Storm worm tempts with Christmas themes   24 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
Malicious hackers tout a site with a strip show download to entice victims to download malware.

Source: Computerworld

FBI aims for $1B biometrics database, Washington Post says   24 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
Contract to be awarded next week for what would be the world's largest biometrics database, the newspaper reports.

Source: Computerworld

HP patches 'bricking' bug in software update service   24 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
The vendor issued an alert to some customers, telling them to run the flawed application in order to get it fixed.

Source: Computerworld

AT&T, Vonage finalize patent lawsuit settlement   23 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
Vonage has settled the patent-infringement suit AT&T filed against the smaller firm just two months ago.

Source: Computerworld

FBI aims for world's largest biometrics database   22 Dec 2007 18:52 GMT
Agency has already started compiling data to be used in the planned $1 billion project, according to a report. The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion project to build the world's largest computer database of biometrics to give the government more ways to identify people at home...
Source: ZDNet

Kaspersky inadvertently quarantines Windows Explorer   21 Dec 2007 14:04 GMT
A false positive in company's antivirus products leads to quarantine or deletion of some Windows users' copies of explorer.exe. Windows Explorer, one of the most crucial components of Microsoft's operating system, was quarantined earlier this week after being falsely identified as malicious code by an antivirus company. ...
Source: ZDNet

8 Ways to Boost Your Career in '08   21 Dec 2007 05:58 GMT
IT professionals are an evolving breed. Companies demand not just technical know-how, but more business acumen, analytical skills and industry knowledge as well, and the upcoming year promises more changes. Here's how to stay in charge of your own career.

Source: Computerworld

'Bricking' bug threatens most HP, Compaq laptops   20 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
HP laptop owners may have another bug to worry about: The hacker who posted an exploit last week threatening numerous HP laptops followed up yesterday with new attack code that can "brick" nearly every HP laptop.

Source: Computerworld

Common Sense Approaches to Risk Management   20 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
(Source: Computerworld) Peace of mind is in short supply these days among IT managers and network administrators, given the dangers out there today. Not only are internal threats ever-present, but highly paid cyber criminals half a world away are almost constantly trying to knock down security walls. The best defense, as it turns out, is a comprehensive risk management strategy. Download this Technology Briefing now, compliments of SonicWALL.

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Trojan bumps Google ads from Web pages   20 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
The scheme involves the modification of an internal PC file, called the hosts file, used to match domain names of Web sites with IP addresses.

Source: Computerworld