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Archive of Security : October,2005
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2005-10-31 - IBM Adds Security for ATMs With Encryption Facility for z/OS
By: iNext
IBM announced the availability of encryption software and plans for enhanced encryption security for Automat ...
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2005-10-30 - Rootkit-Armed Worm Attacking AIM
By: iNext
A worm spreading through America Online's Instant Messenger (AIM) network carries a dangerous rootkit, code ...
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2005-10-30 - Researchers: Oracle Database Passwords Can Be Cracked
By: iMark
Passwords that limit access to Oracle databases can be cracked with off-the-shelf hardware, a pair of securi ...
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2005-10-29 - Bird Flu Trojan Poses Danger To Word Users
By: iNext
Spammers and scammers have already used the public's fear and curiosity about the avian flu to spread their ...
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2005-10-29 - McAfee 3Q Profit Drops, Boosts Outlook
By: inet
Antivirus software maker McAfee Inc. on Thursday said third-quarter profit fell sharply from the year before ...
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2005-10-29 - Anti-Spyware Group Updates Definitions
By: iNext
A coalition of anti-spyware vendors and consumer groups published guidelines Thursday to help consumers asse ...
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2005-10-28 - McAfee Scores Gateway Anti-Virus Bundling Deal
By: iNext
Anti-virus vendor McAfee Inc. on Wednesday clinched a deal with PC maker Gateway Inc. to preinstall its Inte ...
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2005-10-28 - Microsoft Hunts For 'Zombie' Spammers
By: iMark
Microsoft is investigating 13 spam operations it believes sent millions of junk mail messages through a sing ...
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2005-10-27 - RFID Chips To Travel in U.S. Passports
By: iNext
State Department final regulations issued Tuesday said all U.S. passports issued after October 2006 will hav ...
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2005-10-27 - RIM's Legal Troubles Have Yet To Worry VARs
By: iTech
Research In Motion suffered another setback today in a legal fight that could force it to stop North America ...
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2005-10-27 - Microsoft, Nokia Team On Security Appliance
By: iMark
Microsoft and Nokia, archrivals in the mobile phone operating-system space, are partnering on a Unified Thre ...
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2005-10-27 - Spammers Jump On Bird Flu Bandwagon
By: iNext
Spammers are playing off avian flu fears to shill pharmaceuticals and pitch stocks, a security firm said Wed ...
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2005-10-27 - CSC Sale Would Draw Close Scrutiny from DOD, Commercial Customers
By: iTech
A Pentagon review would involve security checks on key investors, an analysis of the impact ...
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2005-10-27 - Summer's Zotob Attack Cost Companies $100K Each In Clean-Up
By: iMark
The August attack of the Zotob bot worm was milder than other major events, but still cost victims an averag ...
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2005-10-26 - iDefense Pays Out $39,000 In Bug Bounties
By: inet
Security firm iDefense recently awarded $39,000 to researchers as part of its Vulnerability Contributor Prog ...
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2005-10-26 - Microsoft Beefs Up IE 7 Security
By: iNext
Microsoft will dump SSL 2.0 encryption in the upcoming Internet Explorer 7 for a stronger security protocol, ...
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2005-10-26 - VoIP Darling Skype Divulges Flaws In All Clients
By: iTech
Skype acknowledged Tuesday that all its VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) clients suffer from bugs that le ...
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2005-10-25 - Security Group Takes First Major Step Against VoIP Dangers
By: iNext
The Voice over IP Security Alliance (VoIPSA) today announced its much anticipated VoIP Security Threat Taxon ...
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2005-10-24 - Fortinet To Launch 'Trend Free' Antivirus Technology
By: iNext
Fortinet is expected Monday to announce new antivirus technology it claims will put the shadow of recent Tre ...
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2005-10-23 - xBox 360 May Be Juicy Target For Hackers
By: iMark
Even game consoles are under attack by hackers, a security company noted Friday. But although the current cr ...
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2005-10-23 - Panel Criticizes Technology, Other Changes Sought After 9/11
By: iMark
The federal government has made minimal progress in improving technology in accordance with 9/11 Commission ...
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2005-10-23 - Major Disruption In Level 3 Network Slows Internet Traffic Oct. 21, 2005
By: iTech
Internet users worldwide may have experienced a slower Internet early this morning due to a major disruption ...
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2005-10-23 - Microsoft Clarifies Second Critical Windows 2000 Patch
By: inet
For the second time in as many weeks, Microsoft revised a critical security bulletin, this time to clarify c ...
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2005-10-22 - Hackers, Scammers Hide Malicious JavaScript On Web Sites
By: iNext
Hackers and scammers have suddenly turned to a new technique to hide malicious JavaScript on compromised or ...
