Security News

DOJ committed to fighting piracy, cybercrime, Gonzalez says 27 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said the government is committed to fighting piracy and cybercrime, during a speech in Seattle.

Source: Computerworld

Fake Windows patch e-mail leads to Trojan attack 27 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
Security experts are warning about an e-mail making the rounds that tells users about a new Microsoft "security update" that turns out to be bogus.

Source: Computerworld

Funding, security top issues for gov't telecom managers 27 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
A recent survey of 201 telecom decision managers working in government indicates that while there's quite a bit of interest in communications systems that unify voice, video and data over the Net, budgets and security constraints are likely to make that a very slow process.

Source: Computerworld

At Yahoo, it pays to be paranoid 26 Jun 2007 14:38 GMT
All employees are encouraged to be at least a little paranoid. Meet the man who was the first to put it in a job title.
Source: ZDNet

'Scam-spammers' mess with our minds 26 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
After analyzing a variety of common e-mail scams, a psychology professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara reports that even world-wise, skeptical computer users can be fooled.

Source: Computerworld

New tool for testing application security 26 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
Veracode launched a standards-based system for rating application security before it is put into production.

Source: Computerworld

Studying maggots a better job than being a Microsoft security grunt? 26 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
Popular Science has released its list of the worst science jobs for 2007, and "Microsoft security grunt" is among the jobs listed.

Source: Computerworld

Security vendors question accuracy of AV tests 26 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
Everybody needs the best possible antivirus software, right? Sure, but try and get vendors to agree on how to test the contenders. Representatives of several of the big AV firms met recently to try their hand at developing a testing spec, but it's no simple task.

Source: Computerworld

Data breaches start at the gas station, analyst says 26 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
Your credit card may be in significant danger at the gas pump, and not (just) from high fuel prices. According to a Gartner analyst, point-of-sale terminals are emerging as a substantial security problem.

Source: Computerworld

Google threatens to drop Gmail in Germany 26 Jun 2007 07:43 GMT
A proposal before the German government to require ISPs and e-mail service providers to collect and retain a significant amount of customer data has drawn Google's ire. The company says it may shut down the German version of its Gmail service if the law goes through.