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Sunbelt Tracks DIY Trojan Builder Program

Researchers at Sunbelt Software Inc. have uncovered a special program they said they believe is being used to create keylogging and Trojan horse programs...

Whens a Rootkit Not a Rootkit? In Search of Definitions

A vendor-neutral push to find an unambiguous way to describe rootkits has received backing from anti-virus specialist Symantec Corp., but security experts are suspicious...

Oracle Plugs 82 Database, Server Holes

Oracle Corp. has released a "moderately critical" batch of patches to plug a total of 82 security vulnerabilities in several database and server products. As...

Experts Offer Data and Liability Protection Tips

With federal data breach notification legislation slated for passage this year, enterprises that collect and maintain personal information will have another reason for securing...

Veritas NetBackup Exploit Released

Exploit code for a buffer overflow vulnerability in Symantec Corp.s Veritas NetBackup product has been published online, putting enterprise customers at risk of system...

GeoTrust Buys Smart-Card Maker

Venture-backed identity management startup GeoTrust has snapped up the assets of TrustCenter, a German smart-card maker.The deal gives GeoTrust a major foothold in the...

The Moon and the Spam Filter

I have a degree in public policy. After I graduated, I preferred a programming job to grad school in my field, but I did...

SPI Tool Measures Web App Security Risk

SPI Dynamics Inc. unveiled Monday a management platform for measuring Web application security risk. AMP (Assessment Management Platform) 2.0 consolidates network scanning across enterprise networks...

Youve Got Flaw AOL

A critical security flaw in America Online Inc.s "Youve Got Pictures" service could put millions of users at risk of PC takeover attacks, according...

Web Attack Crashes TippingPoint IPS

Mysterious Web attack traffic caused some of 3Com Corp.s TippingPoint IPS devices to crash last week, requiring a hasty patch by the company. Some TippingPoint...