Latest security news.
Salesforce.com falls for phishing scam, warns customers, 11/06/07: Salesforce.com is warning customers that they may be the targets of malicious software or phishing scams, after one of its employees was tricked into divulging a corporate password.
Symantec airs Vontu integration scheme, 11/06/07: Symantec Tuesday discussed the integration strategy related to its planned $350 million acquisition of Vontu, the San Francisco-based maker of data-loss prevention products.
Man who used file sharing programs for identity theft pleads guilty, 11/06/07: In one of the first cases where file sharing programs such as LimeWire were used to steal identities, a Seattle man plead guilty to one count each of mail fraud, accessing a protected computer without authorization to further fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
KGB to keep an eye on employees, 11/06/07: Installing spyware on the PCs in your organization can be good for employee discipline, a software developer has claimed.
Trend Micro adds encryption to mobile security software, 11/05/07: Trend Micro today announced Version 5.0 of its Mobile Security software for the Microsoft Windows Mobile and Symbian/S60 mobile-device platforms, adding an encryption capability to protect data at rest.
Apple patches seven QuickTime bugs, 11/05/07: Apple patched seven bugs in QuickTime Monday as it updated the media player to Version 7.3 for both Mac OS X and Windows.
Spam the vote: Ron Paul spam surfs into inboxes, 11/05/07: Spam supporting presidential hopeful Ron Paul filled inboxes this week as zombie computers spewed thousands of messages to recipients, according to spam experts. The spam supporting Paul was sent using the same illegal spam methods used to distribute masculinity enhancement products and pump-and-dump penny stock schemes.
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