Latest security news.
Microsoft set to release patching tool, service in June, 04/20/05
After several delays, Microsoft is set to deliver in June the Windows Server Update Services patching tool and the Microsoft Update software patching service, a company executive said Tuesday.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0420microsett.html?nl
New Sober variant tricks users in German, 04/19/05
A new Sober mass mailer worm is slithering its way around the ‘Net and tricking users into opening attachments with clever messages in both English and German, anti-virus companies warned Tuesday.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0419newsober.html?nl
Security in new Opera browser fights phishing, 04/19/05
Internet browser company Opera has added features for tighter security and the ability to surf the Web with voice commands in the latest version of its browser, Opera 8 for Windows and Linux, launched Tuesday.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0419securinne.html?nl
AOL begins campaign to block phishing sites, 04/20/05
AOL Wednesday said it has begun a campaign to identify and block fraudulent Web sites that attempt to solicit personal information from visitors.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0420aolbegin.html?nl
Land Management shuts Web site over security fears, 04/18/05
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), has again shut down its Web site because of fears about the security of data inside its IT systems.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0418landmanag.html?nl
EU task force to study IT critical infrastructure, 04/18/05
The European Union has set up a task force to explore what its 25 member states are doing in the area of combating cyber threats against the region’s critical infrastructure.
