Spyware Doctor News: April 2007

Monday, April 30, 2007

Leaky Libeskind (BusinessWeek)

Daniel Libeskind's acclaimed Denver Art Museum opened last fall. Its roof is already undergoing repairs

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Data Mining Gamers (BusinessWeek)

Predictive analytics allow publishers to analyze and build a profile for each player—allowing for highly targeted marketing

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Plum wife's ordeal mirrors plight of many (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Pam Scheib could feel her terror rising as the belt tightened around her throat. She instantly knew her husband Greg was choking her because she was leaving him and he didn't want that to happen.

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Venture Philanthropy Goes Into Politics (BusinessWeek)

The model, connecting wealthy investors with needy charities, has moved into the political arena with the New Progressive Coalition

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Identity Theft Task Force Urges Tougher Penalties (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

A U.S. task force created to curb identity theft urged federal agencies Monday to help protect consumers by ceasing unnecessary use of Social Security numbers.

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Microsoft business security ready for prime time (ZDNet)

Forefront Client Security is due in coming weeks, says CEO Steve Ballmer.

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Microsoft business security ready for prime time (CNET)

Forefront Client Security is due in coming weeks, says CEO Steve Ballmer.

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ID theft task force urges tougher penalties (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

A U.S. task force created to curb identity theft urged federal agencies on Monday to help protect consumers by ceasing unnecessary use of Social Security numbers.

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How To Protect Your Computer From Spyware (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul)

Most people can't imagine living without computers. The fact is most businesses can't either. Technology has allowed companies to gather information on consumers like never before, but some people may not be doing enough to protect their home computer.

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How To Protect Your Computer From Spyware (WCBS-TV New York)

How To Protect Your Computer From Spyware (CBS 2 Los Angeles)

How To Protect Your Computer From Spyware (CBS 3 Philadelphia)

White House panel pushes new identity fraud laws (ZDNet)

A wealth of state and federal laws already prohibit ID fraud and phishing. But a federal task force says more are needed.

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Chicago Spire Set to Soar (BusinessWeek)

At 2,000 feet, Santiago Calatrava's tower will be the tallest building in North America

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Venture Philanthropy Goes Into Politics (BusinessWeek)

The model, connecting wealthy investors with needy charities, has moved into the political arena with the New Progressive Coalition

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Chicago Spire Set to Soar (BusinessWeek)

At 2,000 feet, Santiago Calatrava's tower will be the tallest building in North America

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White House panel pushes new identity fraud laws (CNET)

A wealth of state and federal laws already prohibit ID fraud and phishing. But a federal task force says more are needed.

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ID Theft Task Force Wants Stronger Laws (PC World via Yahoo! News)

The U.S. government plans to establish a national identity theft law enforcement center and create a multiyear public education campaign about the dangers of ID theft, as part of a series of recommendations released by a task force Monday.

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Task force advocates proactivity against ID theft (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

The U.S. government plans to establish a national identity theft law enforcement center and create a multiyear public education campaign about the dangers of ID theft as part of a series of recommendations released by a task force Monday.

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RIM to Let WinMobile 6 Users Pack Virtual BlackBerry Apps (TechNewsWorld.com)

The maker of the popular BlackBerry mobile e-mail device, Research In Motion (RIM), plans to let Windows Mobile-based devices run virtual BlackBerry applications. RIM will offer the new software solution later this year for select devices that run on Windows Mobile 6. Once installed, the software will give users a virtual BlackBerry application experience.

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Motorola to Pay $140M for Digital Video Tech Firm (E-Commerce Times)

Motorola has snapped up Terayon Communication Systems, a digital video processing and networking software maker, for $140 million, the companies announced on Monday. Terayon's video-processing chips will allow Motorola to offer digital ads and graphical overlays on its cell phone displays, which ultimately could enable cell phone providers to sell more advertising space on their networks.

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Farmer Discovers USDA Data Leak (E-Commerce Times)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will give free credit monitoring to tens of thousands of people whose social security numbers were inadvertently made public on a government Web site. The USDA said it is aware of no cases where the so-called private identification information was used for identity theft or other illegal purposes, but the potential exists.

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Open Invention Network Talks Up Linux in India (E-Commerce Times)

Open Invention Network, a U.S. firm funded by six companies including IBM and Red Hat, is exploring possibilities in India to spur innovation and protect the Linux systems widely seen as a slow but certain challenge to Microsoft's proprietary Windows operating system. OIN is an intellectual property company that was formed in 2005 by IBM, NEC, Philips, Red Hat, Sony and Novell.

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ScanSafe Reports up to 80 Percent of Blogs Host 'Offensive Content' (Broadcast Newsroom)

LONDON & SAN MATEO, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- ScanSafe, the pioneer and leading provider of Web Security-as-a-Service, today issued its latest monthly Global Threat Report. Among the report's key findings, up to 80 percent of blogs contain potentially offensive content, which can range from adult language to pornographic images, and about 6 percent of blogs host malware. The most requested ...

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Motorola Fights to Keep Icahn Off Board (E-Commerce Times)

The battle for the hearts and minds of Motorola shareholders continued Friday with another open letter from the company explaining why Carl Icahn shouldn't be elected to its board. In Friday's letter to shareholders, Schaumburg, Ill.-based Motorola questioned the quality of corporate governance at two companies chaired by Icahn.

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India Takes Space Program Commercial With Sat Launch (TechNewsWorld.com)

India on Monday successfully placed an Italian astronomical satellite into orbit, marking its entry into an exclusive group of nations conducting commercial space launches, officials said. The Indian Space Research Organization launched the 352- kilogram Italian satellite AGILE atop its rocket, the PSLV-C8, from the Sriharikota spaceport.

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Billionaire Gets Down to Earth as Dream Space Tour Ends (TechNewsWorld.com)

An American billionaire who won a junior cosmonaut contest as a child returned Saturday from a dream voyage to the international space station, riding a Russian capsule to a soft landing on the Kazakh steppe. Charles Simonyi smiled and chatted with rescuers who helped him gingerly out of the Soyuz capsule and appeared energized by his $25 million, two-week trip.

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Security Watch Story Feed: April 23 (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)

An anti-spyware bill and slicker Javascript attacks are in the news. Read it all in the story feed.

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Miami-Dade County Public Schools Selects Sophos (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control, today announced that Miami-Dade Public Schools has selected Sophos to protect 90,000 desktops and 50,000 email accounts from spam, viruses, worms, spyware and potentially unwanted applications for the next four years.

