Securing Microsoft: The next generation of security threats   05 Dec 2007 08:00 GMT
Forget those widespread worms. Nowadays, limited-scale threats like targeted e-mail attacks are causing the most concern. The final segment in a series examining Microsoft's security strategy. Editors' note: This is Part 3 in a series examining how Microsoft's security strategy has evolved over the past decade. Part 1:...
Source: ZDNet

Google calls for users to report malicious sites   04 Dec 2007 17:08 GMT
The search giant is asking people to fill in an online form reporting malicious sites that are not already flagged. Google is hoping users of its search engine will report "bad sites" to help the company fight criminals exploiting its infrastructure in order to distribute malicious software. ...
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Cisco confirms ability to spy on remote calls with VoIP   04 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
Company publishes workaround for the problem, which was first described in October.

Source: Computerworld

The Online Shadow Economy   04 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
(Source: MessageLabs) This free whitepaper examines the growth of the online black market that produces new, unique threats to businesses and employees every 45 seconds. Learn about these entrepreneurs of Internet crime and how to keep your business and employees safe.

Source: Computerworld

Group will develop antivirus testing guidelines by early next year   04 Dec 2007 13:07 GMT
Security vendors and software testing organization are coming together on a project to standardize methods for conducting behavioral tests of security software.

Source: Computerworld

Securing Microsoft: Inviting the hackers inside   04 Dec 2007 08:00 GMT
In Part II of this series following Microsoft's security strategies, Microsoft reaches out to the security research community it once kept at a distance. This is part two in a series examining how Microsoft's security strategy has evolved over the past decade. Part 1: Securing Microsoft: From pain...
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Master 3-D messaging security   04 Dec 2007 08:00 GMT
They're everywhere. Secure Computing's Paul Henry says you need multi-dimensional security to fend off attackers, no matter where they come from. Commentary--Messaging security is starting to resemble the world of video games. And that’s a good thing. In the 1980s and for...
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Shell, Rolls-Royce reportedly hacked by Chinese spies   03 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
Britain's domestic intelligence agency, MI5, said that attacks against Rolls-Royce and Royal Dutch Shell show cybercrime from China is on the rise.

Source: Computerworld

Securing Microsoft: From pain to progress   03 Dec 2007 08:00 GMT
Here's part I of a three part special report that examines how Microsoft's security strategy has evolved over the past decade. Slammer and Blaster caused the darkest days at Microsoft. REDMOND, Wash.--With a measure of pain, Matt Thomlinson recalls the summer of 2003. "I remember buses pulling up...
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A Hard Choice at a Tough Time   03 Dec 2007 06:00 GMT
With budgets cut to the bone, C.J. Kelly has to decide which is more important: IT services or security?

Source: Computerworld