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Archive of Security : November,2005
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2005-11-30 - FTC Study Concludes Masking, Filtering Stop Spammers
By: iTech
Unmasked E-mail addresses received over 6,400 spam messages, while only one spam message reached masked E-ma ...
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2005-11-29 - Sober Worm Hidden In Fake CIA E-mails Remains Threat
By: iTech
Sober.x, the year's biggest worm outbreak, showed little signs of slowing Monday, a security company reporte ...
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2005-11-25 - Browser Makers Band Together Against Phishers
By: inet
Representatives from the most prominent browser makers -- including Microsoft and Mozilla -- recently gather ...
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2005-11-25 - Sober Is Biggest Worm Attack Of The Year
By: inet
The Sober worm outbreak that began in earnest Tuesday has been dubbed the world's largest mass-mailed malwar ...
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2005-11-24 - Data Privacy and Security Bill Could Spell Opportunity for Channel
By: iMark
The Senate approved the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act this week, which requires businesses holding ...
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2005-11-24 - Verizon Sues Alleged Wireless Spammers
By: iNext
Verizon Wireless said Wednesday that it has sued a Florida company for sending almost 100,000 unsolicited te ...
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2005-11-23 - New Sober Worm Spoofs FBI, CIA Spreads Fast
By: iMark
A new variation of the long-running Sober worm uses extremely effective tactics to trick users into infectin ...
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2005-11-23 - Microsoft Promises To Patch IE Zero-Day Bug
By: iNext
Microsoft late Monday responded to reports of a critical zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer with a ...
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2005-11-22 - SonicWall To Mix Security, Backup With Lasso Buy
By: iMark
SMB security vendor SonicWall is expanding its portfolio to include backup and recovery with the acquisition ...
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2005-11-22 - Scotch Tape Stymies Sony Copy Protection
By: iNext
Sony BMG Music's controversial copy-protection scheme can be defeated with a small piece of tape, a research ...
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2005-11-22 - Unpatched IE Bug Now "Extremely Critical"
By: inet
A unpatched flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser that first surfaced in late May was upgraded Monda ...
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2005-11-20 - 'Timeshare Spammer' Gets A Year In Prison
By: iMark
A man dubbed the "Timeshare Spammer" was sentenced Thursday to a year in federal prison and ordered to pay $ ...
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2005-11-20 - Sony Rootkits: A Sign Of Security Industry Failure
By: iNext
Sony's controversial copy-protection scheme had been in use for seven months before its cloaking rootkit was ...
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2005-11-19 - Risky Employee E-mail Habits Threaten Business
By: iTech
Survey shows at-work e-mail usage may be exposing businesses to legal problems.
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2005-11-19 - Microsoft Warns Of New Windows Exploit, No Patch Available
By: iNext
Microsoft late Wednesday warned Windows users that proof-of-concept code was in circulation that could be re ...
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2005-11-19 - Web Site Operators Admit Role In Phishing Ring
By: iNext
Six more people pleaded guilty Thursday to operating a Web site that investigators claimed was one of the la ...
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2005-11-18 - e-Security Debuts Mainframe Compliance Monitoring
By: iTech
New Sentinel Mainframe Connect is an add-on module for e-Security's enterprise compliance monitoring system. ...
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2005-11-17 - IM Worms Mutating At An Alarming Rate
By: inet
Instant-messaging threats are mutating at an alarming rate, as virus writers attempt to bypass security-syst ...
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2005-11-17 - 3Com Announces TippingPoint Security Platform
By: iNext
Betting that intrusion prevention will be the nexus around which security technologies evolve, this week 3Co ...
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2005-11-17 - Yahoo, AOL, Others Stand Up Against Adware
By: iNext
A group of Internet heavyweights, including Yahoo and AOL, are backing a plan that would certify software as ...
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2005-11-16 - NetApp Preps Security Box
By: iNext
Network Appliance this week is set to launch a new enterprise Web security appliance, the latest move in the ...
