Security Industry News

Experts Say Proposed Security Standards for Power Grid Not Enough, COMPUTERWORLD

Tech Group Calls for New Cybersecurity Legislation, COMPUTERWORLD

Storm Botnet Divides, Preps for Sale to Spammers, COMPUTERWORLD

Beware of Hackers Targeting Storage Systems, COMPUTERWORLD

Researchers: Current Education Inadequate to Fight Phishing, CSO MAGAZINE

Attack Exploits Vulnerability in Recently Patched Word, COMPUTERWORLD

Microsoft's IE, Outlook, Word Get Critical Bug Fixes, INFOWORLD

Financial Institutions Spending More on Security, Governance CSO MAGAZINE

eBay: Phishers Getting Better Organized, Using Linux, INFOWORLD

Web 2.0, Social Networking Can Endanger Corporate Security, Analyst Says, COMPUTERWORLD

Simulated Attack Points to Vulnerable U.S. Power Infrastructure, COMPUTERWORLD

Microsoft's Stealth Updates Stymie XP Repairs, COMPUTERWORLD

Virus Author Gets Prison, Job Offers, SECURITY FOCUS

Is the U.S. At Risk from Cyberwarfare? INFOWORLD

TJX Offers Settlement in Wake of Massive Data Breach, CSO MAGAZINE

Old Hard Drives Still Full of Sensitive Data, INFOWORLD

Hackers Milk Massive Increase in Browser Plug-In Bugs, COMPUTERWORLD

Symantec: Bank Account Details Fetch $400 Online, COMPUTERWORLD

Exploit Code Appears for Microsoft Agent Bug, COMPUTERWORLD

Data Tracking and Management Seen Lagging for Mobile Devices, CSO MAGAZINE

Worm Circulating Through Skype, COMPUTERWORLD

Pump-and-Dump Spam Nets Scammers $20 Million, COMPUTERWORLD

Microsoft Cooks Up Five Patches for Next Week, COMPUTERWORLD

DHS Chief: Cybersecurity Still a Top Concern, CIO MAGAZINE

China Denies Its Military Hacked Pentagon Network, PC WORLD

Freebies Lure Users into Disclosing Information, PC WORLD

IM Threats Double in August, PC WORLD

New Attacks Leave Online Transactions Vulnerable Even After Sign-On Authentication, INFOWORLD

Analysts: Massive WGA Meltdown Raises Doubts About Microsoft Reliability, COMPUTERWORLD

