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New Worm Targets Linux Web Service Holes

Over the last few days, a new worm, Linux.Plupii, which attacks Linux systems via Web-server related services, has made its appearance.This worm, also known...

Microsofts AntiSpyware Rebranded Windows Defender

Microsoft Corp.s Windows AntiSpyware technology has been renamed "Windows Defender" and has been expanded to detect and remove rootkits, keystroke loggers and other forms...

Trouble Looms for Symantec

Symantec Corp.s ascension to the top of the security world may have peaked and begun a long descent last week when the company reported...

One Good Turn Deserves Better

eWEEK was recently contacted by a reader who, by trying to do a good turn for PayPal, an eBay Inc. company, ended up spending...

New York County Proposes Law to Enforce Wi-Fi Security

A public official in Westchester County, some 30 miles north of New York, has proposed legislation that would require businesses that collect customer information...

Cisco IOS Hacker Finds Work at Juniper

Michael Lynn, the security researcher who made international headlines in July for blowing the whistle about a major hole in Cisco Systems Inc.s software,...

Apple Plugs QuickTime Code Execution Holes

Multiple security flaws in Apple Computer Inc.s QuickTime media player could put users at risk of code execution attacks, the company confirmed in an...

When Vendors Install Malware

It bothers me when industry is viewed as the enemy, when vendors are assumed to do the worst and that we have to protect...

Virus Scanners Made Moot by New Exploit

Anti-virus software has always lived with the tradeoff of performance versus thoroughness. Its led to some software design decisions on the methods of how...

California Man Charged with Botnet Offenses

Botnets are big business—at least according to authorities who announced the first U.S. case against an alleged computer hacker, who authorities believe netted $60,000...