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Webroot to Offer Security by Subscription

Webroot will offer a new service to ease security woes for small to midsized businesses.

 
Google Backs Open-source CERT Group

Google is now one of three sponsors of oCERT, a clearinghouse for data on security vulnerabilities in open-source products.

 
With Determina, VMware Drops Fortress Mentality

VMware says it has received a bad rap when it comes to security. It hopes to use its Determina acquisition to turn that image around.

 
100 E-mail Bouncebacks? You've Been Backscattered

The bounceback e-mail messages come in at a trickle, maybe one or two every hour. The subject lines are disquieting: "Cyails, Vygara nad Levytar," "UNSOLICITED BULK EMAIL, apparently from you."

 
Military Computer Contractor Convicted on ID Theft Charges

A former U.S. military contractor has pleaded guilty to exceeding authorized access to a computer and aggravated identity theft after he was accused of selling names and Social Security numbers of 17,000 military employees, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

 
Botnet Attacks Military Systems

Security researchers have discovered a complex spamming scheme that hijacks users' PCs in order to attempt to send junk mail via university and military systems.

 
US Man Gets 30 Months in Prison for 'Warez' Operation

A Woodbury, Connecticut, man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for operating Web sites where users could download unauthorized copies of movies, music and software titles, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

 
Experts: Kenyan Businesses Unprepared for Security Attacks

The switch to more computerized information and processes has led to increased productivity and profits for many Kenyan companies, but information security has been neglected, according to IT experts in the country

 
Microsoft Botnet-Hunting Tool Helps Bust Hackers

Botnet fighters have another tool in their arsenal, thanks to Microsoft.

 
Scott Charney: Microsoft's Ax Man

Some people might dream of having the power to kill a product just before launch at a company the size of Microsoft, but for Scott Charney, that's just part of the job.

 
 
 
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