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So You Want Your CIO to Switch to Xserve? (TechNewsWorld.com)

CIOs whose IT departments are relying on Windows-based or Linux/Unix-based servers could find cost savings and more manageable operations by switching to Apple's Xserve. Migrating to Xserve offers attractions that are particularly beneficial to small and medium-sized businesses, according to systems consultants and network engineers familiar with companies making the switch.

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Mapping Out a Data Protection Plan (TechNewsWorld.com)

In this fast-paced world, there is one thing most computer users have in common: We have all lost data at one time or another. For the lucky ones, this is not a painful experience -- just one of inconvenience. Unfortunately for others, the data loss is impacting because the lost data was irreplaceable and valuable.

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Michael Dell's Linux, the Death of BlackBerry, 3 More Dads and Grads Gift Ideas (LinuxInsider.com)

I've been spending a lot of time talking to folks who want to try the Dell Linux solution. I'm getting the sense that we have all been looking at Linux on the desktop wrong, and that products like Linspire are simply wrongheaded. Speaking of wrongheaded, last week, Research In Motion may have actually destroyed the BlackBerry's growth opportunity in large enterprise and government.

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Program Names govern admin rights in Vista (The Register)

It's not what you do, it's what you say you do Developers have discovered that the name given to a Vista executable affects whether or not it will require admin rights to run.…

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CA's New Unified Service Model Empowers IT to Drive Business Growth and Innovation (CRM Today)

CA today announced the next step in the fulfillment of its Enterprise IT Management (EITM) vision with an innovative Unified Service Model and an accompanying set of Capability Solutions that empower IT to drive business growth and innovation and transform the way companies govern, manage and secure IT.

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Windows user is worriedsoftware is not genuine (The Post and Courier)

Q: Several days ago I suddenly began getting a banner at the bottom of the Microsoft Windows welcome screen that stated very emphatically that my copy of Windows is not genuine, and I might be the victim of software counterfeiting.

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NEED A HAND? REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES MAKE TECH SUPPORT LESS HELLISH (San Jose Mercury News)

Tech support is never anyone's idea of fun.

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Get adware/spyware removal program (Tucson Citizen)

Q For the past month I have been getting two regular pop-ups that look official (I have Norton AV, which is supposed to screen out pop-ups). One of the messages looks similar to what I am sending below:

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Mosaic Technology Partners With Webroot Software -- Anti-Spyware and Antivirus Solution Bolsters Security Offerings (PR Web)

Mosaic Technology and Webroot Software signed a partnership agreement. Mosaic will resell Webroot's market leading anti-spyware software into the enterprise and SMB marlket leveraging Webroot's free spyware auditing technology. (PRWeb Apr 23, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SGFsZi1Qcm9mLUNyYXMtQ3Jhcy1NYWduLVplcm8=

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Mosaic Technology Partners With Webroot Software -- Anti-Spyware and Antivirus Solution Bolsters Security Offerings (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Preserving South Lebanon (BusinessWeek)

Students from the American University of Beirut come up with ways to preserve buildings damaged in last year's war, rather than razing to reconstruct

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Preserving South Lebanon (BusinessWeek)

Students from the American University of Beirut come up with ways to preserve buildings damaged in last year's war, rather than razing to reconstruct

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Beware the lure of free' downloads (The Plain Dealer)

Qhave discovered a Web site that allows free downloads of programs such as WinZip. How do I find out if sites like this are legitimate and if the software is safe?

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Sunday, April 29, 2007

Noticias Infobolsa / Titulares (InfoBolsa)

CA s New Unified Service Model Empowers IT to Drive Business Growth . and Innovation 22/04/2007 22:00:00 Business Wire making it easier to give users secure, auditable access to the IT resources they need to do their jobs.

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How To Protect Your Computer From Spyware (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul)

Technology has allowed companies to gather information on consumers like never before, but some people may not be doing enough to protect their own home computer. Video: Terri Gruca Reports More Consumer News

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How to Protect Your Computer From Spyware (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul)

No problem in using both Defender and SpyBot (Akron Beacon Journal)

Some computer questions and answers: Q: About the program SpyBot Search & Destroy... According to my son, I only need Windows Defender. Why not have an added program?

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CA's New Unified Service Model Empowers IT to Drive Business Growth and Innovation (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

LAS VEGAS----CA today announced the next step in the fulfillment of its Enterprise IT Management vision with an innovative Unified Service Model and an accompanying set of Capability Solutions that empower IT to drive business growth and innovation and transform the way companies govern, manage and secure IT.

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Vishwanath Kulkarni C. Shivkumar (The Hindu)

In March this year alone, 47 security incidents were reported to CERT-In from various National/International agencies. What resides in your PC? Virus? Or Quick Heal?' So runs a commercial from an anti-virus maker on FM radio.

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Segnala un abuso (Programmazione.it)

Hai riscontrato un abuso nel seguente intervento? E' presente in esso un'offesa, una parolaccia, una violazione di copyright? Non è necessario indicare il link al commento perché viene ricostruito in automatico dal sistema di abuse reporting.

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No problem in using both Defender and SpyBot (Akron Beacon Journal)

Forward thinking for your e-mail (The Nashua Telegraph)

Q. How can I set up my e-mail program to forward all of my new messages to my Google Gmail account? ...

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No problem in using both Defender and SpyBot (Akron Beacon Journal)

Lessons Learned: Questions to which there are no answers, Part 2 (Lincoln Journal Star)

On a recent morphing-into-spring day, I tackled a file folder labeled “Answers.” If that seems odd, know that readers leave me a slow stream of rhetorical e-mails or phone messages. Since I invite them to do so, readers do write.

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Authentication Appliance features SSL-VPN functionality. (ThomasNet)

Based on VACMAN authentication platform, aXs GUARD combines Digipass strong user authentication with range of over 20 Internet communication services. It includes firewall, content scanner and filter, anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-phishing, as well as intrusion detection and prevention, active system attack monitoring, and reverse http and ftp proxy. Web-based SSL-VPN uses public network to ...

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Joli Ballew From John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and Eric Sites From Sunbelt Software, Inc. to Be Featured on Let's Talk ... (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Guests from John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and Sunbelt Software, Inc. will appear on radio talk show Let's Talk Computers. Founded in 1807, Wiley Publishing, Inc. provides must-have content to customers worldwide. Sunbelt Software, Inc. is a leading provider of anti-spyware, anti-spam and other system management tools.

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Is Your Corporate Intranet Out of Date? (TechNewsWorld.com)

Corporate intranets are becoming big business, both for the designers who put them together and companies that use them to empower their employees to participate in two-way discussions about corporate dealings. However, not all companies are eager to implement the new technologies that are redesigning the options available in traditional intranets.

