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Oracle Issues Fix for Faulty DB Server Patch

Enterprise software giant Oracle has released a fix for an incomplete database server patch after a private security research outfit discovered that the underlying...

An Unsecured Wi-Fi Network Equals an Open Invitation

The moral of this story may be that if youre going to use someone elses Wi-Fi network, dont draw attention to yourself. Thats the...

MS Patch Day: 3 Critical Bulletins on Tap

Microsoft has provided advance notice that three "critical" security bulletins will be released in this months patch batch. The bulletins will include patches for flaws...

LANDesk Makes Security Part of Network Management

I have learned that, yes, there is something worse than having all the users on your network download their own anti-spyware applications. Its that...

Spyware Spooks Users into Changing Online Habits

More that 90 percent of Internet users in the United States have altered their online behavior significantly to counter the threat of spyware programs,...

Zlib Security Flaw Exposes Swath of Programs

A serious security flaw has been identified in Zlib, a widely used data compression library. Fixes have begun to appear, but a large number...

Military Picks CA for Hefty Anti-Spyware Contract

Millions of U.S. military computers will be protected from spyware using software from Computer Associates, the company said Wednesday. The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded...

MS Ships Killbit Workaround for IE Security Hole

One week after confirming a code execution flaw in its flagship Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft has shipped a "killbit" package to disable the affected...

Microsoft-Claria Rumors Could Be an Inside Job

There is there a battle going on inside Microsoft over the possible acquisition of Claria, the worlds largest spyware company. Thats one of the lines...

Law and Order on the Internet

Of the many discouraging aspects of computer security, one of the worst is that offenders are rarely punished at all, let alone seriously. I...