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Congress Revs War on Spyware

Despite the latest efforts by Microsoft Corp. and other tech companies to fight spyware, U.S. lawmakers are more determined than ever to pass a...

Federal Security Takes Home D+ Report Card

U.S. lawmakers are contemplating new enforcement tools and financial incentives to spur better security practices after a report card on federal information security showed...

Microsoft Confirms IE Phishing Flaw

Software engineers at Microsoft Corp.s security research team have confirmed the existence of a bug in the Internet Explorer browser that opens the door...

Spyware Snags Blogger Users

Weblogs are spreading more than opinions and observations across the Internet. Some are beginning to propagate malicious software downloads that can alter browser settings,...

Apple Patches Java for Mac OS X Flaw

Apple on Wednesday released a fix for a highly critical flaw affecting users of its Mac OS X operating system. The Apple patch comes exactly...

FBI E-Mail Scam Spreads Virus

The FBI warned late Tuesday that e-mails appearing to originate from the bureau were spreading a virus via the accompanying attachment.The e-mail informs recipients...

Opera Calls for Consortium on IDN Fix

Opera Software has called on its fellow browser makers and the Internet community as a whole to band together in an effort to fix...

Mobile Virus Spreads to the US

The mobile phone virus, the SymbOS.Cabir worm, has spread to the United States.According to one recent report, there was a first sighting in a...

IE 7: No Phishing Allowed

Bill Gates used his opening keynote speech at the here Tuesday to preview the next version of Internet Explorer, which has lost a sizable...

Superficial Security

In a new book, "Business Under Fire: How Israeli Companies are Succeeding in the Face of Terror—and What We Can Learn from Them," author...