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‘Storm’ flaunts crazy cat to build out botnet, 10/12/07: After lying low for several weeks, hackers responsible for spreading the Storm Trojan have returned to the attack with e-mail that leads to an exploit-filled Web site and a laughing cat, said researchers today.
Mac OS, Linux probably have URI issues too , 10/15/07: This week Microsoft said it would patch Windows to reduce the risk of a new kind of Web-based security vulnerability, but security researchers say that other operating systems are probably at risk too.
10 IT security companies to watch, 10/15/07: New companies have to be brash to enter the network security market, given that the industry has witnessed an explosion in creativity over the past five years and considering that big players such as Microsoft and IBM increasingly are throwing their weight around in security. Nonetheless, anyone who takes the time to listen to what IT managers say they would like to see from the security industry can’t walk away without the impression that there is plenty of room for the new.
Whatever happened to last year’s top 10 security companies to watch?, 10/15/07: Since our first top-10 security companies to watch came out last October, the companies we chose are continuing their efforts to help enterprises battle network threats by hiring new executives, expanding their head count, releasing new products, and repositioning themselves in the market.
Cisco’s Security Research Center makeover: Not many people realize that Cisco has been silently improving its security threat information site.
Xerox document security blocks access to sensitive data 10/15/07: Xerox Monday touted software it says can scan documents, understand their meaning and block access to those sensitive or secure areas so that prying eyes cannot read, copy or forward the information.
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