Apple slated for month of security bugs   20 Dec 2006 11:00 GMT
The month-of-bugs club gets a new member in January as two security researchers announce plans to showcase security vulnerabilities in Apple products. The decision was in part caused, according to the duo, by their experience with certain Apple "fans."
Source: Computerworld

Sony pays $1.5M to settle Texas, CA rootkit suits   20 Dec 2006 11:00 GMT
The $1.5 million fine assessed against Sony this week to settle rootkit-related lawsuits in two states was designed, according to one attorney involved with the case, for "ensuring that this type of thing will not happen again."
Source: Computerworld

IT worker indicted in 'logic bomb' scheme at health firm   19 Dec 2006 20:26 GMT
Prosecutors say malicious code, if activated, would have wiped out databases of prescription information, potentially harming patients.
Source: ZDNet

Check Point to tack on NFR Security   19 Dec 2006 16:46 GMT
In a deal valued at $20 million, Check Point Software Technologies gels a new growth strategy: buy others.
Source: ZDNet

Opera adds security layer   19 Dec 2006 15:32 GMT
New features designed to alert users if the site they are visiting is legitimate or a phishing site.
Source: ZDNet

US - CERT warns users about encryption appliance   19 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team released an alert yesterday saying that a flaw in the CryptoStor Tape 700 Series tape backup appliance could allow attackers to bypass one line of defense in a two-factor authentication system.
Source: Computerworld

Beijing court rules against pirate retailers   19 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
The owners of a Beijing DVD show were convicted Monday of offering pirated movies. Fines and mandatory removal of the offending material were the order of the day.
Source: Computerworld

Check Point buys NFR Security   19 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
Check Point has announced planned to acquire NFR Security, its second portfolio expansion to its pre-emptive security portfolio in two months. The new arrangement brings intrusion detection and protection to the mix.
Source: Computerworld

Q&A: Fathi explains draft API release for PatchGuard   19 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
Ben Fathi, Microsoft's vice president for the Windows core operating system, talked today about the draft APIs for PatchGuard that were announced today as well as the company's reasons for releasing them.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft releases first draft of PatchGuard APIs   19 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
Microsoft today released draft APIs aimed at giving security vendors a way to work around a kernel patch protection technology in Vista called PatchGuard.
Source: Computerworld