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ParetoLogic Honoured with Unprecedented Double Win at the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce Business Awards (PR Web)

ParetoLogic, makers of the popular anti-spyware products XoftSpySE and ParetoLogic Anti-Spyware, were honoured to be recognized in two categories at the 2007 Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Gala. In an unprecedented circumstance in the Chamber's 44 year history, ParetoLogic was nominated for and won in two award categories. Don Wharton, COO and Co-founder and Adrian Pereira, ...

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ParetoLogic Honoured with Unprecedented Double Win at the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce Business Awards (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

House Committee Approves Anti-Spyware Legislation (GigaLaw.com)

Legislation that would help protect consumers from harmful spyware that can harvest personal data from a user's computer was approved by a U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.

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House panel approves anti-spyware bill (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Legislation that would help protect consumers from harmful spyware that can harvest personal data from a user's computer was approved on Thursday by a U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.

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PS3 Update Supports Retro Game Play (TechNewsWorld.com)

Sony has released a new firmware update for its PlayStation 3 console and PlayStation Portable handheld that make the pair compatible with games for the original Playstation. The new firmware update will allow PS3 owners to buy and play downloadable PS1 games on their video console. Concurrently, the Version 1.70 firmware now enables the PS3 to play original PS1 software bought from the ...

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U.S. House panel approves anti-spyware bill (Reuters.co.uk)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation that would help protect consumers from harmful spyware that can harvest personal data from a user's computer was approved on Thursday by a U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.

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U.S. House panel approves anti-spyware bill (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Microsoft Under Pressure to Deliver Zero-Day DNS Patch (TechNewsWorld.com)

Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to offer a fix to a critical flaw in Windows Domain Name System servers that is being exploited by cybercriminals. The zero-day flaw, found on servers running Windows Server 2000 Service Pack 4 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2, gives attackers full control over infected computers via an Internet Relay Chat channel.

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MS Word Flaw Blamed for State Department Security Breach (E-Commerce Times)

A break-in targeting State Department computers worldwide last summer occurred after a department employee in Asia opened a mysterious e-mail that quietly allowed hackers inside the U.S. government's network. A senior State Department official described an elaborate ploy by sophisticated international hackers. They used a secret break-in technique that exploited a design flaw in Microsoft ...

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MS Word Flaw Blamed for State Department Security Breach (TechNewsWorld.com)

Phishing Scam Exploits Virginia Tech Tragedy (InformationWeek)

Cybercriminals already are taking advantage of the tragedy at the Virginia school, sending out spam e-mails that lure people to download a Trojan designed to steal banking information.

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Phishing Scam Exploits Virginia Tech Tragedy (InformationWeek)

Microsoft Includes Linux/Unix Prods in Samsung Patent Deal (E-Commerce Times)

Samsung Electronics has signed a patent cross-licensing deal with Microsoft in a bid to accelerate further product development. It said Microsoft has actively sought patent agreements with a range of companies in order to improve relations with consumer electronics, telecommunications, computer hardware and Linux/Unix platform providers.

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Microsoft Includes Linux/Unix Prods in Samsung Patent Deal (TechNewsWorld.com)

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Phishing Scam Exploits Virginia Tech Tragedy (InformationWeek)

Researchers Paint Picture of Earth's Oldest Tree (TechNewsWorld.com)

Since the fossilized "Gilboa stumps" were discovered in the 1870s in Schoharie County, they have enchanted generations of visitors to the old State Museum with their bulbous and veined bulk. Now, two State Museum employees have filled in the gaps of knowledge about the 380 million-year-old, palm-like tree.

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Rights Group: Yahoo Abetted China's Torture of Dissidents (TechNewsWorld.com)

A human rights group launched a campaign Thursday against Yahoo on grounds the U.S. search company assisted China's communist government with torture by revealing information that led to the arrest of dissidents. The World Organization for Human Rights USA said businesses that operate abroad need to be more aware of their responsibilities.

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eBay Reports Soaring Q1 Profits, Vows Junk Purge (E-Commerce Times)

eBay is trying to wring more money out of every customer and purge the online auction site of shoddy sellers, a business strategy that executives say has already pumped profits. The company reported Wednesday that first-quarter profit surged 52 percent, trouncing Wall Street expectations thanks to big-spending shoppers overseas and scorching performance of its PayPal electronic transaction ...

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Microsoft to Shell Out $180M to Iowa Consumers (E-Commerce Times)

Microsoft agreed Wednesday to pay Iowans up to $180 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed the company had a monopoly that cost the state's citizens millions of dollars extra for software products. The $179.5 million settlement means individuals in Iowa who bought certain Microsoft products between 1994 and 2006 will be eligible for cash.

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Phishing Scam Exploits Virginia Tech Tragedy (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Top 10 Network Security Mistakes (AllBusiness via Yahoo! Finance)

Businesses use networking to connect their employees to one another and create a productive shared work environment. However, in their haste to get the network up and running, some businesses do not take the time to make sure all security measures are in place.

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The Spy Act that loved me? (CNET)

Policy analyst Bartlett Cleland warns that a patchwork of state spyware laws will end up having the opposite effect desired by proponents.

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Barclays Chip-and-Pin Devices Reduce - Not Eliminate - Risk of Fraud (Kansas City InfoZine)

Sophos welcomed news that one of the world's largest financial service providers, Barclays, is to provide chip-and-pin card readers to half a million customers in the UK. The device should help reduce the risk of spyware and phishing emails that aim to steal login details and passwords from internet users.

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A RISE IN CYBER-STALKING (Kansas City Star)

W ASHINGTON | The case had the makings of an eerie cyber-mystery.

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Consider Linux for everyday computer use (Daily Orange)

Fed up with the mess of spyware, fragmentation and viruses that my family's computer had become, I finally snapped. I decided a major change was in order. After considering buying a new machine, I realized I could not justify the price for what would be an e-mail checker and Web surfer.

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Report: Rootkits becoming increasingly complex (CNET)

But more security firms are designing software to uproot the stealth technology, says McAfee.

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Report: Rootkits becoming increasingly complex (ZDNet)

But more security firms are designing software to uproot the stealth technology, says McAfee.

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Report: Rootkits becoming increasingly complex (ZDNet)

But more security firms are designing software to uproot the stealth technology, says McAfee.

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IRS Cuts Frustrated TurboTax Filers Some Slack (E-Commerce Times)

As the midnight filing deadline loomed large for America's taxpayers Tuesday, users of TurboTax were frustrated by delays in the software's electronic filing system that caused many to miss the deadline. Luckily for them, the Internal Revenue Service understands -- and offered users a two-day extension.

