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Target: Internal Threats

While most security vendors continue to develop products that harden the network perimeter, two companies are introducing solutions designed to protect the vulnerabilities inside enterprise networks. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. and Ingrian Networks Inc. are each taking steps to solve the problem of internal threats—data misuse and abuse from employees, partners, customers and other […]

Jan 19, 2004
Newest Trojan: Disguised to Do Damage

A new Trojan horse program appeared on the Internet Friday, and security experts are worried that its disguise will help it infect a large number of computers rather quickly. Known variously as Xombe and Downloader, the program is attached to an e-mail that purports to come from Microsoft Corp. and supposedly delivers security updates to […]

Jan 9, 2004
New Worm Spreads Via MSN Messenger

Anti-virus experts are watching a new worm that spreads through Microsoft Corp.’s MSN Messenger client. The worm is not harmful to infected machines and has infected only a few PCs at this point, according to an analysis by Trend Micro Inc. Known as Jitux, the worm is self-propagating and contains a link to a Web […]

Dec 31, 2003
Microsoft Puts Bounty on Virus Writers

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced the creation of a $5 million fund to be used to reward people who turn over information leading to the conviction of virus writers. To kick off the program, Microsoft offered rewards of $250,000 each for information that leads to the arrest of the authors of two recent viruses, Blaster […]

Nov 5, 2003
CA to Streamline Security Offerings

Faced with a growing number of identity management competitors, Computer Associates International Inc. plans to juggle its product lineup once again, this time consolidating two security lines in an effort to ease customer deployment and integration. At the Computer Security Institute conference in Washington this week, CA is announcing the availability of eTrust Admin Version […]

Nov 3, 2003
MagiQ Readies Quantum Key Distribution System

MagiQ Technologies Inc. plans to release the first version of its much talked-about quantum key distribution product, known as Navajo. The system is to be unveiled today at the Computer Security Institute show in Washington and is among the first commercially available quantum cryptography products. In theory and practice, Navajo is not much different from […]

Nov 3, 2003
New Windows Worm on the Move

Antivirus experts are warning of a new mass-mailing worm infecting Windows machines that also is programmed to launch a denial-of-service attack against two domain names. The new pest is called Mimail.C, and it conforms to just about every convention of the mass-mailing virus rulebook. The worm first appeared Friday morning and is spreading somewhat slowly […]

Oct 31, 2003
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