Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1289 technology Security News en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:00:00 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/infoworld/20090703/tc_infoworld/82050 infoworld/20090703/82050 InfoWorld technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT InfoWorld - You win some; you lose some. This week China decided its Web censorship filtering software was not quite ready for prime time, while U.S. courts sentenced phone hackers and file swappers to some crime time. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20090702/tc_zd/241931 zd/20090702/241931 PC Magazine technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:28:27 GMT PC Magazine - The public beta-test editions of Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 will focus on reputation-based malware detection—a technology that can detect zero-day malware that's never been seen before. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/courtordersspammerstopay37million pcworld/20090702/courtordersspammerstopay37million PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:10:14 GMT PC World - A U.S. district court has ordered members of an alleged international spam ring to give up US$3.7 million that they made while sending out illegal e-mail messages pitching bogus weight-loss products and human growth hormone pills. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090702/bs_nf/67509 nf/20090702/67509 NewsFactor business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:11:24 GMT NewsFactor - With recent celebrity deaths, spammers are shifting strategies in hopes of cashing in on the misfortunes of others. Although several celebrities have passed away in the last few weeks, pop star Michael Jackson's death is driving the greatest spam volume. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/tc_afp/entertainmentmusicusjacksontechnologyinternet afp/20090702/entertainmentmusicusjacksontechnologyinternet AFP technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:36:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/tc_afp/entertainmentmusicusjacksontechnologyinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246520153911-1-0.jpg?x=114&y=130&q=85&sig=jS0LOZu.3llcsif0DgfrUw--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="Computer security firm Sophos issued a warning about an Internet virus transmitted from a mass e-mail claiming to contain secret songs and photos of Michael Jackson.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Computer security firm Sophos issued a warning about an Internet virus transmitted from a mass email claiming to contain secret songs and photos of Michael Jackson.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/tc_afp/entertainmentmusicusjacksontechnologyinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246520153911-1-0.jpg?x=114&y=130&q=85&sig=jS0LOZu.3llcsif0DgfrUw--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="photo" title="Computer security firm Sophos issued a warning about an Internet virus transmitted from a mass e-mail claiming to contain secret songs and photos of Michael Jackson.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/chinesesecuritycompanyshareshugemalwaredatabase pcworld/20090702/chinesesecuritycompanyshareshugemalwaredatabase PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:00:11 GMT PC World - A Chinese company that has created a massive database of malware found on Chinese Web sites opened up the information to other security organizations on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090701/tc_pcworld/googlespammersregroupafterisptakedowns pcworld/20090701/googlespammersregroupafterisptakedowns PC World technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:20:14 GMT PC World - Spammers are pumping out an increasing number of garbage messages as they regain their capacity to send spam through hacked PCs, according to the latest statistics released by Google on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090701/tc_pcworld/twitterupdatesmakephotossquashingspammerseasier pcworld/20090701/twitterupdatesmakephotossquashingspammerseasier PC World technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:32:00 GMT PC World - The latest changes to Twitter are simple and unnoticeable at first, but they can make a world of difference for some users. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090630/tc_pcworld/blindphonehackergets11yearsentence pcworld/20090630/blindphonehackergets11yearsentence PC World business Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:40:10 GMT PC World - A blind Boston-area teenager was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Friday for hacking into the telephone network and harassing the Verizon investigator who was building a case against him. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090629/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_michael_jackson_scams ap/20090629/us_tec_michael_jackson_scams AP technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:45:49 GMT AP - Minutes after any big celebrity dies, Internet swindlers get to work. They pump out specially created spam e-mails and throw up malicious Web sites to infect victims' computers, hoping to capitalize on the sudden high demand for information. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090629/tc_pcworld/chineseregistrarsneedraponknucklesexpertsays pcworld/20090629/chineseregistrarsneedraponknucklesexpertsays PC World technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:30:10 GMT PC World - A computer security expert is calling for action against two Chinese companies that he and other analysts allege are facilitating spam and cybercrime on the Internet. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090628/pl_afp/usrussiaitcomputerdiplomacy afp/20090628/usrussiaitcomputerdiplomacy AFP politics Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:05:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090628/pl_afp/usrussiaitcomputerdiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246158195923-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=kndpDOEQLOu6Wvel877Czg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Less than two weeks before President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow, the United States and Russia cannot agree how to counter the growing threat of cyberwar attacks that could wreak havoc on computer systems and the Internet, according to The New York Times.