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Finnish, British Police Arrest Suspected Virus Spammers

Police in Britain and Finland have arrested three men suspected of conspiring to spread computer viruses through spamming, Metropolitan Police said.

ATA-Class Storage -- The End of Tape Backups?

DRBC #4: With a solid DRBC plan in place, it might be time to consider replacing your backup plan with more reliable technology that doesn't call for the janitor at a remote site to occasionally change tapes.

Clairia To End Pop-Up Network

Say goodbye soon to those pop-up ads from Claria Corp.'s oft-vilified ad-targeting technology. On July 1, Claria will stop running ads generated by its pioneering but highly criticized "adware" programs that monitor where people surf.

Web-Based Services Under Attack

As more people turn to Web applications for everyday tasks like e-mail, friendship and payments, cyber criminals are following them in search of bank account details and other valuable data, security researchers said.

Bank Hack Shows Need for Separate Servers

A single compromised server leaves 100 banks vulnerable. Also: OpenOffice/StarOffice virus hype, online banking surveys and rogue hotspots.

Securing OWA with Forms-Based Authentication

Make remote e-mail readily accessible to users through the Web, but do it securely with form-based authentication.

Hacker Breaks into U.S. Agriculture Dept.

A hacker broke into the Agriculture Department's computer system and may have obtained names, Social Security identification numbers and photos of 26,000 Washington-area employees and contractors, the department said.

College Suspends IT Managers over Hacker Break-Ins

Ohio University said Tuesday it has suspended two information technology supervisors over recent breaches by hackers who may have stolen 173,000 Social Security numbers from school computers.

Lost Domain Admin Password Panic

Here's what to do when your Windows 2003 domain password has been lost.

Researchers Look at Data Mining Privacy Techniques

As new disclosures mount about government surveillance programs, computer science researchers hope to wade into the fray by enabling data mining that also protects individual privacy.

D.C. Workers' Stolen Data Lacked Security, Encryption

A laptop containing the Social Security numbers and other personal data of 13,000 District of Columbia employees and retirees has been stolen, officials said.

Okopipi Takes BlueSecurity Concept Open-Source

Plus PostgreSQL injection vulnerability, the hype surrounding laptop thefts and more.

Local Admin Password Problem

Here are a few methods for changing the local administrator password on all computers in your domain.

Microsoft Releases 8 'Critical' Security Patches

The Redmond software giant released 12 patches -- eight of which are deemed "critical" -- as part of its regularly scheduled monthly security update.

Yahoo Says E-Mail Worm Contained

Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday it has contained a malicious program aimed at the millions of people who use its e-mail service, which ranks as the world's largest.

RealVNC, WebLogic, Caucho Resin Vulnerabilities

Plus search engine threats, and the end of security as we know it?

DOE Computers Hacked; Info on 1,500 Taken

A hacker stole a file containing the names and Social Security numbers of 1,500 people working for the Energy Department's nuclear weapons agency. </p><p>

AOL Releasing Free Security Monitor

AOL is releasing free software to automatically check whether you have the latest security protection on your Windows computer.

What’s the Real Impact of Windows Live OneCare?

Will AV become less secure overall? Does it spell doom for other vendors? Read Russ' take.

Virtual Bliss

VMWare and Microsoft are pitted against each other in the virtual server space and we benefit by not having to pay much up front. In fact, we pay nothing.

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