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2005-10-22 - Dutch Botnet Suspects Ran 1.5 Million Machines
By: iMark
Dutch prosecutors who last month arrested a trio of young men for creating a large botnet allegedly used to ...
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2005-10-22 - Navy Confirms Blocking Web Mail
By: iNext
The Navy on Friday confirmed blocking access to commercial email services provided by Yahoo Inc., Microsoft ...
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2005-10-21 - Serious Snort Bug Could Lead To Next Slammer
By: iTech
A vulnerability in the Snort open-source intrusion detection software puts companies at serious risk, the re ...
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2005-10-21 - ZoneAlarm Sniffs Out Spyware Behavior
By: iTech
Zone Labs Wednesday rolled out an anti-spyware product for consumers and small businesses that takes a proac ...
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2005-10-21 - C2C Archive One Extends Archive One To Instant Messaging And RSS Feeds
By: inet
C2C, Westboro, MA, said that its Archive One e-mail archiving and compliance software now supports the archi ...
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2005-10-21 - Bay, NET to collaborate on U.S. secure nets
By: iTech
Bay Microsystems Inc. will work with Network Equipment Technologies Inc. on the next phase of an effort to d ...
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2005-10-20 - Nigeria To Outlaw E-Mail Spamming
By: iTech
Nigeria--with its global notoriety as a base for criminals exploiting the reach of the Internet--is consider ...
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2005-10-19 - Vista To Include Antispyware Software
By: iTech
Following the release on Monday of the latest beta of Windows Vista, Microsoft has confirmed that it plans t ...
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2005-10-19 - False Alarm: No Worm Against Windows Bug Yet
By: iTech
A security firm on Monday mistakenly identified a new Trojan as the first to exploit one of last week's vuln ...
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2005-10-19 - Federal Council Outlines New Online Banking Requirements
By: iTech
Federal regulators have outlined several ways in which financial institutions can keep financial data and ac ...
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2005-10-18 - Indian President Warns Google Earth May Help Terrorists
By: iTech
Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has expressed concern about a free mapping program from Google Inc., war ...
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2005-10-18 - AirMagnet VARs Undaunted By CDW Deal
By: inet
WLAN security vendor AirMagnet recently expanded its channel strategy with the addition of ...
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2005-10-18 - Trojan Poses As Sham Skype
By: iTech
A Trojan passing itself off as the Skype voice-over-Internet (VoIP) client is making the rounds, security fi ...
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2005-10-18 - Network Security Tools Take Creative Approach
By: inet
When it comes to securing networks, cleverness is just as important as strength. This year's Tech Innovators ...
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2005-10-18 - Cisco adds security to switches, wireless devices
By: inet
Cisco Systems Inc. is adding security features to its network switches and wireless products, in the network ...
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2005-10-18 - Microsoft's Latest Critical Fixes Included Buggy Windows Patch
By: inet
For the second time in three months, Microsoft has released a buggy patch for problems it had deemed to be " ...
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2005-10-17 - TippingPoint Adds Phishing Protection
By: iTech
3Com’s TippingPoint division is upping the ante in the intrusion prevention market with a free upgrade ...
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2005-10-17 - Feds Raid, Shut Down, Suspected Spammer
By: inet
A man described as one of the nation's leading senders of spam says an FBI raid on his home office has halte ...
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2005-10-16 - WinMagic’s SecureDoc Eases The Threat Of Data Theft
By: iTech
The implications of the theft of a PC or notebook system are far worse than the mere expense of replacing th ...
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2005-10-16 - Newest Mobile Devices Are Latest Threat To Network Security
By: inet
Today’s next-generation mobile devices enhance mobile workers’ productivity, but they’re a ...
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2005-10-15 - Symantec Ratchets Up Norton Renewal Prices
By: iTech
Symantec this week quietly raised the price of annual renewals for its consumer and small business line of s ...
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2005-10-15 - User Newsgroups Report Problems After Applying IE Patch
By: inet
Some users have had to uninstall one of Tuesday's critical patches to return their PCs to working order, acc ...
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2005-10-15 - Busy Week For Symantec In SMB, Services
By: iTech
Symantec made several announcements this week designed to underscore its commitment to the SMB space, to ext ...
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2005-10-14 - Fortress, Foundry Deliver Security For Converged Wireless Networks
By: iTech
Fortress Technologies and Foundry Networks have joined forces to deliver an integrated security solution for ...
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2005-10-14 - Another Flaw Found in Symantec's Veritas Backup
By: iTech
Another vulnerability in Symantec's backup software was made public Wednesday. Although no exploit has yet b ...
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2005-10-14 - Spyware Survey Shows Increased Awareness But Stagnant Action
By: inet
Trend Micro released a new study this week showing that while awareness of spyware issues is increasing, a g ...
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2005-10-14 - China-S. Korea Combo Overtake U.S. As Biggest Spammer
By: iTech
While the U.S. retains the dubious title as the world's top spammer, its slice of the spam pie is getting th ...
