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Cisco Patches DOS Vulnerability
Cisco reported a vulnerability to DOS attacks on routers that run certain telephony features that are a part of Internetwork Operating Software (IOS).
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Date: 2005-01-25

PayPal Customer Email Addresses Exposed
PayPal has reported that the email addresses of some customers were leaked onto the internet.
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Date: 2005-01-25

Another Internet Explorer Hole Found?
Security experts from Symantec and Finjan have posted information about a new vulnerability that affects Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, even versions that have the Service Pack 2 update.
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Date: 2005-01-18

Microsoft Issues NT4 Critical Updates
Although they indicated support would cease, Microsoft has issued two critical updates for their NT4 server software package.
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Date: 2005-01-18

Panix Domain Hijacked
Panix, an Internet service provider for the New York area, was the victim of a domain hijacking this past weekend. The attack has put the ISP in a recovery mode as they effort to restore the domain back to normal.
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Date: 2005-01-17

FTC Shuts Down Porn Companies Over Spam
With the goal of curbing pornographic spam, the FTC has won an injunction that allows them to shutdown operations of six adult-orientated web sites because of CAN-SPAM violations.
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Date: 2005-01-17

Symantec's Confusing Anti-Virus Alerts
My company notebook apparently has Symantec AntiVirus installed, 'cause it just popped up an odd dialog box.
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Date: 2005-01-17

Texas Files Lawsuit Against Spammers
Joined by Microsoft, the state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against what they term as "the world's fourth largest spammer."
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Date: 2005-01-17

Phishers, Email Viruses Exploit Tsunami Disaster
Adding insult to injury, virus writers and online phishing scammers have started exploiting efforts for the Tsunami aid for malicious means.
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Date: 2005-01-17

Georgia Tech Security Summit Spotlights Atlanta's Security Industry
Leading Internet and Security Industry Executives and Commissioner of Federal Trade Commission to Address Cyber Security Issues.
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Date: 2005-01-14

Caveats With New Microsoft AntiSpyware
I've been using the new free Microsoft AntiSpyware tool released in beta last week. What impressed me in particular is it's real-time preventative approach.
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Date: 2005-01-14

Google Claims Gmail Bug Fixed
According to published reports, Google has repaired a serious Gmail bug within 24 hours of its discovery by HBX Networks.
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Date: 2005-01-13

Serious Bug Found In Google Gmail
HBX Networks has discovered a bug in Google Gmail that hackers could take advantage of to access private emails.
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Date: 2005-01-12

Symantec & Veritas To Webcast Investor Meeting On Merger
Symantec and Veritas will webcast the proceedings of a meeting for the investment community regarding the proposed merger.
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Date: 2005-01-11

Symantec Solutions Earn CRN 2004 Product Of Year Awards
Symantec, today announced that Symantec Network Security 7100 Series and Symantec pcAnywhere 11.5 earned top honors from CRN as the best products for the channel in 2004.
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Date: 2005-01-11

McAfee Launches SiteDigger 2.0
Using Google's search index has a tool, McAfee has launched SiteDigger 2.0, a utility designed to locate human error information vulnerabilities that can show up in search engines.
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Date: 2005-01-11

New Cell Phone Virus Discovered
F-Secure, a Finnish Internet security company, has discovered a new cell phone virus called Lasco.A. The virus spreads via Bluetooth technology and by attaching itself to files contained on mobile phones.
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Date: 2005-01-11

New Internet Explorer Vulnerability Gets “Extremely Critical” Rating
Three new security vulnerabilities have been found in Internet Explorer 6, they could allow hackers to execute spyware and dialers.
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Date: 2005-01-10

Software Pirate Being Jailed For 18 Months
Kishan Singh has been sentenced to 18 months is jail for illegally pirating and distributing software over the Internet via his pay-for-access website.
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Date: 2005-01-10

McAfee Announces Support for U3 For USB Flash Drives
McAfee today announced that it supports U3, a new hardware and software platform that will expand the USB flash drive market beyond storage.
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Date: 2005-01-07

Microsoft Goes After Spyware With New Tool
Today Microsoft is releasing a beta version of its Windows AntiSpyware application that will help clean up PCs collecting viruses and spyware.
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Date: 2005-01-06

Vanguard Security Solutions 5.3 Released
Today Vanguard Integrity Professionals announced the release of it's newest security software, Vanguard Security Solutions 5.3.
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Date: 2005-01-06

TippingPoint Honored in SC Magazine
TippingPoint's UnityOne Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) was recognized as "Best of 2004" in the December issue of SC Magazine, and also achieved the "Best Buy" rating.
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Date: 2005-01-05

New Book From Symantec "Mapping Security"
Symantec today announced the first book published by an external author for Symantec Press "Mapping Security: The Corporate Security Sourcebook For Today's Global Economy".
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Date: 2005-01-05

Secure Computing Honored in SC Magazine Awards
Secure Computing announced that products from all three of the company's security product lines were honored as finalists in the SC Magazine Global Awards 2005.
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Date: 2005-01-04

Network Engines Hires New Senior Director of Security Marketing
Network Engines announced that Bryan Bain has been hired to fill the newly created position of Senior Director of Security Marketing.
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Date: 2005-01-04

Wolters Kluwer Turns to RSA Security
RSA Security announced that Wolters Kluwer has developed an identity and access management system based on RSA ClearTrust web access management software.
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Date: 2005-01-04

Jenny Craig Deploys Fortinet Security
Jenny Craig has deployed a full network security platform from Fortinet to protect and manage its corporate headquarters, Web hosting site, and more than 100 remote Centers worldwide.
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Date: 2005-01-04

Symantec Receives FIPS 140-2, Level 1 Validation
The Symantec Cryptographic Module has received Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, Level 1 validation from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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Date: 2005-01-04

McAfee's Top 10 Threats of 2004
McAfee announced the top 10 malicious threats identified by McAfee AVERT to affect both enterprise and home users worldwide in the 2004 calendar year.
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Date: 2005-01-03

Internal Threats Greater Than External?
Findings from a recent poll conducted by Protegrity show companies perceive internal security threats as having greater potential economic impact than external threats.
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Date: 2005-01-03

PatchLink Supports NAC Program
PatchLink announced its support for the Network Admission Control (NAC) industry effort, which will enhance the company's end-point security patch and vulnerability management solution with critical network admission control capabilities.
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Date: 2005-01-03

Panda Software's Top 10 Viruses of 2004
Panda Software has released it's list of the top ten most frequently detected viruses by it's Panda ActiveScan in 2004. The data provided by Panda Software's free, online scanner throughout 2004 has demonstrated that Downloader.GK was responsible for some 14 percent of all attacks.
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Date: 2005-01-03

Skulls Cell Phone Virus Being Resurrected By Skulls.D
A new variant of the Skulls virus, first discovered back in mid-November, has been discovered and is ready to make the rounds again.
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Date: 2005-01-03

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