)
    Investor's Business Daily - Some Web domains are more vulnerable to cybercrimes than others, and Hong Kong's ".hk," ranked as the most dangerous domain, followed by China's ".cn," and ".info," according to a report by anti-virus software vender McAfee. The servers for ".hk" and ".cn" Web sites don't have to be in China. Some Internet scam operators gravitate to domain name services with lower fees, and to services that cut registration requirements to boost profit. Among ".com" sites, about 5% were identified as dangerous. The least-risky domain names are: ".gov," ".jp" (Japan), and ".au." (Australia). -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:58:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Va. court urged to hear appeal of e-mail spam law (AP)
    AP - A lawyer for a man once considered one of the world's most prolific e-mail spammers urged the Virginia Supreme Court on Wednesday to strike down a state anti-spam law, arguing it violates free speech protections under the First Amendment. -- read full article
    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:42:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hong Kong's websites the world's riskiest: survey (AFP)

    File photo shows a Hong Kong taxi carrying advertising for a marketplace website. Websites in the territory are the most likely to hit visitors with unwanted ads, viruses and spam says new research(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Hong Kong websites are the most likely to hit visitors with unwanted ads, viruses and spam, research from an Internet security company has found.


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    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:28:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    New report identifies dangerous Web domains (AP)
    AP - When surfing the Internet for safe Web sites, not all domains are equal. -- read full article
    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:09:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Va. high court hears arguments on law against spam (AP)
    AP - A lawyer for one of the world's most prolific spammers says Virginia's anti-spam law violates the First Amendment. -- read full article
    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:32:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    New report identifies dangerous Web domains (AP)
    AP - When surfing the Internet for safe Web sites, not all domains are equal. Companies that assign addresses for Web sites appear to be cutting corners on security more when they assign names in certain domains than in others, according to a report to be released Wednesday by antivirus software vendor McAfee Inc. -- read full article
    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:03:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    EU sees security threats lurking in printers (AP)
    AP - Printers and copiers could be the weak link in many corporate cyber defenses, the European Union's information security agency warned Tuesday. -- read full article
    Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:48:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Web 2.0 Sites a Thriving Marketplace for Malware (PC World)
    PC World - Malicious software makers are using social networks, video sites, and blogs to peddle their wares to other online criminals. -- read full article
    Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    2008 InfoWorld CTO 25: Chris Wysopal, Veracode (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - Chris Wysopal's obsession with software security has brought him fame as a member of the L0pht hacker "think tank," led to stints as lead security researcher at @stake and director of development at Symantec, and helped produce the Organization for Internet Safety, which was founded on guidelines for the responsible disclosure of software security vulnerabilities developed by Wysopal and MITRE's Steve Christey. -- read full article
    Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Zombies and botnets: OECD warns of hidden armies in cyber wars (AFP)

    Anti-virus software on sale in Miami, Florida. The simple act of using a computer for email or the Internet can mobilise armies of hidden agents and criminals out to subvert the system and business, the OECD says in a study on cyber crime.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - The simple act of using a computer for email or the Internet can mobilise armies of hidden agents and criminals out to subvert the system and business, the OECD says in a study on cyber crime.


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    Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:59:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Researchers Breach Microsoft's CardSpace ID Technology (PC World)
    PC World - A trio of computer security researchers say they've successfully compromised Microsoft's CardSpace identity management... -- read full article
    Fri, 30 May 2008 15:30:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Antispam Appliance Vendor Barracuda Wants to Buy Sourcefire (PC World)
    PC World - Barracuda Networks is offering to buy Sourcefire for $187.5 million. -- read full article
    Fri, 30 May 2008 02:30:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
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