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2005-10-13 - Users Say IT Falls Short In Fighting Spyware: Survey
By: iTech
Corporate users know about spyware but a new study from Trend Micro Inc. suggests they might not know enough ...
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2005-10-13 - Privacy Concerns, Expense Keep Biometrics Out Of U.S. ATMs
By: iTech
They walk up to an ATM and press their thumbs on the screen. Out spits the cash. New York? No ...
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2005-10-13 - Security Firm Offers Free Win2K Vulnerability Sniffer
By: iTech
eEye Digital Security has offered enterprises a free tool for sniffing out PCs vulnerable to the most danger ...
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2005-10-13 - Exploit Already Out For New Win2K Bug
By: iTech
An exploit was released Wednesday for the most dangerous of the 14 vulnerabilities that Microsoft unveiled T ...
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2005-10-13 - Expect Bigger IM Attacks After Microsoft, Yahoo Merger
By: inet
The deal struck Wednesday by Yahoo and Microsoft to make their instant messaging (IM) networks work together ...
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2005-10-13 - Akonix Launches IM Security And Compliance Agent For Remote Users
By: iTech
L7 Remote User Agent ensures IM use by mobile employees meets corporate compliance and security needs.
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2005-10-12 - McAfee Ships Two Wireless Security Products
By: iTech
Security software vendor McAfee, Inc. said Tuesday that it has started shipping two separate suites with bui ...
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2005-10-12 - F5 Integrates Security Into Application Switch Line
By: inet
F5 Networks on Tuesday rolled out its new Application Security Module, a software add-on for its Big-IP appl ...
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2005-10-12 - Microsoft Reveals 14 Vulnerabilities, Win2K Most At Risk Again
By: iTech
Microsoft on Tuesday released nine security bulletins that patched 14 separate vulnerabilities for Windows a ...
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2005-10-11 - Citrix Expands Security For SMBs
By: inet
Citrix will continue its march into the security space—and SMB market—by launching a standard ve ...
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2005-10-11 - Google Plugs Cross-Scripting Security Hole
By: inet
Google has fixed a cross-scripting flaw that opened user accounts to hijacking, the search giant confirmed M ...
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2005-10-11 - Dutch Police Crush Big Botnet, Arrest Trio
By: iTech
Dutch police arrested three men for creating a botnet of more than 100,000 compromised PCs, authorities in t ...
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2005-10-11 - Symantec Launches New Training and Certification Program
By: iTech
Symantec today launched the Symantec Certified Technical Specialist, Small Business Security program. The pr ...
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2005-10-10 - Microsoft To Take On McAfee, Symantec
By: iTech
With Symantec and McAfee in its sights, Microsoft last week announced it will release its much-anticipated d ...
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2005-10-08 - Agency Deploys IM Service For Emergency Response
By: iTech
Minnesota’s Ramsey County division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will ...
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2005-10-08 - DHS Seeks IT Support Plans
By: inet
Private information technology companies stand to gain hefty profits through a Department of Homeland Securi ...
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2005-10-08 - Cyber Security Month Aims To Calm Consumers E-nerves
By: inet
Congress on Friday declared October "National Cyber Security Awareness Month" as a not-for-profit group comp ...
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2005-10-07 - Private Sector Needed For Identity Management
By: inet
Identity management is crucial to protect public and private sectors alike, and requires the cooperation and ...
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2005-10-07 - Nokia To Use Symantec Security Software In Smart Phone
By: inet
Nokia Inc. has signed an agreement to use Symantec Corp.'s mobile security software in the handset maker's S ...
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2005-10-06 - ISS Launches Vulnerability Management Service
By: inet
Internet Security Systems on Monday launched a managed security service that helps customers assess vulnerab ...
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2005-10-06 - Earthlink Unveils Security Tools
By: iTech
EarthLink Inc. on Tuesday released a suite of security tools to help protect subscribers' computers.
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2005-10-05 - Business Leaders Seek Anti-Piracy Action
By: inet
LONDON - Business leaders representing industries ranging from pharmaceutical to software agreed at a meetin ...
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2005-10-05 - Symantec Buys BindView
By: iTech
Symantec kept up its buying spree Monday as it announced the planned purchase of Houston, Texas-based BindVi ...
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2005-10-02 - Software security: How to keep your software secure!
By: iTech
Microsoft has developed a number of sites to help you ensure that your software is up to date and secure.
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2005-10-02 - Novell downplays server hack
By: iTech
An internal Novell investigation of an apparent hack involving one of its computers revealed that the incide ...
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2005-10-02 - New Worm Is Redirecting Google and Yahoo Traffic
By: iTech
PandaLabs has identified Adware/PremiumSearch, a new malicious code that takes advantage of some of the most ...
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