Firefox drops Places feature; security patch coming soon   30 Apr 2006 14:00 GMT
An updated Firefox browser that will fix a publicly disclosed security issue in the software is now expected this week.
Source: Computerworld

Trojan horse: Your money or your files   29 Apr 2006 00:21 GMT
Newly discovered Trojan horse threatens to delete files if victim doesn't pay $10.99 for code to disarm the malicious software.
Source: ZDNet

Security tool aims to stop drive-by installs   28 Apr 2006 23:07 GMT
Security industry vets develop software to block attempts by bad sites to drop malicious code onto your PC as you surf.
Source: ZDNet

007's agency seeks security geeks   28 Apr 2006 15:01 GMT
Bond's U.K. intelligence unit posts first in series of job ads for people with "interception qualifications."
Source: ZDNet

Pirates steal NEC's identity   28 Apr 2006 13:51 GMT
NEC Corp. said it has been the victim of a piracy ring that sold both counterfeit goods and ones the Japanese technology equipment company doesn't manufacture.
Source: Computerworld

Phishers try a phone hook   28 Apr 2006 00:51 GMT
In a new twist, fraudsters are combining e-mail and spoofed phone systems to try to con people into handing over their details.
Source: ZDNet

Aetna says laptop with member data stolen   27 Apr 2006 21:54 GMT
Computer containing personal information on about 38,000 members was stolen from employee's car, company says.
Source: ZDNet

Flooded with XML: Stemming the tide   27 Apr 2006 17:39 GMT
Commentary--As XML traffic grows, Reactivity's Andrew Nash says take steps now to keep it under control in the new network environment.
Source: ZDNet

Microsoft takes down barrier in Vista firewall   27 Apr 2006 17:35 GMT
Windows update will turn off the firewall's new feature by default--something customers have asked for, Microsoft says.
Source: ZDNet

Trojan horse freezes computer, requests ransom   27 Apr 2006 14:00 GMT
A new kind of malware circulating on the Internet freezes a victim's computer and then asks for a ransom paid through Western Union.
Source: Computerworld