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IETF ponders DNS threat to Internet

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:04:00 GMT

DNSSEC or not DNSSEC?

One option is for the IETF to do nothing about the Kaminsky bug. Some participants at the DNS Extensions working group meeting this week referred to all of the proposals as a "hack" and argued against spending time developing one of them into a standard because it could delay DNSSEC deployment.

Standards group debates DNS protection

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:04:00 GMT

DNSSEC or not DNSSEC?

VMware management exodus continues

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:40:00 GMT

Security chief leaves to run OpenDNS.

The exodus of senior management at VMware continues after the head of its security group left to join OpenDNS, a startup that provides Internet infrastructure services.

Google lets you work out the cost of spam

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:44:00 GMT

But anti-spammers say company could do more

Google has launched a spam calculator so that companies can work out exactly how much spam is costing them.

Vista flaw could corrupt kernel

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:23:00 GMT

Austrian researchers find new vulnerability

An Austrian security vendor has found a vulnerability in Windows Vista that it says could possibly allow an attacker to run unauthorised code on a PC.

Obama urged to take new security approach

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:07:00 GMT

Incentives for investment needed.

A security group is urging President-elect Barack Obama to take a new approach to cybersecurity, and has suggested that the US government offer incentives for private businesses to adopt security measures.

Fortinet announces new UTM device

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:27:00 GMT

Company prepares to replace mid-market device.

The new UTM has a faster firewall than the older box -- 16Gbit/s vs. 4Gbit/s - and faster anti-virus screening at 250Mbit/s as opposed to 100Mbit/s for the older device. At US$16,000 (£9,820), the price of FortiGate-620B is $1,000 more than for FortiGate-1000A.A feature of higher-end FortiGate boxes, network segmentation with unique policies, is included on the FortiGate 620-B

NHS hospitals' PCs hit by malware

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:19:00 GMT

Admins clean up after infection.

Computer systems at three London hospitals have been shut down after being infected with malware.

Half a million bots crippled by hosting takedown

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:31:00 GMT

Effect of McColo removal now measured.

Last week's shutdown of hosting company McColo crippled more than 500,000 bots which are no longer able to receive commands from criminals, according to a security researcher.

Microsoft dumps own anti-virus software

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:00 GMT

Free product to replace Windows Live OneCare.

Two years after trying to build a consumer anti-virus business, Microsoft has decide to throw in the towel.

Srizbi botnet flounders after McColo shutdown

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:24:00 GMT

Head chopped off huge bot.

Large numbers of infected computers have been searching in vain for the Srizbi botnet disrupted by the disconnection of ISP McColo a week ago, a security vendor has found.

Keystroke spies put on notice by US court

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMT

RemoteSpy program falls foul of law.

A US court has ordered a software company to stop selling a program that secretly records keystrokes on a person's PC, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced.

Symantec CEO packs it in for Hawaii

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:36:00 GMT

Doubts remain over John Thompson's Veritas buy...

Symantec CEO John Thompson is retiring, after leading the security vendor for the past decade.

Swedish router gives McColo botnets hope

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:10:00 GMT

Spamming ISP briefly flickers.

An Internet service provider associated with online crime and child pornography briefly came back online over the weekend before being cut off again, according to security vendors.

Yahoo's Jerry Yang calls it a day

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:51:00 GMT

From dot-com to dot-gone.

Jerry Yang, Yahoo CEO, is calling it quits and stepping aside as chief executive of the company he co-founded, it has been announced.

New Veritas service can 'tune' data centres

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:34:00 GMT

Checks on problems and suggests fixes.

Veritas has launched a service aimed at helping companies get more out of their data centre investments by checking for problems and advising on ways to fix them.

ICANN toothless as EstDomains stays up

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:49:00 GMT

Alleged dodgy ISP predicted to survive.

It seems ICANN is once again threatening to de-accredit EstDomains, a URL registrar and hosting service, according to a letter posted on ICANN's website.

Emails reveal HP's anger at Vista marketing

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:35:00 GMT

Blame game begins over bloated OS.

An HP executive was furious at Microsoft over the company's decision to loosen the requirements for its "Vista Capable" marketing campaign, internal emails unsealed by a federal judge have shown.

Google patches Chrome to prevent file-stealing

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:12:00 GMT

Takes opportunity to add new features to browser.

Google has patched Chrome in an attempt to prevent attackers from stealing files from PC. However, the update, has not yet been pushed out to users.

Spam drop could boost Trojan attacks

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

The botnetters wants their zombies back.

The dramatic fall in spam traffic reported last week after alleged rogue ISP McColo was taken offline will only be a temporary reprieve and could actually generate a new wave of Trojans, experts have warned.

Woman loses $400k in huge '419' fraud

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:29:00 GMT

It started with a $100...

A woman in the US is reported to have lost $400,000 (£270,000) after falling under the spell of one of the most extraordinary Nigerian 419 scams ever uncovered.

Marshal and 8e6 merge in UK-US marriage

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:02:00 GMT

You say "rooter", I say "rowter"...

UK outfit Marshal and the US-based 8e6 Technologies have announced plans to merge with one another to create a new privately-held security company, Marshal8e6.

Marshal and 8e6 merge to form UK-US alliance

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:02:00 GMT

You say "rooter", I say "rowter"...

UK outfit Marshal and the US-based 8e6 Technologies have announced plans to merge with one another to create a new privately-held security company, Marshal8e6.

Microsoft comes clean on seven year patch delay

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:39:00 GMT

Found in 2001. Fixed in 2008.

Following Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday, the software giant took the opportunity to explain why it had been unable to patch a seven-year-old bug until recently.

Anti-virus vendors in scrap over flaws

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:35:00 GMT

Trend Micro fingered for lax patching.

Security company ISS has publicly blasted rival Trend Micro for not patching reported bugs in its enterprise-grade, server-side anti-virus software.