Monster.com Data May Have Been Looted Weeks Ago, COMPUTERWORLD

Group Behind 'Storm Worm' Changes Tactics, SECURITY FOCUS

Monster.com Trojan Recruits 'Money Mules' from Victim Pool, COMPUTERWORLD

Mobile Workers Still Struggling with Security, INFOWORLD

First Exploit Appears for Patch Tuesday Vulnerability, COMPUTERWORLD

Identity Attack Spreads; 1.6M Records Stolen from Monster.com, COMPUTERWORLD

Microsoft Gears Up for Nine August Patches, COMPUTERWORLD

Mozilla Pushes Security in Firefox 3.0, COMPUTERWORLD

Image Spam Continues to Decline, SECURITY FOCUS

$10 Hack Can Unlock Nearly Any Office Door, PC WORLD

Study: IRS Security Vulnerable to Social Engineering, COMPUTERWORLD

Mozilla Rushes Out Another Firefox Patch, CSO MAGAZINE

Apple Updates iPhone, Beats Researchers' Deadline, COMPUTERWORLD

Symantec's 'Dark Vision' Mines Underground Web Sites, INFOWORLD

Symantec: Attacks Likely Against Unpatched Mac OS Samba Bug, COMPUTERWORLD

Mozilla Admits Firefox Is Flawed Just Like IE, COMPUTERWORLD

Researchers Claim First iPhone Vulnerability, COMPUTERWORLD

Disney Subcontractor Caught Selling Customer Data, COMPUTERWORLD

Is IT Losing the Battle Against DNS Attacks? COMPUTERWORLD

FBI, Military Names Used in Email Scams, CSO MAGAZINE

Report: 90 Percent of Companies Fail Compliance, INFOWORLD

Botnet Targets iPhone Buyers, IDG NEWS

'Fast Flux' Foils Botnet Takedown, SECURITY FOCUS

SEC: Texas Men Used Botnets, Spam in Stock Scheme, CSO MAGAZINE

Phishing Tool Constructs New Sites in Two Seconds, COMPUTERWORLD

VA Report Spreads Blame for Data Loss, COMPUTERWORLD

Symantec: Mpack Installs Ultrainvisible Trojan, INFOWORLD

Microsoft Preps Six Patches for Next Week, COMPUTERWORLD

Millions of Records Stolen from Fidelity Subsidiary, CSO MAGAZINE

Microsoft Sues More Alleged Hotmail Spammers, COMPUTERWORLD

Experts Debate Microsoft Patch Priorities, COMPUTERWORLD

Symantec to Launch IT Risk-Assessment Consulting, CSO MAGAZINE

FBI Nabs Three "Bot Herders," COMPUTERWORLD

Symantec NetBackup Upgrade Adds VMware Support, COMPUTERWORLD

Symantec Launches Free Bot Bouncer, COMPUTERWORLD

Microsoft Slates Six Patches for Next Week, COMPUTERWORLD

Survey: Microsoft IIS Twice as Likely to Host Malware, SECURITY FOCUS

IDC Lists Top 10 Storage Predictions for 2007, COMPUTERWORLD

One Year Later: Five Lessons Learned from the VA Data Breach, COMPUTERWORLD

Mozilla Patches 6 Firefox Bugs, COMPUTERWORLD

Apple Patches QuickTime for the Second Time This Month, COMPUTERWORLD

Hackers Exploit Businesses’ Fear of Lawsuits, CSO MAGAZINE

Symantec: Smartphones are Likely Attack Targets, INFOWORLD

New Antiphishing, Antispam Specifications Unveiled, COMPUTERWORLD

U.S. Critical Infrastructure in Serious Jeopardy, CSO MAGAZINE

Networking Trouble Caused Nuclear Plant to Shut Down, COMPUTERWORLD

Google Sees Heavy Numbers of Drive-By Downloads, CSO MAGAZINE

Symantec Sues Distributors for Alleged Fake Software, CSO MAGAZINE

Microsoft Tweaks Patch Tuesday Advance Notification, COMPUTERWORLD

Scammers Gaming YouTube Ratings for Profit, INFOWORLD

Microsoft's Fix for Automatic Updates Lockup Not Working, COMPUTERWORLD

Hackers Hijack Windows Update's Downloader, INFOWORLD

Symantec Touts Tech Benefits of Veritas Merger, INFOWORLD

Polymorphic Malware: A Threat That Changes on the Fly, CSO MAGAZINE

How Internet Criminals Will Evade Vista's Safeguards, PC WORLD

Microsoft Promises DNS Patch Tuesday, COMPUTERWORLD

Microsoft Plans Seven Bug Fixes for May 8, COMPUTERWORLD

House Approves Second Anti-Spyware Bill in Two Months, COMPUTERWORLD

Office 2007 Security Goals Spurned by Microsoft, CSO MAGAZINE

No Payoff in Extortion Attacks?, SECURITY FOCUS

More Phish Out There than We Thought, COMPUTERWORLD

Microsoft Explains How ANI Bug Got Baked into Vista, COMPUTERWORLD

Disgruntled Employees May Seek IT Revenge, COMPUTERWORLD

U.S. Task Force Pushes for Unified ID Theft Laws, SECURITY FOCUS

Apple Issues Slew of Mac Security Patches, Some Critical, CSO MAGAZINE

Single-Victim Spam Attacks Skyrocket, COMPUTERWORLD

Peer-to-Peer Botnets a New and Growing Threat, CSO MAGAZINE

Soaring Port 1025 Scans Could Foreshadow Windows DNS Server Bug Exploit, COMPUTERWORLD

Exploit Goes Public for Windows DNS Server Bug, COMPUTERWORLD

Microsoft Warns of Dangerous Flaw in DNS Server, INFOWORLD

Study: Consumers Dump Breached Retailers, SECURITY FOCUS

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes Critical Windows, Server Vulnerabilities, CSO MAGAZINE

Gartner Says Virtualization Security Risks Are Overlooked, CSO MAGAZINE

Researchers Question Vista Security After ANI Exploit, COMPUTERWORLD

Microsoft to Fix at Least Five Flaws April 10, COMPUTERWORLD

Symantec's Thompson: Online Fraud, ID Theft Not an OS Issue, COMPUTERWORLD

Microsoft Defends 100-Day ANI Patch Process, COMPUTERWORLD

Critical Zero-day Microsoft Windows Flaw Confirmed, COMPUTERWORLD

TJX Data Breach Called Biggest Ever, CSO MAGAZINE

Vista Bug Turns File Copying into Drawn-Out Affair, COMPUTERWORLD

New Trojan Spreads Through Skype, CSO MAGAZINE

Microsoft Details Network Hack in Windows, COMPUTERWORLD

Data from TJX Security Breach Fuels Fraud Scheme, INFOWORLD

Biggest Security Threat? Your Users, COMPUTERWORLD

Gozi Trojan Harvests Huge Data Haul, CSO MAGAZINE

Symantec: Criminals Selling Stolen Identities at Bargain Basement Prices, COMPUTERWORLD