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Washington Focuses on Green Buildings (BusinessWeek)

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is helping the U.S. government live up to greener standards for federal buildings

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Three Architects; One Vision (BusinessWeek)

The three partners in Pique may be based in different cities in the world, but they speak with one architectural voice

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Three Architects; One Vision (BusinessWeek)

The three partners in Pique may be based in different cities in the world, but they speak with one architectural voice

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Sunbelt Software Enhances Anti-Spyware Protection (eWeek)

Sunbelt Software releases CounterSpy 2.0 with new automatic deployment, kernel-level protection and other features.

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Research In Motion Recovers After Grinding to a Halt (E-Commerce Times)

Research In Motion has restored service to millions of BlackBerry users in North America who lost their connections Tuesday night. The company has not said why its network was interrupted over a period of several hours. The "root cause is currently under review," according to a statement. "RIM is closely monitoring systems in order to maintain normal service levels."

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Research In Motion Recovers After Coming to a Grinding Halt (E-Commerce Times)

Research In Motion Recovers After Grinding to a Halt (TechNewsWorld.com)

Research In Motion Recovers After Coming to a Grinding Halt (TechNewsWorld.com)

Barclays Bank Fights Back Against Phishing Scams (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Barclays is sending out free handheld chip and PIN card readers to customers, who will use the devices when they access their online bank accounts to set up payments to third parties.

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Yahoo Shares Slide on Dismal Q1 Results (E-Commerce Times)

Yahoo reported first quarter net earnings down 11 percent from Q1 of last year as the global Internet brand faces stiff competition from search-based advertising leader Google. Google captured a first-place 48.3 percent of the U.S. search market as of March 2007, compared to Yahoo's second-place ranking of 27.5 percent, according to the latest data from comScore Media Metrix.

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Senators Leery of Sirius-XM Merger Pitch (E-Commerce Times)

A Senate committee chairman said Tuesday Sirius Satellite Radio has "a steep hill to climb" in showing that its proposed purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings will not hurt competition in the audio entertainment market. Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin told members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee a combined satellite radio provider would benefit consumers.

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Services, Software Guide IBM to Q1 Targets (E-Commerce Times)

First-quarter earnings at IBM rose 8 percent and matched Wall Street expectations Tuesday, as a boost from software acquisitions helped overcome only moderate growth overall. In the first three months of this year, traditionally IBM's slowest quarter, the Armonk, N.Y.-based company earned $1.84 billion, $1.21 per share.

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Barclays chip-and-Pin move will not stop cyber-fraud (Personal Computer World)

Moves by Barclays to provide chip-and-Pin card readers to half a million customers in the UK will not eliminate cyber-fraud, security experts warned today.

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Motorola Posts $181M Q1 Loss on Limp Phone Sales (E-Commerce Times)

Motorola said Wednesday it slipped to a loss in the first quarter, hurt by disappointing sales of mobile phones, as well as expenses to cover a legal settlement, restructuring efforts and an acquisition. The telecommunications equipment maker said it lost $181 million in the first three months of 2007.

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Barclays deploys PINsentry to fight fraud (The Register)

Chip-and-PIN marches into the home Barclays has announced plans to send out handheld chip and PIN card readers to their online banking customers in a bid to combat online fraud.…

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Sony Says the PDA Is Dead (Connected Home Media)

Sony announced that it will stop making its Japanese CLIE PDAs in July. Core Tech: Creating a Backup Strategy Develop a backup strategy that will ensure that your memories and other important data can survive even the most devastating of accidents.

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Grisoft AVG firewall finally compatible with Vista (Computer Active)

Grisoft has announced that the firewall element of its paid-for AVG Internet Security 7.5 solution is now compatible with Vista. While other elements of AVG's security software, including its anti-virus and anti-spam tools, were ready for the January launch of Vista, the firewall component was not.

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Friday, April 27, 2007

Barclays chip-and-Pin move will not stop cyber-fraud (Infomatics)

Moves by Barclays to provide chip-and-Pin card readers to half a million customers in the UK will not eliminate cyber-fraud, security experts warned today.

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SkillGround registers with ABC ELECTRONIC (Audit Bureau Of Circulation)

Skillground.com has registered with ABC ELECTRONIC, committing to have its traffic figures independently verified to industry-agreed standards, as set by JICWEBS*.

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Banking and Financial (Mondaq)

Mondaq Article Service - Goodwin Procter LLP - United States - U.S. Supreme Courts Holds that Preemption of State Laws Extends to National Bank Operating Subsidiaries (18/04/2007 11:21:05)

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The Mushrooming Menace of Keyloggers (TechNewsWorld.com)

Few things are as disturbing to Internet users as the thought of someone spying on them and capturing their every keystroke. Unfortunately, this has been happening more frequently as the use of keyloggers, phishing and spoofing grows. Keylogging was the fastest-growing type of malware in what they call the TrojWare category for 2006.

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De Pere holds off on sex-predator ban (Green Bay Press-Gazette)

DE PERE The city is holding off on adopting sexual predator restrictions similar to Green Bays.

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Be safe with free security software (Asbury Park Press)

The bad guys are out to get you. They want to gain access to your computer and steal your information. Or they want to add your computer to their networks.

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More Annoying Vista Upgrade Hassles (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Vista-compatible firewall keep us waiting, plus a free virtual PC tool from Microsoft and funny videos.

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Internet à la carte (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

Tens of millions of Internet users have switched to the Firefox Web browser, often for its protection from scammers and spyware writers who generally tailor their coded mischief for Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.

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Travel advisory to neonates on the Net (Deccan Herald)

Contagion in the artificial world of the Internet shares the properties of contagion in the natural world. When the biological world is faced with a new scourge, there is great alarm and a campaign of multiple dimensions is quickly launched.

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Juniper Networks Infranet Controller (IC) (ARNnet)

Juniper's Unified Access Control (UAC) 2.0 solution for medium to large enterprises and remote and branch offices combines user identity, device security state and network location information to create a unique access control policy for each user.

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Massacre: when two Americas collided (The Scotsman)

THE American dream collided with the American nightmare at a classroom door.

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Massacre: when two Americas collided (The Scotsman)

THE American dream collided with the American nightmare at a classroom door.

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Microsoft Throws Firefox a Bone (TechNewsWorld.com)

Microsoft released a new Windows Media Player plug-in for the Firefox 2.0 open source Web browser Monday via its Port 25 blog. The official plug-in is one of several Microsoft is developing at its Port 25 Open Source Software Lab, according to the company. "I am very proud to announce that we have released another official Microsoft plug-in," said Hank Janssen, program manager for Port 25.

