Network World on Security http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html The latest security news, analysis, reviews and feature articles from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. Apple may be exempt from China's Web filter mandate http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-apple-may-be-exempt-from.html Apple appears to be exempt from China's mandate that a controversial Internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country. Owen Fletcher 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 Suit over China's Web filter to target Lenovo, Acer, Sony http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-suit-over-chinas-web-filter.html A U.S. company will seek legal action against Lenovo, Acer and Sony next week over their shipment in China of controversial software that the company says stole its programming code. Owen Fletcher 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 RSA's Coviello: Cloud computing not secure enough http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-rsas-coviello-cloud-computing-not.html Cloud-based services are being rolled out without enough attention being paid to securing these services and the information they handle. That was the finding of a recent study commissioned by RSA Security. Sumner Lemon 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 Court orders spammers to pay $3.7 million http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-court-orders-spammers-to-pay.html 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. Grant Gross 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 Conficker: Forgotten but not Gone http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-conficker-forgotten-but-not.html Conficker may not dominate the headlines any longer, but it's still going strong, according to Trend Micro's Malware Blog and stats from the Conficker Working Group. Erik Larkin 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 Chinese security company shares huge malware database http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-chinese-security-company-shares-huge.html 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. Owen Fletcher 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 Security guard charged with hacking hospital systems http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-security-guard-charged-with-hacking.html The grainy video shows a bleary-eyed young man in a hoodie inside the Carrell Clinic in Dallas, Texas. As he hits the elevator button, the theme music from Mission Impossible plays in the background. "You're on a mission with me: Infiltration," he tells the camera. Robert McMillan 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 China will still require Green Dam Web filter program http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-china-will-still-require-green.html China has not lifted its requirement that an Internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country, even though the plan was postponed this week, state media said Thursday. Owen Fletcher 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-apple-patching-serious-sms-vulnerability.html Apple is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone. Sumner Lemon 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 Jailbroken iPhones leave users more vulnerable http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-jailbroken-iphones-leave-users-more.html Jailbreaking an iPhone leaves users vulnerable to attack by stripping away most of the handset's security protections, a security researcher warned Thursday. Sumner Lemon 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00