Porn Spam Drops, Image Spam Climbs, CSO MAGAZINE

Beware Word Docs: New Bug Crashes Windows XP, 2000, COMPUTERWORLD

Rinbot Worm Won't Go Away, COMPUTERWORLD

Mozilla Patches Critical Vulnerability, CSO MAGAZINE

How 'Storm Worm' Wreaked Havoc with Malware Defenses, SECURITY FOCUS

Vista Firewall Easily Tricked, Says Symantec, COMPUTERWORLD

Users Rush to Fix Systems for Daylight-Saving Time, COMPUTERWORLD

Symantec: Vista Safer Than Predecessor, but Still Susceptible to Legacy Malware, COMPUTERWORLD

Vista Bug Forces Legitimate Users to Reactivate OS, COMPUTERWORLD

Mozilla Patches Firefox, but Leaves Some Flaws Unfixed, COMPUTERWORLD

Here Comes Image Spam, CSO MAGAZINE

Cisco Says 77 of Its Routers Open to 'Drive-by Pharming', COMPUTERWORLD

Apple Fixes Four 'Month of Bugs' Flaws, COMPUTERWORLD

ID Theft: Where You Live Makes a Difference, Study Finds, COMPUTERWORLD

'Storm Trojan' Ignites Worm War, COMPUTERWORLD

New U.S. Cybersecurity Chief Lays Out Guidance at RSA, CSO MAGAZINE

Patch Tuesday Preview: Microsoft to Fix 12 Flaws in Windows, Office, OneCare, COMPUTERWORLD

RSA: Hackers Find a Wealth of Victims on Corporate Sites, COMPUTERWORLD

Hackers Slow Internet Root Servers with Attack, INFOWORLD

Study: Users Ignore Bank Security Features, COMPUTERWORLD

Microsoft: Excel Vulnerable to New Attack, INFOWORLD

Free Stolen ID Search Service Launched Amid Skepticism, COMPUTERWORLD

U.S. Government Barely Earns Passing Grade for Cybersecurity, CSO MAGAZINE

Symantec Unveils IM Archiving and Backup Reporting, COMPUTERWORLD

Vista Raises the Bar for Flaw Finders, SECURITY FOCUS

Symantec to Buy Asset Management Vendor Altiris, INFOWORLD

Symantec Warns of New Zero-Day Word Attack, COMPUTERWORLD

Microsoft Already Gearing Up for Vista Service Pack, COMPUTERWORLD

Stock Spammers Gain While Followers Lose, SECURITY FOCUS

Storm Malware Shapes Up as Worst 'Weather' in Years, COMPUTERWORLD

Email Flooded by Storm Trojan, CSO MAGAZINE

Massive Security Breach Reveals Credit Card Data, CSO MAGAZINE

Vulnerability Tallies Surged in 2006, SECURITY FOCUS

Windows Vista UAC Security a Burden on Users, CSO MAGAZINE

Symantec Launches Storage Foundation 5.0 for Windows, COMPUTERWORLD

New PayPal Tool Helps Thwart Phishers, CSO MAGAZINE

Adobe Releases Patch for Cross-Site Scripting Flaw, COMPUTERWORLD

Microsoft Issues Office, Outlook and Windows Patches, COMPUTERWORLD

Wi-Fi Alliance Simplifies Wireless LAN Security, CSO MAGAZINE

Microsoft Pulls Four Planned Security Patches, INFOWORLD

Adobe: Upgrade Reader, Acrobat to Mitigate Vulnerability, COMPUTERWORLD

Security Weakness in Acrobat PDF Reader Could Permit Attack, IDG NEWS

Month of Apple Bugs Kicks Off, SECURITY FOCUS

Ball Drops on 'Happy New Year!' Worm, COMPUTERWORLD

Microsoft Views Botnets as Number One Cyber Threat, CSO MAGAZINE

Microsoft Vista Flaw Rated ‘Less Critical’, CSO MAGAZINE

Huge Telemarketing Fraud Ring Quashed by Law Enforcement, CSO MAGAZINE

Month of Security Bugs Set to Bite Apple, INFOWORLD

Opera Browser Adds Phishing Filter, COMPUTERWORLD