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Less than two weeks before President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow, the United States and Russia cannot agree how to counter the growing threat of cyberwar attacks that could wreak havoc on computer systems and the Internet, according to The New York Times.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090628/pl_afp/usrussiaitcomputerdiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246158195923-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=kndpDOEQLOu6Wvel877Czg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Less than two weeks before President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow, the United States and Russia cannot agree how to counter the growing threat of cyberwar attacks that could wreak havoc on computer systems and the Internet, according to The New York Times.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090626/tc_pcworld/michaeljacksondeathspursspamviruses pcworld/20090626/michaeljacksondeathspursspamviruses PC World technology Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:34:00 GMT PC World - Less than 24 hours after Michael Jackson's death, fraudsters are exploiting public interest with their attempts to spread spam and malware. Security researchers say they've observed hundreds of cases of malicious messages masquerading as information about Jackson's death. Some of them, they say, popped up within minutes of the news. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090626/tc_pcworld/fakeonlineharrypottermovieslaunchmalwareattack pcworld/20090626/fakeonlineharrypottermovieslaunchmalwareattack PC World technology Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:21:00 GMT PC World - If you happen to see a too-good-to-be-true offer to watch the latest Harry Potter movie online for free, watch out. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20090626/tc_zd/241805 zd/20090626/241805 PC Magazine technology Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:41:47 GMT PC Magazine - The Federal Trade Commission has reached a $1.9 million settlement with two defendants who allegedly operated a deceptive advertising scheme to dupe consumers into buying computer security products. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090625/tc_pcworld/saasnotshoppingisfocusofsymantecsnewceo pcworld/20090625/saasnotshoppingisfocusofsymantecsnewceo PC World technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:50:18 GMT PC World - CIOs think of Symantec as a company that buys its way into new markets. Over the past decade the Cupertino, California, vendor has snatched up about 30 companies as it's evolved from an antivirus and tools seller to an aspiring enterprise infrastructure vendor. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090625/tc_pcworld/securityessentialsdoesitsjobwithnofrills pcworld/20090625/securityessentialsdoesitsjobwithnofrills PC World technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:35:00 GMT PC World - People often turn to me for advice regarding what anti-virus package to get. Usually I recommend McAfee or AVG, but Security Essentials will be my go-to anti-malware package once it’s released from beta. For small-business and home users, the price, performance, and ease-of-use of MSE can’t be beat. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090625/tc_pcworld/yetanothermalwareattackspreadsviatwitter pcworld/20090625/yetanothermalwareattackspreadsviatwitter PC World technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:42:00 GMT PC World - Guy Kawasaki -- a Silicon Valley venture capitalist who was partially responsible for marketing the Macintosh in 1984 -- has almost 140,000 Twitter followers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_hi_te/eu_britain_cyber_security ap/20090625/eu_britain_cyber_security AP technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:29:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_hi_te/eu_britain_cyber_security"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090625/capt.ed11ad51f509476894f7567578f442ce.aptopix_britain_brown_cyber_security_lmd101.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=Aa3nz.OUazNzQNMTKCDf7w--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, and his recently appointed Home Secretary Alan Johnson are seen during a visit to offices in London of the business and technology consultancy firm Detica, which is owned by BAE Systems, Thursday June 25, 2009. The visit Thursday, was part of the launch of the British government's national security strategy update, and launch of the UK's first Cyber Security Strategy. The cyber security strategy looks at reducing the risks posed by criminals and terrorists, ensuring citizens and business enjoy the full benefits of cyber space. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - Britain is hiring former computer hackers to join a new security unit aimed at protecting cyberspace from foreign spies, thieves and terrorists, the country's terrorism minister said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_hi_te/eu_britain_cyber_security"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090625/capt.ed11ad51f509476894f7567578f442ce.aptopix_britain_brown_cyber_security_lmd101.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=Aa3nz.OUazNzQNMTKCDf7w--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, and his recently appointed Home Secretary Alan Johnson are seen during a visit to offices in London of the business and technology consultancy firm Detica, which is owned by BAE Systems, Thursday June 25, 2009. The visit Thursday, was part of the launch of the British government's national security strategy update, and launch of the UK's first Cyber Security Strategy. The cyber security strategy looks at reducing the risks posed by criminals and terrorists, ensuring citizens and business enjoy the full benefits of cyber space. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20090625/tc_zd/241740 zd/20090625/241740 PC Magazine technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:34:31 GMT PC Magazine - When it comes to computer security, you usually want as much as you can get.&nbsp; But that doesn't mean you want that protection to affect everything else you do on your PC. With that in mind, Panda Security has devised its 2010 lineup of security packages.