Windows CE, Symbian wide open to attack   13 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
A Kaspersky Labs researcher has published a report that describes Windows CE as particularly vulnerable to attack. However, rival mobile OS Symbian hardly fares better in Alexander Gostev's analysis.
Source: Computerworld

Fujitsu to offer flash-disk, encryption options   13 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
Fujitsu has announced that they will offer laptops using flash memory rather than hard-disk drives in their B and Q series, as well as a B-series option for a hard-disk drive that will automatically encrypt its data.
Source: Computerworld

The future of malware: Trojan horses   13 Oct 2006 11:00 GMT
Targeted attacks used for industrial espionage have become the nightmare scenario for big companies, researchers say.
Source: ZDNet

Windows kernel protection expected to break soon   12 Oct 2006 18:17 GMT
PatchGuard, a Microsoft technology to protect Windows, will be hacked sooner rather than later, an expert predicts.
Source: ZDNet

Webroot expands beyond spyware niche   12 Oct 2006 17:30 GMT
Partnership with Sophos lets company add antivirus to anti-spyware products as Microsoft readies Windows Vista.
Source: ZDNet

Security expert: User education is pointless   12 Oct 2006 17:00 GMT
Most office workers can't be made to care about phishing, rootkits or spyware, says doctoral student. Other security specialists disagree.
Source: ZDNet

Grievance panel: Ohio U. should rehire fired IT execs   12 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
Ohio University's grievance committee is recommending that two top IT managers who were fired in August following a series of data breaches be rehired.
Source: Computerworld

Spamhaus case could cause ICANN crisis   12 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
The proposed order this week from a district court judge demanding that ICANN lean on Spamhaus to abide by an earlier court decision comes just as many question whether a U.S.-based ICAN is in the Net's best interests.
Source: Computerworld

Brief: Congressional Budget Office mailing list hacked   12 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
An official at the Congressional Budget Office today acknowledged a "limited breach" of the agency's list server and said the issue has been turned over to law enforcement officials.
Source: Computerworld

Exploit code lurking on cache servers   12 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
Researchers are noting a disturbing X factor in the battle to clean malicious code from Web sites: Caching. Certain kinds of exploits can linger on cache servers at ISPs, search engines and large companies long after an infection is theoretically quelled.
Source: Computerworld