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IBM to buy Internet Security Systems for $1.3 billion, 08/23/06IBM plans to buy Internet Security Systems for $1.3 billion in a bid to better address growing IT security issues.Experts divided over rootkit detection and removal, 08/28/06
The detection and eradication of rootkits — the software code increasingly used to hide malware or adware — is either fairly simple or nearly impossible, depending on which security expert is bringing up the topic.
Microsoft campaign goes after ‘cybersquatters’, 08/22/06
Web users who’ve had the frustrating experience of mistyping a common or popular Web-site URL and inadvertently landing on a page full of pay-per-click ads may soon have relief due to a new campaign by Microsoft.
Opinion: Alerts can be big business, 08/22/06
There are a lot of trends coming together that make alerts and the networks that might support them into an opportunity. We should start off by trying to put our arms around the category alerts – because actually it’s a quite broad category. At the …
Fiberlink rolls out security service aimed at keeping corporate data safe, 08/22/06
Fiberlink on Monday announced its Managed Information Protection Service security service.
‘Demon Wave’ brings broadband to a crawl in Shanghai, 08/22/06
Shanghai government officials last week warned ADSL users to install a Microsoft security patch after Worm.Mocbot.A, called “Demon Wave” in Chinese, caused system failures and disrupted broadband Internet access across the city.
Microsoft delays re-issue of IE patch, 08/22/06
Microsoft has pushed back the re-release of a buggy Internet Explorer (IE) security update, saying that the quality of its software is still not up to snuff.
Microsoft’s August IE patch contains security bug, 08/22/06
Instead of making the browser more secure, Microsoft’s August Internet Explorer security update introduced a critical security bug, according to researchers at eEye Digital Security.
VPNs Newsletter: Avaya IP phones to support Cisco, Juniper gateways, 08/22/06
Avaya is expanding the VPN support it puts in its IP phones, making it possible to connect from a remote site to a corporate network and have access to …
Security Strategies Newsletter: That won’t fly: How new airplane rules could affect you, 08/22/06
As readers will no doubt be aware, on Aug. 10, British police arrested 21 people suspected of plotting to blow up planes flying from the U.K. to …