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Sony Mum on Rumored Larger PS3 Drive (TechNewsWorld.com)

The gaming world is awash with rumors that Sony may consider bumping up the size of the hard disk drive in its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles. The conjecture, now brewing for several weeks, reached a crescendo Tuesday following reports that a Sony spokesperson had addressed the rumor.

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KKR, Pension Funds Angling for BCE (E-Commerce Times)

Private equity investors are interested in acquiring BCE, the parent company of Bell Canada, the country's largest telecom provider. BCE has confirmed news reports that it is indeed in talks with pension fund managers to take the company private. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and three Canadian pension funds have said they are pursuing the company.

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Netvibes Offers Personal Portal Creation for Dummies (TechNewsWorld.com)

Personalized home page pioneer Netvibes is unveiling a way for anybody to become the ruler of their own "Universe," Web 2.0 style. The company on Tuesday announced the beta launch of Netvibes Universe, a system that allows the creation and online publication of personal Web portals, which Netvibes calls "Universes," that can include numerous types of media, widgets and other content.

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Study Refutes Claims That Chondroitin Eases Arthritis Pain (TechNewsWorld.com)

A dietary supplement widely used for achy joints does little if anything to relieve arthritic pain, according to researchers who found that chondroitin is no more effective than a placebo. The Swiss researchers combined results from recent large-scale studies on chondroitin's effectiveness and say their results overshadow smaller, less rigorous studies that suggested a benefit.

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Buildings are Big Belchers (BusinessWeek)

The City of New York completed an inventory of carbon emissions from buildings and transportation—the former contribute 79% of the total

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Buildings are Big Belchers (BusinessWeek)

The City of New York completed an inventory of carbon emissions from buildings and transportation—the former contribute 79% of the total

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Faronics Anti-Executable Protects Students and Teachers from Spyware (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Faronics recognizes that recent media events have highlighted the dangers and liabilities of unwanted spyware in a classroom environment. Educational administrators, technology coordinators, and teachers realize the growing need to protect their computing environments from malicious programs that can infect and redirect computers to websites with inappropriate content.

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Customer Name-Calling May Delight or Displease (E-Commerce Times)

You, Mr. or Mrs. So-and-So, might have noticed a hot trend at retail establishments. You're about to travel merrily on the road to checkout anonymity when an eager clerk flips up your credit card and wishes you -- personally, by first or last name -- to have a nice day. It's a strategy extolled by many customer service experts, who argue that such personalization makes customers feel important.

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Berlusconi Linked to Telecom Italia Buy as AT&T Pulls Out (E-Commerce Times)

United States telecom giant AT&T unexpectedly backed down from its offer to buy Telecom Italia, Italy's largest telecom company. Media tycoon and former premier Silvio Berlusconi is now being linked with TI. According to reports appearing in the country's main newspapers Tuesday, Berlusconi is preparing to mount a bid for TI along with Roberto Colaninno, a fellow entrepreneur.

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Berlusconi Linked to Telecom Italia Buy as AT&T Pulls Out (TechNewsWorld.com)

Vonage Tells Two Different Workaround Stories (E-Commerce Times)

Vonage Holdings is delivering conflicting messages on its ability to deploy a substitute technology should the Internet phone provider lose its bid to overturn a jury's verdict that it infringed on Verizon Communications' patents. Depending on the audience, Vonage has been alternately reassuring and bleak.

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Vonage Tells Two Different Workaround Stories (TechNewsWorld.com)

IDC: Spam To Rocket Past Legit E-Mail This Year (Enterprise IT Planet)

It could go away if you'd just stop being suckered.

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VIDEO: Hacking Vista (Orange County Register)

Microsoft put much of what it learned about PC security into its Windows Vista operating system. But even with new anti-phishing, anti-malware, anti-hack filters and protectors, the team at eEye Digital Security in Aliso Viejo has managed to discover a few Vista weaknesses.

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The computers (The Courier Mail)

Q. Do I leave a computer on all the time or switch it off at the end of the day and switch it on next day?

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Free stuff protects computer (Honolulu Advertiser)

The bad guys are out to get you. They want to gain access to your computer and steal your information. Or they want to add your computer to their zombie networks.

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CA announces new security solutions for OS (CIOL)

BANGALORE: CA today announced new releases of two threat mitigation solutions that unify and simplify implementation of essential security measures enabling customers to protect their IT environments while reducing administrative overhead.

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Anti-Spyware Software Developer Enigma Software Group, Inc. Announces 2,633 Subscriptions for Week Ending April 15, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

STAMFORD, Conn., April 17, 2007 -- Enigma Software Group, Inc. , a technology and services company that creates and develops Internet Privacy Protection and Computer Security Software and Applications for Internet users, today announced a total of 2,633 new, renewal and third-party subscriptions for the week ending April 15th.

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Houston Chronicle Help Line Column: A Password? Skip Security If You Dare (RedNova)

By Jay Lee, Houston Chronicle Apr. 17--I have Windows XP Home Edition installed on my desktop PC and on my notebook. When I boot up my desktop, it pauses and asks me to log in. I just hit Enter, without entering a password, and it goes all the way to the desktop screen.

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Mid-west secures nearly 200 tech sector jobs (ElectricNews.Net)

Following a spate of tech sector job losses last month, the good news is that a raft of new positions have been created.

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PRESS RELEASE: SONICWALL INTERNET THREAT PREVENTION PROTECTS CUSTOMERS AGAINST WINDOWS EXPLOITS TARGETING 'WORLD OF ... (gamesindustry.biz)

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. – April 12, 2007 – SonicWALL, Inc.

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Police: Build hurdles to Internet predators (The Daily Star)

Common sense is key when it comes to protecting children from online predators and the dark side of the Internet, local law-enforcement officials said Monday.

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Cookie-based data inflates website stats (e-Consultancy)

A new study from comScore has questioned the validity of using cookie-based data to measure website audiences, claiming that unique visitor counts for websites may be overstating the actual visitor totals by as much as 150%. The measurement group, which surveyed 400,000 home computers, found that three in ten US internet users regularly delete cookies from their computers.

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Why does Windows get slower over time? (Hindustan Times)

There are many free applications out on the Internet that help you surf better, work with e-mail better, and also keep your computer safer. If you use Windows, you know the story: the months pass, and your once-snappy computer becomes sluggish, unstable, or unpredictable.

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Thursday, April 26, 2007

The best things on the Web are free (Hindustan Times)

You spend a lot of time surfing the Internet and working with e-mail. Why not feel sure that you're using the best tools available? The Web is the one area of technology where free software is almost the norm - and frequently best of class.

