Microsoft previews three critical bulletins; two for Office   08 May 2008 18:32 GMT
Microsoft on Thursday previewed three critical bulletins for Microsoft Office and Windows and a moderate denial of service vulnerability for the company's security software. According to Microsoft's advance notification, the software giant will address the following in its Patch Tuesday update May 13: A...
Source: ZDNet

Brewster Kahle offers a cookbook for fighting security letters   08 May 2008 18:16 GMT
Just talked to Brewster Kahle at the Internet Archive about their successful settlement with the FBI of a lawsuit over a National Security Letter. The FBI had demanded personal information on a user; the Archive replied with a lawsuit challenging the propriety of the NSL. As part of the settlement,...
Source: ZDNet

Google offers enterprise web security   08 May 2008 16:53 GMT
Postini, a company acquired by Google, is now offering enterprise web security. All traffic is routed through Google, and they take care of making sure traffic meets your corporate policies. The interesting part of all this though is how it secures computers, even when they aren't in the...
Source: ZDNet

Facebook reaches safety plan with states   08 May 2008 16:43 GMT
Facebook has joined MySpace and inked a deal with 49 state attorneys general on a safety plan. Texas was the lone holdout. News.com's Caroline McCarthy reports: "We've agreed with 49 states and the District of Columbia to set up principles around Internet safety," Facebook...
Source: ZDNet

Malware shipped with Firefox 2 language pack   08 May 2008 13:18 GMT
Mozilla is warning that a Vietnamese language pack for Firefox 2 is carrying malware. In her blog, Mozilla security chief Window Snyder writes: The Vietnamese language pack for Firefox 2 contains inserted code to load remote content.  This code is the result of a virus infection,...
Source: ZDNet

Google launches Web security for the corporations   08 May 2008 13:00 GMT
Google's announced its Web Security for Enterprise application to protect organizations and remote workers against malware attacks.

Source: Computerworld

Mozilla shipped worm with Firefox add-on   08 May 2008 13:00 GMT
Mozilla is warning users about a worm that slipped into Firefox's Vietnamese language add-on and went undetected for months.

Source: Computerworld

Facebook, states agree to boost efforts to protect children   08 May 2008 13:00 GMT
Facebook has reached an agreement with 49 state attorneys general to update its security features to protect children from predators.

Source: Computerworld

TorrentSpy told to pay $111M in damages to Motion Picture Association   08 May 2008 13:00 GMT
A federal judge awarded the Motion Picture Association of America $111 million from TorrentSpy.

Source: Computerworld

Opinion: Network managers: good worries, disappointing lapses   08 May 2008 13:00 GMT
VanDyke Software survey shows concerns of network pros, but some issues should be getting more attention than they are.

Source: Computerworld