Smart phone owners are savvy about viruses   28 Apr 2005 19:52 GMT
But many of them still keep sensitive information stored on the wireless handsets, according to a survey by Symantec.
Source: ZDNet

Experts: End of e-mail viruses is nigh   28 Apr 2005 17:56 GMT
Mass-mailing viruses are on their way out, some security execs say, and spyware is set to take their place as a key pest.
Source: ZDNet

Intermix hit with spyware suit   28 Apr 2005 16:56 GMT
New York's attorney general says the Web marketer secretly installed adware and spyware on people's computers.
Source: ZDNet

Q&A: Veritas' CEO Gary Bloom on postmerger user concerns   28 Apr 2005 16:33 GMT
Veritas CEO Gary Bloom, who spoke this week at his company's user conference, Veritas Vision, talked with Computerworld about integration issues involved in the upcoming merger with Symantec and user concerns about what happens after.
Source: Computerworld

Book excerpt: File System Forensic Analysis   28 Apr 2005 14:00 GMT
In Chapter 5 of his new book File System Forensic Analysis, Brian Carrier discusses PC-based partitions, how they work and also takes a look at their data structure.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft looks to create more 'standard' users   28 Apr 2005 00:00 GMT
For security's sake, Microsoft wants more desktop business users to be '"standard."
Source: NWFusion.com

Group wants encryption bans overturned   27 Apr 2005 19:13 GMT
The Jericho Forum pledges to lobby countries such as China to relax restrictions on encryption, saying such controls hinder e-commerce.
Source: ZDNet

Scheme preys on people who mistype 'Google.com'   27 Apr 2005 15:51 GMT
Be careful entering the search giant's URL into your browser, or you could end up with a mess of Trojans installed on your PC.
Source: ZDNet

Critical flaw reported in Netscape   27 Apr 2005 13:24 GMT
A "highly critical" flaw reported in the Netscape browser could allow attackers to compromise users' systems, a Danish security firm says.
Source: Computerworld

'Highly critical' flaw reported for Netscape software   27 Apr 2005 01:14 GMT
Security company says Netscape versions are vulnerable to exploitation and the solution is to "use another product."
Source: ZDNet