McAfee upgrade jams up Lotus Notes   23 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
The latest upgrade to McAfee Inc.'s VirusScan Enterprise security software is causing hiccups for some versions of IBM's Lotus Notes software.
Source: Computerworld

Learn the Secrets to Improving Help Desk Productivity and User Perception   23 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
(Source: Citrix) Join Chip Gliedman, Vice President of Forrester Research, and Citrix Online for a 30-minute Webcast and learn how software and technology companies, as well as mortgage companies, law firms, insurance agencies and hospitals, are exceeding user expectations by integrating world-class remote-support technology into the help desk environment.
Source: Computerworld

'Storm Worm' Trojan horse surges on   23 Jan 2007 02:30 GMT
Many home PC users may have been infected after a large-scale sustained Trojan horse attack that took place over the weekend.
Source: ZDNet

McAfee VirusScan upgrade hobbles Lotus Notes   23 Jan 2007 01:31 GMT
Upgrading to latest version of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise can lock Lotus Notes users out of their e-mail. McAfee is investigating.
Source: ZDNet

Liberty Alliance courts open-source projects   23 Jan 2007 00:31 GMT
Group aims to make it easier for open-source developers to use its specifications for sharing identity data in applications.
Source: ZDNet

MySpace sues 'Spam King' Richter   22 Jan 2007 23:57 GMT
Notorious spammer used phished MySpace accounts to send mass mailings to members; site seeks monetary damages and injunction.
Source: ZDNet

IRS tapes missing in Kansas City   22 Jan 2007 23:03 GMT
Twenty-six computer tapes containing taxpayer information disappear from City Hall. Officials are investigating.
Source: ZDNet

Cyberthreat experts to meet at secretive conference   22 Jan 2007 12:02 GMT
At a hush-hush security confab on Microsoft's campus this week, there'll be tough talk on beating botnets and keeping cybercrooks at bay.
Source: ZDNet

Did PatchGuard hotfix break Microsoft rules?   22 Jan 2007 10:11 GMT
A change to Microsoft's PatchGuard kernel-protection software may have violated the company's own policies for alterations to the security feature, says one security researcher.
Source: Computerworld

Vista, Office sneak peeks a piracy pre-emption   22 Jan 2007 10:11 GMT
Online test drives of Vista and Office 2007 are serving as more than just a advertisement for what's on tap with Microsoft's new wares, say company representatives: They're a bulwark in the battle to fend off pirates.
Source: Computerworld