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2005-11-12 - Trojan Exploits Sony CD Copy-Protection
By: iTech
Three infections have so far been identified by antivirus companies. The software triggers ...
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2005-11-12 - Analyst Firm: Enterprises Should Ban Skype Due To Security Risks
By: inet
The analyst firm Info-Tech Research Group has recommended that enterprises ban the use of Skype on their net ...
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2005-11-12 - RealNetworks Patches Pair Of Critical Bugs In Player
By: iMark
RealNetworks patched its Real Player yet again on Thursday to fix multiple critical flaws in the popular med ...
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2005-11-12 - Check Point Adds Integrated Antispyware To Integrity 6.5
By: iMark
Software works with Enterprise SmartDefense Service to protect against spyware
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2005-11-11 - Arxceo Delivers Network Security Appliance For SMBs
By: iNext
Arxceo Corporation announced a new addition to its line of network security appliances for small and mid-siz ...
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2005-11-11 - PC Containing Consumer Credit Data Stolen
By: iMark
TransUnion will review its data handling processes after loss of desktop system with information on more tha ...
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2005-11-11 - Microsoft Sends Out Flash Alert
By: iMark
Days after Macromedia posted fixes to its Flash player, Microsoft late Wednesday posted a security advisory ...
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2005-11-11 - New IM Phishing Attack Unleashed On Yahoo
By: iNext
Users of Yahoo's instant messaging service are being warned of a new phishing attack which sends IM users a ...
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2005-11-11 - Security Vendors Increase Antiphishing Initiatives
By: iNext
Two of the security sector's leading vendors have stepped up their efforts to educate partners and users abo ...
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2005-11-11 - 17 Charged With ID Theft In Arizona, Linked To Foreign Phishers
By: iNext
A dozen Arizona residents have been arrested and charged with using stolen credit and debit card numbers obt ...
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2005-11-10 - Anti-Spyware Takes A Bite Out Of Cookie Accuracy
By: iNext
Nervous consumers using anti-spyware to avoid having their Web surfing tracked by marketers are lessening th ...
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2005-11-10 - Spyware Has Become A "Global Pandemic" For Enterprises: Survey
By: iTech
It probably comes as no surprise that the spyware and adware scourge is only getting worse. However, a new s ...
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2005-11-10 - Verizon Wireless Sues Florida Company, Alleges Fraud
By: iMark
The suit claims that Global Information Group, based in Temple Terrace, Fla., used various schemes in making ...
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2005-11-10 - Sony's Smaller Patch Brings Up "Blue Screen Of Death"
By: iTech
Sony BMG Music Entertainment on Tuesday re-issued the patch that reveals the copy-protection files some of i ...
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2005-11-09 - Check Point Targets Enterprise Spyware
By: iMark
Check Point Software Technologies Monday ratcheted up end point security for the enterprise -- adding integr ...
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2005-11-09 - IBM To Ship Midrange NAS Appliances From NetApp
By: iMark
IBM on Tuesday unveiled the second fruit of its OEM relationship with Network Appliance: a new family of mid ...
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2005-11-09 - Green Hills rolls secure file system
By: iNext
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Green Hills Software Inc. described a secure file system that will complement ...
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2005-11-09 - Homeland Security Funds Advanced Cyber-Security Projects
By: iTech
With a shrinking budget, the Advanced Research Projects Agency's cyber-security arm has to ...
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2005-11-08 - Startup Offers Directory-Based Security Appliance
By: inet
Joining the ranks of security-appliance vendors this week is startup Identity Engines, which today is expect ...
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2005-11-08 - Cisco's Black Hat Nemesis Hired By Rival Juniper
By: iTech
The security researcher who stirred up a hornet's nest last summer when he went public with a new exploitati ...
