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  Cisco's black eye at Black Hat  
Michael Lynn's Cisco/ISS-flaw presentation and its backlash doses out some reality
 
  Hacking for dollars  
TippingPoint is seeking -- and paying for -- tips about new vulnerabilities
 
  Spamming spammers sparks ethics queries  
Blue Security puts the "George and Charlie" defense to work
 
  Rethinking the data security box  
IBM leaves its (blue)prints all over new data governance council
 
  The sorry state of IM security  
Keep a sharp eye on your buddy list: IM and p-to-p threats are headed through the roof
 
  User confidence takes a Net loss  
Recent data security blunders may impact the b-to-c market
 
  Here we go again -- more consumers in jeopardy  
Intruders say: "I'll take Visa premium cards for $50, Alex"
 
  Keyboard cops  
Pointing the mouse at the culprit gets easier with forensic software
 
  Another week, another few million confidential records lost  
Sending customer data to Texas is asking for trouble with a capital T
 
  Zombie war goes worldwide  
E-mail hawking World Cup tickets will eat your (computer's) brain
 
  A message about IM  
"Hey, I thought you would be interested in this …"
 
  "24" tackles computer security with product placement  
Meanwhile, back in Iowa, the real world tests real computer security
 
  The "simple" truth about security  
Seemingly easy storage process breeds more high-profile security slipups
 
  Doing the spyware shuffle  
Everyone at Interop is talking security -- except for the stuffed camels
 
  In security we TRUST?  
A government gift, just in time for Mother's Day
 
  E-mail on Broadway?  
Spam hits the Great White Way ... and 60 percent to 80 percent of users
 
  Microsoft opens its grab bag of patches  
Recent patch packs include thank-you notes; is Redmond reading Miss Manners?
 
  Microsoft Service Pack 2 remains a question mark  
Security software as a service? Can it be?
 
  Safety in numbers  
Joining together for security sounds good, but will these alliances work?
 
  Security takes a run for the border  
Bad for spam, good for us
 
  FTC takes "bold" spyware actions  
Spyware Assassin vendor gets wrist slapped
 
  The phone virus is calling  
Note to E.T.: Don't phone home
 
  Security losses can be less than high-tech  
D'oh! Homer Simpson changes jobs -- he's now in computer security
 
  No simple life for computer users  
If Paris Hilton isn't safe, what hope is there for the rest of us?
 
  Not-so-secure keys  
Aluminum foils some security concerns -- at least when it comes to RFID chips
 
  Microsoft pushes into crowded security theater  
Sybari acquisition means anti-spam, anti-spyware products on the way
 
  Computer joyrides  
It's easy to take someone's computer for a spin when they leave the doors unlocked
 
  Know thy hacker  
The dollars and cents of hacking
 
  Living on the Razor edge  
Mark Loveless offers words to live by: 'To catch a hacker, think like a hacker'
 
  Welcome to the big time  
IE isn't alone -- Firefox and Mozilla aren't completely immune to security flaws
 
  New year, same spyware  
Forecast for 2005: Continued showers of spam, followed by heavy bouts of adware and phishing
 


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