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The best things on the Web are free (IANS via Yahoo! India News)

Washington, April 17 (DPA) You spend a lot of time surfing the Internet and working with e-mail. Why not feel sure that you re using the best tools available?

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From Startup to Success Story (BusinessWeek)

Launching any venture means confronting the possibility of failure. We examine the strategies three businesses employed in the crucial early years

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From Startup to Success Story (BusinessWeek)

Launching any venture means confronting the possibility of failure. We examine the strategies three businesses employed in the crucial early years

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Virtual Me Crosses Game, TV Barrier (TechNewsWorld.com)

Electronic Arts and Endemol announced Monday that they are partnering on Virtual Me, a new, avatar-based offering in digital entertainment that is expected to span the worlds of TV and video games. The technology combines cutting-edge avatar creation technology from Electronic Arts with popular TV formats from Endemol to give consumers a way to meet, compete and socialize in online digital ...

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Toshiba Jumps Into Portable Drive Fray (E-Commerce Times)

Toshiba on Monday announced it is adding a new high-capacity portable hard drive to its already well-established product roster of televisions, laptops and DVD players. The Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive, which comes in capacities ranging from 100 GB to 200 GB, has the largest capacity yet in a portable, according to the company.

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Top Layer Networks' Enterprise-Series Intrusion Prevention Solution Raises the Bar for Protection against Emerging ... (Enterprise Networks and Servers)

Top Layer Networks, a provider of intrusion prevention solutions, has released the latest version of its flagship IPS 5500 intrusion prevention solution - the E-Series.

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Google Pumps Up the Volume With Clear Channel Ad Deal (E-Commerce Times)

In an expected but by no means insignificant move, Google will begin selling 30-second ads to run on hundreds of radio stations operated by Clear Channel Radio. The deal is part of the search engine giant's determined expansion beyond the Internet, and it's one that should bring much-needed revenue to the struggling Clear Channel.

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Microsoft's Silverlight Aims to Outshine Flash (TechNewsWorld.com)

Microsoft on Monday unveiled Silverlight, a new browser plug-in designed to compete head-to-head with Adobe's Flash plug-in. Announced at the National Association of Broadcasters trade show in Las Vegas, Microsoft says the new cross-platform application will let Web publishers deliver rich interactive applications and video media that will run on both Mac OS X and Windows PCs.

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Open Source Fuels IBM, Yahoo Enterprise Search Engine (E-Commerce Times)

IBM and Yahoo on Monday launched an upgraded version of their free OmniFind enterprise search offering. The new IBM OmniFind Yahoo Edition includes some 60 new features and corrects 22 bugs. Designed for use by businesses and other organizations, the no-charge application is installed on a server and provides access for a number of users within the enterprise or for those accessing the site.

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Open Source Fuels IBM/Yahoo Enterprise Search Engine (E-Commerce Times)

Open Source Fuels IBM/Yahoo Enterprise Search Engine (TechNewsWorld.com)

Adobe Takes Swipe at Microsoft With New Media Player (E-Commerce Times)

The biggest problem with online streaming video is that one must be connected to the Internet to view it. That problem may be mitigated by Adobe's new media player. The company on Monday announced at the National Association of Broadcasters trade show in Las Vegas a new Flash-focused, application-based player that will let consumers download and view content online or offline.

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P2P worms get their turn (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

Massive networks of infected computers controlled by attackers worldwide will serve as a powerful engine for the new breed of so-called P2P worm that is currently echoing across cyberspace.

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Building in a Bag (BusinessWeek)

Concrete Canvas Technologies delivers inflatable concrete tents to aid organizations and the military

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Study: Cell Phone Radiation Could Be Killing Bees (TechNewsWorld.com)

Some scientists suggest that our love of the mobile phone could cause massive food shortages as the world's harvests fail. They are putting forward the theory that radiation given off by mobile phones and other hi-tech gadgets is a possible answer to one of the more bizarre mysteries ever to happen in the natural world -- the abrupt disappearance of the bees that pollinate crops.

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Yahoo Broadens Ad Network With Newspaper Publishers Deal (E-Commerce Times)

Yahoo is greatly expanding its relationship with the newspaper industry, announcing the addition Monday of four new publishing companies to a consortium that works with the Internet company to sell advertising online. Yahoo is also broadening the scope of the venture beyond its initial phase of selling help-wanted ads.

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Adobe Ships CS3 as Digital Creative Market Heats Up (E-Commerce Times)

Adobe's $3.4 billion acquisition of Macromedia in 2005 was viewed as a master stroke for the market leader in digital creativity tools. It matched the stars of Adobe's portfolio, including Photoshop and InDesign, with Macromedia's Dreamweaver and Flash, giving the company a complete set of "best in breed" titles that executives hope will solidify its place at the top.

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'Sony movies won't play ...' (p2pnet.net)

At it again

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Third-party patch management options for SMBs (Tech Republic)

Patch management can be a tedious and time consuming process, albeit an essential one. This is especially true in a hybrid network environment. Luckily, there are many third party products and services that can help to automate the process and make it easier.

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The Silver Screen, the Flat Screen and the Three Screens (TechNewsWorld.com)

Devin Gordon's article "Why TV is Better than the Movies," provides good fodder for discussion about the changing nature of the content business, particularly movies and television in the age of the Internet download. Both TV and film face similar threats -- highly fragmented audiences, the challenge of the Internet as an alternative distribution source and stagnation in revenues.

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Leopard Delay: Is Apple Running Too Fast? (TechNewsWorld.com)

Apple's ambition may be starting to get ahead of the company's ability to achieve it. Renowned in recent years for its operational excellence, Apple in the last two months has delayed two high-profile products, the Apple TV set-top box and now, it said Thursday, Leopard, the upcoming update to its OS X operating system.

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Security: Inviting Threat? (CIOL)

Security: Inviting Threat?

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Experts who keep computers safe just as vigilant guarding their kids online (San Jose Mercury News)

John Stewart stands on the front line of the war on spam - and the wars on viruses, botnets, phishing scams and all manner of other online threats. But it's not just at his day job - as chief security officer of San Jose networking giant Cisco Systems - that Stewart has cause for concern.

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Experts who keep company computers safe just as vigilant guarding their kids online (San Jose Mercury News)

MAXIMUM SECURITY: EXPERTS WHO KEEP COMPANY COMPUTERS SAFE JUST AS VIGILANT GUARDING THEIR KIDS ONLINE (San Jose Mercury News)

John Stewart stands on the front line of the war on spam - and the wars on viruses, botnets, phishing scams and all manner of other online threats.

