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Did anti-virus firms' protections fail?
News In the months following the outbreak of the Melissa virus, did security software makers lapse into complacency? But it took just six hours for the 'ILOVEYOU' outbreak to shatter that illusion of security.
[May 9, 2000, 8:45]
Shady sites exploit another IE flaw
News Miscreants are using an unpatched security bug in Internet Explorer to install malicious software from rigged Web sites, experts warned on Tuesday. Malicious software can be loaded, unknown to the user, onto a vulnerable Windows PC when the user...
[September 20, 2006, 10:40]
Programmers should prize security over creativity - report
News Certification for programmers, better education and even new laws are needed to improve software security, stated a report published on Thursday by a coalition of corporate security experts, academic researchers and government agencies.
[April 2, 2004, 8:35]
Mozilla: Vendors still at mercy of bug hunters
News Software makers are at the mercy of bug hunters when it comes to flaw disclosure, Mozilla's security chief said on Saturday. Security researchers who follow the industry's guidelines are often frustrated by a lack of response from software makers.
[March 26, 2007, 9:19]
Microsoft feuds with rivals over Vista security
News Another change in Vista is that Windows Security Center will be used to manage the security software, in addition to reporting on it. A dispute still exists over "PatchGuard", a security feature that Microsoft says is designed to guard core parts...
[September 20, 2006, 9:00]
Antivirus is biggest security expense
News Spending on security software across Europe will top €2.4bn (£1.65bn) this year, with antivirus continuing to form the largest slice of the pie. Antivirus will account for more than 50 percent of the total security software revenue market in 2007...
[September 14, 2007, 9:31]
Symantec announces firewall fixes
News Symantec, which provides security software, hardware and services, said the flaws were discovered by Rigel Kent Security & Advisory Services. Symantec has released patches for several flaws in its security products.
[September 27, 2004, 9:30]
Windows cursor flaw poses 'drive by' risk
News The operating system software is flawed in the way it handles animated cursors, Microsoft said in a security advisory. I expect attackers will pick up on this as soon as they figure out how to, we'll very shortly see the usual suspects using it...
[March 30, 2007, 9:41]
Why did Microsoft take so long?
News Security researchers are both criticising and empathising with Microsoft for the 200 days that the company needed to create its latest critical software patch. The six-plus months is the longest that the software giant has taken to release a fix...
[February 13, 2004, 14:00]
22 new Microsoft security holes revealed
News Microsoft published 10 new software security advisories on Tuesday, warning Windows users and corporate administrators of 22 new flaws that affect the company's products. The advisories, and patches published with the bulletins, range from an...
[October 13, 2004, 8:55]
Microsoft to delete Sony DRM 'rootkit'
News The software maker has determined that the "rootkit" piece of the XCP software on some Sony BMG Music Entertainment CDs can pose a security risk to Windows PCs, according to a posting on Saturday to a Microsoft corporate Web log.
[November 13, 2005, 10:15]
Security pros set up defence front
News An ad hoc association of security and general-purpose software vendors headed by Russ Cooper, moderator of the NTBugtraq mailing list and surgeon general at TruSecure, in Virginia, is working to establish such an industry group.
[June 25, 2001, 16:17]
Symantec: Mozilla browsers more vulnerable than IE
Talkback The fact that early reviewers advocated switching to Firefox because it was more secure -- Walter Mossberg at the Wall Street Journal is a visible example -- demonstrates how ignorant the public is about software security.
[September 24, 2005, 15:39]
Network Associates gets proactive with viruses
News Network Associates has announced the beta release of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0, which combines proactive and reactive security measures in one software package. More proactive security software has become increasingly important as threats...
[June 7, 2004, 16:10]
Microsoft sued over use of 'Forefront' name
News A maker of software for construction companies has sued Microsoft over its use of the Forefront name for its security software. Dexter + Chaney's Forefront Construction Management Software, which is not security software, is designed to help...
[September 18, 2006, 9:10]
Netscape security flaw revealed
News A software-security firm warned that its researchers have found a potentially serious security flaw in the email system used by Netscape's Web browser. Reliable Software Technologies, a Sterling, Virginia, software-security company, said Tuesday...
[December 15, 1999, 14:06]
Symantec buys Veritas
News In a long-rumoured move, security software maker Symantec has said it will buy storage specialist Veritas Software in a deal worth roughly $13.5bn. The combined company will form a powerhouse in security, systems and storage management software...
[December 17, 2004, 9:45]
MyDoom crowned 'worst ever'
News Finnish security software and services company F-Secure made the announcement late on Wednesday, declaring the MyDoom the fastest-spreading worm ever and "the worst email worm incident in virus history" in a letter that research director Mikko...
[January 29, 2004, 7:45]
Microsoft backs down over Vista complaints
News Windows Security Center, a key piece of Windows Vista real estate, tells people the status of security on their Vista PC, such as whether antivirus software or a firewall is installed and running. On Friday, Microsoft said it will give security...
[October 16, 2006, 8:35]
Zero-knowledge adds privacy tool
News Security software maker Zero-Knowledge Systems on Tuesday introduced a Web-based tool that lets online businesses evaluate their digital privacy policies. The company closed its flagship anonymity network in early October, saying it was unable to...
[March 6, 2002, 9:00]
