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Sonys DRM Rootkit Comes in Mac Flavor, Too

Sony is reportedly pulling its digital rights management "rootkit" from the market. But it isnt reporting everything. "The Sony copy-protection software does not install itself...

Sony Suspends Rootkit DRM Technology

Music company Sony BMG Music Entertainment has succumbed to mounting criticism, announcing plans to stop production of music CDs that use a controversial digital...

Trend Micro Backtracks on MS Trojan Description

Virus researchers at Trend Micro Inc. are wiping eggs off their faces one day after jumping the gun with a warning that a Trojan...

DHS Disses Security of FEMA Database

In the midst of a barrage of criticism regarding its handling of Hurricane Katrina, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is also now facing criticism...

FTC Shuts Down BlogSpot Spyware Ring

The Federal Trade Commission has pulled the plug on a massive spyware operation that allegedly used Google Inc.s BlogSpot service to trick millions of...

Trojan Attacks Microsoft Image Rendering Flaw

Anti-virus vendor Trend Micro Inc. has spotted a Trojan in the wild attacking Windows users via the image rendering flaws patched by Microsoft Corp....

Microsoft Trains Spotlight on Macromedia Flash Patch

In an unprecedented move, Microsoft Corp. has issued a security advisory to nudge Windows users into applying a critical security update for Macromedia Inc.s...

AV Firms Say New Trojan Uses Sony DRM Rootkit

Anti-virus firms are warning computer users about a new malicious program that attempts to hide on victims computers by taking advantage of maligned DRM...

Linux: Secure as You Want It to Be

My colleague Larry Seltzer thinks that we may be on the verge of an age of Linux worms that might rival the endless trouble...

SC-integrity, Insurance Firm Team to Protect Cargo

SC-integrity, an enterprise supplier of wireless-enabled supply chain security services, is teaming up with Lexington Insurance Company on a new offering touted as the...