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The 20 Most Annoying Tech Products (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Obtrusive behavior, irritating habits, constant nagging--crummy products have bugged you for years. Here are the ones you say have bothered you most.

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Treat your computer to a makeover (Tucson Citizen)

With the release of Microsoft Vista, the successor operating system of Windows XP, your computer may be feeling a tad self-conscious.

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CitizenHawk Cracks Down on Online Fraud with Launch of TypoSquasher (PR Web)

New technology allows companies to reclaim revenues and traffic lost to cybersquatting; early customers include Overstock.com, iFloor.com, 1800PetMeds and Greenberg Traurig LLC; Company exposes staggering scope of cybersquatting problem and reports over 10,000 typo domains on the top 50 online retail brands (PRWeb Apr 16, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: ...

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Defend your computer turf (Denver Post)

The bad guys are out to get you. They want to gain access to your computer and steal your information. Or they want to add your computer to their zombie networks.

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Komando's Q&A (Denver Post)

A friend had his identity stolen, so I'm concerned. What information is available about individuals on the Internet? Can I remove mine?

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Crawler, LLC Announces Free Commercial Licensing for Spyware Terminator Anti-Spyware Software (PR Web)

Spyware Terminator anti-spyware commercial licensing change allows businesses, including those with large scale networks, to download the program for free. (PRWeb Apr 16, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SW5zZS1FbXB0LUhvcnItQ3Jhcy1NYWduLVplcm8=

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Crawler, LLC Announces Free Commercial Licensing for Spyware Terminator Anti-Spyware Software (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Spyware Terminator anti-spyware commercial licensing change allows businesses, including those with large scale networks, to download the program for free.

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Threats and Underground Economy (RedNova)

INTERNET criminals are becoming more organised and sophisticated. This certainly poses danger to the business community and general public and needs to be checked. Victor Lo, principal consultant, technology at Trend Micro elaborates.

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Leaky Libeskind (BusinessWeek)

Daniel Libeskind's acclaimed Denver Art Museum opened last fall. Its roof is already undergoing repairs

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Leaky Libeskind (BusinessWeek)

Daniel Libeskind's acclaimed Denver Art Museum opened last fall. Its roof is already undergoing repairs

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Microsoft suffers DNS vulnerability attacks (iTNews)

Microsoft confirmed yesterday that it has uncovered targeted attacks exploiting a new vulnerability in the Windows Server DNS Service.

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'Trojan Horse' Set to Unleash Spam (RedNova)

By SCHWARZ, Reuben Another deluge of spam emails looks set to hit New Zealand as a computer virus hijacks computers around the world.

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Google Opposes Utah Plan for Keyword Ads (RedNova)

By PAUL FOY Associated Press A new law would allow any company to create an 'electronic' trademark to thwart rivals.

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Domestic violence spreads to online realm (Albany Times Union)

GPS devices, computer hacking used to monitor, harass female victims

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The New Consumer Class: Are Marketers Ready? (TechNewsWorld.com)

Marketers are finding themselves in an increasingly frantic race to get people talking about their brands. The desire to produce something "viral" is nearly ubiquitous in the marketing world. However, it's unclear who exactly "consumers" are these days. We don't even know what that word means any more. Can consumers be producers? Yes.

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Socializing the Corporate Network, IBM-Style (TechNewsWorld.com)

IBM, shedding its staid corporate persona, is deploying blogs, wikis, and other consumer Internet technology to boost its standing on business desktops. The company known as Big Blue, the color of its mainframes and the suits that defined its dress code a generation ago, has been laboring at its labs in Cambridge, Mass., to harness social networking tools.

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Stalkers use Internet to intimidate victims (Boston Globe)

WASHINGTON -- The case had the makings of an eerie cyber-mystery: A young Alexandria, Va., woman told police that she suspected that her former boyfriend was tapping into her e-mail inbox from thousands of miles away, reading messages before she could and harassing the senders.

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No DVD burner? Consider VCD (The Charlotte Observer)

Q. How do I copy short videos taken with a digital camera to a CD-R that can be played on a CD/DVD player? The videos have been stored in my PC, which is equipped with a recordable CD drive.

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Plum wife's ordeal mirrors plight of many (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

The risks of trying to keep the identity of a development or owner under wraps outweigh the benefits (Vancouver Business Journal)

Privacy and anonymity is difficult these days with computer spyware intrusion and cameras at every ATM machine, street corner and cell phone.

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Oshkosh begins researching sex offender ordinance (Green Bay Press-Gazette)

OSHKOSH With communities around Northeastern Wisconsin enacting ordinance that restrict where registered sex offenders can live, Oshkosh city officials have begun researching a similar ordinance.

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CA Updates Antivirus (ComputerWire via Yahoo!7 News)

CA has released updated versions of its antivirus and anti-spyware software for enterprises, offering a real-time spyware scanning engine and a smattering of new support features.

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MOE., CA & IBM Sign Big Anti-virus/Spyware CT. (Scoop.co.nz)

Wellington, 12 April 2007 – The Ministry of Education, information technology management software company CA and its reseller partner IBM have signed one of the biggest anti-virus and anti-spyware software contracts in the Asia-Pacific region.

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MOE., CA & IBM Sign Big Anti-virus/Spyware CT. (Scoop.co.nz)

Designing the Perfect Presentation (BusinessWeek)

The design firm behind Al Gore's Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth offers insights on improving a presentation

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Stay safe with free security software (USA Today)

The bad guys are out to get you. They want to gain access to your computer and steal your information. Or they want to add your computer to their zombie networks. But there is software that will help protect your machine. And it won't cost you a dime.

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CA Updates Antivirus (ComputerWire)

MySpace Plays Chicken with Users (BusinessWeek)

The popular social network is showing third-party widget makers—and its users—who really decides what content gets added to pages

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Supercomputing Comes to the Rust Belt (BusinessWeek)

New initiatives are starting to bring the transformative benefits of supercomputer power to small and midsize businesses

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MySpace Plays Chicken with Users (BusinessWeek)

The popular social network is showing third-party widget makers—and its users—who really decides what content gets added to pages

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Supercomputing Comes to the Rust Belt (BusinessWeek)

New initiatives are starting to bring the transformative benefits of supercomputer power to small and midsize businesses

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Spam, Spyware to Get More Dangerous, McAfee Predicts (GigaLaw.com)

According to McAfee's semi-annual Sage journal, a roundup of the company's ongoing security research, everything from spam to spyware will become more dangerous over the course of 2007 as hackers look for new ways to exploit end users' machines in their quest for fast cash.

