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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1289 technology Security News en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:15 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1289 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091106/tc_pcworld/gumblarmalwareshomedomainisactiveagain pcworld/20091106/gumblarmalwareshomedomainisactiveagain PC World technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:15 GMT PC World - ScanSafe researchers are seeing renewed activity regarding Gumblar, a multifunctional piece of malware that spreads by attacking PCs visiting hacked Web pages. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091106/tc_pcworld/postinitechnologytospreadacrossgoogleapps pcworld/20091106/postinitechnologytospreadacrossgoogleapps PC World technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:30:17 GMT PC World - The Postini technology that lets Google Apps Premier administrators control their e-mail environments by establishing and enforcing usage policies, rules and parameters will be extended to the other applications of the suite. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20091105/tc_macworld/kasperskylabreleasesantivirusapp macworld/20091105/kasperskylabreleasesantivirusapp Macworld.com technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:45:00 GMT Macworld.com - If you want make a Mac user mad, just sidle up and whisper the words, “Mac security software.” Then step back as the incensed sputtering ensues. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20091104/tc_infoworld/97832 infoworld/20091104/97832 InfoWorld technology Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT InfoWorld - As many product vendors can readily tell you, this reviewer is the ultimate computer security cynic and a tough writer to please. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091103/tc_pcworld/fbiwarnsof100mcyberthreattosmallbusiness pcworld/20091103/fbiwarnsof100mcyberthreattosmallbusiness PC World technology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:40:16 GMT PC World - Cyberthieves are hacking into small- and medium-sized organizations every week and stealing millions of dollars in an ongoing scam that has moved about US$100 million out of U.S. bank accounts, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091103/tc_pcworld/asinglesigninforallyourwebsitesgooglehopesso pcworld/20091103/asinglesigninforallyourwebsitesgooglehopesso PC World technology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:41:00 GMT PC World - It's one of the basic tenets of online security: Never use the same password/username combo for every website that requires one. The logic is sound, of course. A single security breach could expose your most private information — such as banking and credit card numbers — to the bad guys. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091103/tc_pcworld/allegedcablemodemhackerindictedinus pcworld/20091103/allegedcablemodemhackerindictedinus PC World technology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:20:13 GMT PC World - A U.S. man is facing federal criminal charges for allegedly selling modified cable modems and software that enabled free Internet access at super-fast broadband speeds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/tc_afp/chinainternetcensorship afp/20091103/chinainternetcensorship AFP technology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:16:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/tc_afp/chinainternetcensorship"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257228955826-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=ftot9yLVbgRLcXpTteP1MQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A woman surfs the internet on a laptop computer at a wireless cafe in Beijing. China's police chief has called for a reinforced nationwide Internet security system, in the nation's latest effort to oversee the activities of the world's largest online population.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0" /></a>AFP - China's police chief has called for a reinforced nationwide Internet security system, in the nation's latest effort to oversee the activities of the world's largest online population.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/tc_afp/chinainternetcensorship"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257228955826-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=ftot9yLVbgRLcXpTteP1MQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="A woman surfs the internet on a laptop computer at a wireless cafe in Beijing. China's police chief has called for a reinforced nationwide Internet security system, in the nation's latest effort to oversee the activities of the world's largest online population.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091102/tc_pcworld/cablemodemhackerbustedbyfeds pcworld/20091102/cablemodemhackerbustedbyfeds PC World technology Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:00:17 GMT PC World - An expert on cable modem hacking has been arrested by federal authorities on computer intrusion charges. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091102/bs_nf/69825 nf/20091102/69825 NewsFactor business Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:01:20 GMT NewsFactor - Microsoft released its latest security intelligence report on Monday -- and the picture looks grim for enterprises. Enterprise worm infections rose nearly 100 percent in the first half of 2009 from the previous six months. In the same period, consumers continued to struggle with rogue software. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091102/tc_pcworld/microsoftwormsaremostprevalentsecurityproblem pcworld/20091102/microsoftwormsaremostprevalentsecurityproblem PC World technology Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:20:00 GMT PC World - The Conficker worm continues to be one of the most prevalent threats facing PCs running Windows, according to a new security report published by Microsoft. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_bi_ge/us_cyber ap/20091030/us_cyber AP business Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:38:53 GMT AP - The United States is well behind the curve in the fight against computer criminals, Sen. Joe Lieberman said Friday, as Homeland Security officials opened a $9 million operations center to better coordinate the government's response to cyberattacks. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091030/tc_pcworld/afteroneyearconfickerinfects7millioncomputers pcworld/20091030/afteroneyearconfickerinfects7millioncomputers PC World technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:40:00 GMT PC World - The Conficker worm has passed a dubious milestone. It has now infected more than 7 million [m] computers, security experts estimate. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091030/tc_pcworld/willfacebooks711millionantispamwinmatter pcworld/20091030/willfacebooks711millionantispamwinmatter PC World technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:18:00 GMT PC World - After slapping a restraining order on the Spam King last March, Facebook walloped notorious Sanford Wallace, yesterday winning its $711 million lawsuit for Wallace's violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the California Anti-Phishing Act and the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM). While these offenses and crippling fines are nothing new to Wallace, Facebook seems to believe that the latest ruling against Sir Spamalot will be a heavy deterrent against future spam artists. But will it actually make a difference? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091030/wr_nm/us_facebook_court_award nm/20091030/us_facebook_court_award Reuters technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:31:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091030/wr_nm/us_facebook_court_award"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091030/i/r2361889344.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=XdoXCT0MS13hDbVvsMO_xw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, delivers a keynote address at the company's annual conference in San Francisco, California July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Kimberly White" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Social networking website Facebook was awarded $711.2 million in damages relating to an anti-spam case against Internet marketer Sanford Wallace, court documents show.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091030/wr_nm/us_facebook_court_award"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091030/i/r2361889344.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=XdoXCT0MS13hDbVvsMO_xw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, delivers a keynote address at the company's annual conference in San Francisco, California July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Kimberly White" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091030/tc_pcworld/spammerorderedtopayfacebook711million pcworld/20091030/spammerorderedtopayfacebook711million PC World technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:50:12 GMT PC World - Facebook was awarded US$711 million in damages from a convicted spammer on Thursday, but the social networking site is hoping a separate criminal action will eventually send him to jail. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20091030/tc_zd/245563 zd/20091030/245563 PC Magazine technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:52:51 GMT PC Magazine - Facebook was awarded $711 million in damages Thursday against Sanford Wallace, a spammer the social networking site sued in February. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091030/tc_pcworld/uscertmovesinwithnccncsc pcworld/20091030/uscertmovesinwithnccncsc PC World technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:30:13 GMT PC World - The group responsible for coordinating U.S. responses to cyber threats is getting new digs. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_facebook_spam_verdict ap/20091030/us_tec_facebook_spam_verdict AP technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:50:52 GMT AP - Facebook said Thursday a California court has awarded the social networking Web site $711 million in damages in an anti-spam case against Internet marketer Sanford Wallace. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091029/bs_ibd_ibd/20091029tech ibd/20091029/20091029tech Investor's Business Daily business Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:06:04 GMT Investor's Business Daily - Some tech security firms have lifted on the wings of government spending lately, as the feds seek to boost cybersecurity against worsening threats.