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2005-11-08 - Microsoft Rebrands AntiSpyware As "Defender"
By: inet
Microsoft has renamed its still-in-beta Windows AntiSpyware as "Microsoft Defender," a company official disc ...
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2005-11-07 - Trend Micro Rolls Out Antispyware Product
By: iMark
Trend Micro is beefing up its security product line with the launch of a stand-alone antispyware product for ...
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2005-11-07 - Suspected U.S. Botnet Controller Collared By FBI
By: iTech
In the first case of its kind in the U.S., federal authorities Thursday arrested a California man and charge ...
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2005-11-06 - Adware Purveyor Claims Extortion By Own Distributor
By: iNext
Noted adware supplier 180solutions said Thursday that it was the target of an alleged denial-of-service (DoS ...
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2005-11-06 - SEC Warns Investors Of Spyware, Phishing
By: iNext
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday issued a guide to private investors on the dangers ...
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2005-11-05 - Sony CD Copy Protection Relies On Hacker Rootkit
By: iMark
Security researchers have identified a rootkit -- software used by hackers to hide their malicious code from ...
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2005-11-05 - Cisco Fixes "Critical" Router Security Hole
By: iTech
Cisco has fixed a critical security hole in its Internetwork Operating System (IOS) that could have allowed ...
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2005-11-05 - Sony Issues Patch As Hackers Pounce On Rootkit
By: inet
Reacting to criticism of its CD copy protection, Sony on Wednesday posted a patch that reveals files previou ...
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2005-11-05 - Fliers Sign Up for Airport Security Pass
By: iTech
Federal officials are evaluating the results--some 10,000 frequent fliers have signed up so far--before deci ...
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2005-11-05 - Microsoft Patches Can Stymie IE
By: iMark
Microsoft confirmed Thursday that two recent patches for its Internet Explorer browser can break some Web si ...
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2005-11-04 - Voltage Security Offers Clientless Secure Messaging
By: iNext
Voltage Security Inc., Palo Alto, CA, yesterday said it has enhanced its SecureMail Gateway and SecureMail D ...
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2005-11-03 - FaceTime Issues Worm-Free Guarantee
By: iNext
Company backs up release 6.5 of IMAuditor with 100-percent guarantee against the proliferat ...
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2005-11-03 - Trend Micro Ships Antispyware For Enterprises
By: iNext
Trend Micro is beefing up its security product line with the launch of a stand-alone antisp ...
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2005-11-03 - Veritas Purchase, Weak Antivirus Sales Hurt Symantec's Quarter
By: inet
Symantec's much-debated acquisition of Veritas has at least temporarily cut into the compan ...
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2005-11-03 - Symantec To Offer Single-License Enterprise Bundle
By: iTech
Symantec extended its goal of integrating security and e-mail archiving to the enterprise space with updates ...
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2005-11-03 - Microsoft's Free Web-based Virus Scanner Sends Data Back To Microsoft
By: inet
As part of the Windows Live services that Microsoft touted Tuesday, the Redmond, Wash.-based developer rolle ...
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2005-11-02 - One Quarter Of Enterprises Admit To Intrusion Attempts: Survey
By: inet
One in four enterprises have been victimized by intrusions into their networks and servers in the last two y ...
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2005-11-02 - FBI, Post Office Aim To Calm Online Anxieties
By: iNext
Several government agencies, including the FBI, joined forces with private firms Monday to launch an anti-fr ...
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2005-11-02 - Researcher Details More Microsoft Patch Missteps
By: inet
Microsoft's patching problems resurfaced again when a researcher published a paper last week detailing how t ...
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2005-11-02 - Trend Micro Touts SMB 'Worry-Free' Security
By: inet
Trend Micro on Monday started a campaign, dubbed "Worry-Free Security Initiative" for small businesses, back ...
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2005-11-01 - Panda’s One-stop Security
By: iNext
Combating viruses and malware has become second nature to solution providers, and fending off viruses is no ...
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