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FTC to Congress: Spyware purveyors need to do hard time (Ars Technica)

The Federal Trade Commission told Congress yesterday that it needs more authority to issue civil penalties, and it outlined a strategy to put more spyware purveyors in jail. But the agency doesn't bring many actions itself: only eight spammers were targeted last year, and 11 spyware operators in the the last two years. Read More...

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Freedom Tower Still Not Soaring (BusinessWeek)

Observers are expressing doubts over the price tag of projects at the World Trade Center complex

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My RFID-embedded car numberplate has a virus (The Register)

Security crystal ball gazing from McAfee Spyware - malicious programs that covertly track surfing habits or steal confidential data - are likely to migrate onto new platforms, including mobile phones and RFID chips.…

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FTC Wants Time In The Clink For Spyware Distributors (Addict 3D)

Even after they've paid fines, many spyware distributors continue to operate and thumb their nose at the the government. Since it doesn't look like fines are working, the FTC is now endorsing the idea of jail time for spyware distributors , as it hopes that the key to solving the problem is in stiffer punishments.

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Tracking The Trackers (Forbes)

ComScore wants to go public. Will privacy concerns be an issue?

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FTC wants to jail spyware distributors (Addict 3D)

THE FTC wants to send spyware distributors to jail instead of fining them. You must be registered and logged in to add comments!

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FTC wants to jail spyware distributors (The Inquirer)

THE FTC wants to send spyware distributors to jail instead of fining them. Federal Trade Commissioner William Kovacic told a Senate Commerce Committee hearing that most spyware distributors were “vicious organised criminals."

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Is Utah's Internet law legal? (Provo Daily Herald)

SALT LAKE CITY -- Google Inc. is objecting to a Utah law that limits the common practice of keyword-triggered advertising, where competitors can show their ads alongside a search query or with a news story on another brand. The measure was approved by Gov.

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FTC Threatens Spyware Distributors With Prison (Slashdot)

Federal regulator Mark Pryor, in a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, has stated that spyware distributors should face harsher penalties than fees. His solution: imprisonment. "Federal Trade Commissioner William Kovacic said most wrongdoers in the spyware arena 'can only be described as vicious organized criminals. Many of most serious wrongdoers we observed in this area, I believe, are only ...

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Google opposes Utah law limiting keyword advertising (Los Angeles Times)

Search companies and trademark experts are taking notice of the state's latest experiment in trying to control the global Internet. SALT LAKE CITY — Google Inc. is objecting to a Utah law that limits the common practice of keyword-triggered advertising, where competitors can show their ads alongside a search query or with a news story on another brand.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Google objecting to Utah ad law (Deseret Morning News)

Google Inc. is objecting to a Utah law that limits the common practice of key-word-triggered advertising, which competitors use to show their ads alongside a search query or with a news story on another brand.

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McAfee: Cyber-crime will continue to pay (InfoWorld)

( InfoWorld ) - The latest research report from McAfee's Avert Labs paints a frightening picture for enterprise IT administrators and end-users, predicting continued maturation of cyber-crime and the technological means being used to carry out external attacks. According to McAfee's semi-annual Sage journal, a roundup of the company's ongoing security research, everything from spam to ...

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McAfee: Cyber-crime will continue to pay (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

The latest research report from McAfee's Avert Labs paints a frightening picture for enterprise IT administrators and end-users, predicting continued maturation of cyber-crime and the technological means being used to carry out external attacks.

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Viacom Spurns Google for Yahoo (BusinessWeek)

A new partnership gives the Web portal a leg up in its ongoing battle with Google for a bigger share of the online-advertising market

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Intel Revs Up Quad-Core Chip for Gaming Speed Demons (TechNewsWorld.com)

Intel is ramping up its long line of Core 2 quad-core range with a new chip designed for gamers, design professionals and computer aficionados. Running at 2.93 GHz, the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 is currently the firm's fastest processor for desktop PC systems. The new product is built on Intel's 65 nanometer process, comes with an 8 MB memory cache and supports a 1066 MHz front-side bus speed.

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Apple Patches Worrisome Wireless Flaws (TechNewsWorld.com)

Apple has patched two vulnerabilities in its AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n routers. The more worrisome flaw is a default configuration that exposes incoming IPv6 connections and network services on hosts connected through an AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n to remote attackers.

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Bloggers: We Don't Need No Stinking Rules (TechNewsWorld.com)

Following last week's publication of Internet pioneer Tim O'Reilly's proposed "blogger code of conduct," the online community has spoken -- and they say forget about it. O'Reilly, a longtime blogger who coined the term "Web 2.0," and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales both began pushing for the code of conduct after some high-profile online bullying brought the issue to a head.

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Gamers Hankering for 'Halo' to Get a Taste May 16 (TechNewsWorld.com)

Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios have chosen a date for the multiplayer beta release of the highly anticipated "Halo 3" video game, created exclusively for the Xbox 360 console. "Halo 3" is the third chapter of the hugely successful "Halo" series and offers gamers the opportunity to "experience Master Chief's greatest battle" as he embarks on an epic mission to save mankind.

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Utah could face court battle over keyword advertising (Deseret Morning News)

Google Inc. is objecting to a Utah law that limits the common practice of keyword-triggered advertising, where competitors can show their ads alongside a search query or with a news story on another brand.

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Utah could face court battle with Google over keyword advertising (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Posted: 2:02 PM- Google Inc. is objecting to a Utah law that limits the common practice of keyword-triggered advertising, where competitors can show their ads alongside a search query or with a news story on another brand.

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Spyware Accounts For 31% Of Infections (BIOS)

Spyware accounted for 31 percent of all infections recorded by ActiveScan, Panda Software's online scanner, in March. These spy programs compile information about users' Internet activity for various purposes, such as displaying personalized adverts. "Spyware ac...

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AVG Offers New Free Anti-Rootkit Software (BIOS)

AVG UK & Ireland, the official business partner of GRISOFT, the makers of AVG internet security software, today introduced a new, free product aimed at detection and removal of Rootkits. Rootkits are a specific malware type which hide in other applications or a...

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DAILY NEWS ROUND-UP (BIOS)

Everyone knows credit card fraud is a mushrooming problem in Britain. Yet, in effect, from 1st April, card fraud is suddenly no longer a police matter, but an industry problem. As police cheque and plastic crime units are closing their doors across the country....

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FTC official: Let's imprison spyware distributors (CNET)

Blog: WASHINGTON--Steep fines are nice, but one of the best weapons against spyware purveyors is locking them up, a federal regulator...

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