It's a bull market for stock spam   04 Aug 2005 14:01 GMT
Number of e-mail messages with fake stock tips has grown over the past six months, a study warns.
Source: ZDNet

Court orders CardSystems to retain breach information   04 Aug 2005 14:00 GMT
A California court has ruled that CardSystems must preserve evidence relating to the theft of as many as 40 million credit card numbers.
Source: Computerworld

CA patches critical BrightStor flaw   04 Aug 2005 14:00 GMT
CA has published patches for a critical vulnerability in its BrightStor ARCserve Backup and Enterprise Backup software.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft to release six patches, some 'critical,' next week   04 Aug 2005 09:54 GMT
Microsoft plans to release six software patches next Tuesday for flaws in its Windows operating system, along with an updated version of its Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool and a nonsecurity update for the operating system.
Source: Computerworld

First Windows Vista viruses unleashed   04 Aug 2005 09:47 GMT
An Austrian hacker has written what are thought to be the first known viruses for Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista operating system. The viruses take advantage of a new command shell, code-named Monad, included in the Windows Vista beta code.
Source: Computerworld

EMC officials stress end-to-end security   04 Aug 2005 07:49 GMT
EMC Corp. is "going to put more and more emphasis on the security of data," CEO Joe Tucci said today at the company's analyst day, where he and other officials outlined their plans for EMC.
Source: Computerworld

CA plugs serious hole in backup software   04 Aug 2005 00:32 GMT
Security vulnerability in BrightStor backup products could put corporate networks at risk of cyberattack.
Source: ZDNet

Key bugs in core Linux code squashed   03 Aug 2005 21:26 GMT
Serious bugs in the latest Linux kernel have been fixed, a sign that the open-source OS is maturing.
Source: ZDNet

Worm hole found in Windows 2000   03 Aug 2005 20:40 GMT
The unpatched flaw in a core component of the OS has no workaround and could be used to create a worm, a security firm warns.
Source: ZDNet

Merged Symantec takes its time setting prices   03 Aug 2005 18:20 GMT
Symantec says it could take a year for it to work out how much to charge for its expanded portfolio.
Source: ZDNet