Netscape patches new browser   20 May 2005 16:30 GMT
Just hours after the newest version of Netscape was officially launched, a patch was released that fixes more than 40 security holes.
Source: Computerworld

Search warrants executed in LexisNexis ID case   20 May 2005 15:26 GMT
Federal agents have searched property in several states, including California, Minnesota and North Carolina, as part of their probe into a security breach at data broker LexisNexis.
Source: Computerworld

HP muscles in on small-business security   20 May 2005 14:31 GMT
Company is attempting to simplify security for small companies that lack IT resources or knowledge.
Source: ZDNet

VeriSign to put more backbone into the Net   19 May 2005 23:50 GMT
It plans a significant increase in the number of DNS servers, which should make the Internet's naming system more resilient to attacks.
Source: ZDNet

Popular Japanese Web site hit by major hack   19 May 2005 16:31 GMT
Japan's largest price-comparison Web portal kept its Web site operating for three days despite knowing that it had been hacked and could be feeding Trojan horse programs to visitors.
Source: Computerworld

Algorithm agility and OATH   19 May 2005 14:00 GMT
Opinion: Burt Kaliski of RSA Laboratories gives his views on why a single, standard algorithm for one-time passwords won't fulfill the promise of stronger user authentication.
Source: Computerworld

Linux users still at risk from KDE flaw   19 May 2005 09:29 GMT
Errors discovered in original patch to fix flaw that could allow an attacker to execute malicious code and take over a system.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft downplays Windows flaw severity   19 May 2005 01:20 GMT
Responding to an alert by a French security company about a Windows flaw, software giant says it already fixed the issue.
Source: ZDNet

FCC requires VoIP providers to offer E911   19 May 2005 00:00 GMT
VoIP carriers that connect to the U.S. public telephone network will be required this year to provide their customers with enhanced 911 emergency calling service, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission ruled Thursday.
Source: NWFusion.com

Popular Japanese Web site hit hard by major hack   19 May 2005 00:00 GMT
Japan's largest price comparison Web portal is scrambling with the fallout of a decision to keep its Web site operating for three days with the knowledge that it had been hacked and could be feeding Trojan horse programs to visitors.
Source: NWFusion.com