Browsers take the stage, thanks to the IE 7 beta and a Firefox security update      
Microsoft has released another beta version of the forthcoming Internet Explorer 7, and users have already found several bugs. Meanwhile, Mozilla has released a security update for Firefox 1.5. But the big news this week is actually the lack of news. After much hype, the Kama Sutra worm was a big bust, so to speak.
 
New worm threat set to spread this week      
A new e-mail worm may be on the loose, with a trigger set for this week, and promises of illicit images could make it a dangerous threat for some users. Meanwhile, a security research company has alleged that a Windows vulnerability may have been intentional.
 
Pick an anti-virus solution that will grow with your network      
According to the December 2005 report of Commtouch (developer of Zero-Hour Virus Protection), data collected from over 130 countries showed that about 40 new viruses or variants appear during the preceding month. Viruses (along with their cousins, worms and Trojans) present a major security threat to almost all computers. Because most of today's PCs connect to the Internet, whether via a dialup account on a home machine or through a T-3 connection on a corporate LAN, a new infection can spread quickly through a local network or around the world.
 
Setting up simple, affordable virus protection with AVG Anti-Virus Professional 7.5      
Viruses have long been the bane of systems administrators and support personnel. A single virus can bring an entire network to its knees. The cleanup and recovery operations can take days.
 
Viruses, worms, and Trojans return with a vengeance      
It's Sobering news as viruses, worms, and Trojans emerge from an apparent vacation-rested and ready to wreak havoc once more.
 
Windows Live: Holding back the release of Windows Vista?      
When I read the Windows OneCare press release back in May of 2005, I assumed that the new service was just going to be the next evolutionary step in the Windows Update and Malicious Software Removal Tool line of services. However, six months later, in November of 2005, when I read the press release about Windows Live, which included the renamed Windows OneCare Live, I had an idea that Microsoft was up to something even bigger. Then, on August 16th, I read an article on Microsoft Watch that revealed that the most current builds of Windows Vista contain embedded links to several Windows Live services, including Windows Live OneCare. Then I was certain that Microsoft was up to something even bigger.
 
Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus now can protect Vista Beta 2      
A few years ago I was tasked with quickly and inexpensively upgrading a peer-to-peer network for a medical office and ended up purchasing 11 generic white box computers from a local computer shop. The techs at the shop imaged the systems with Windows XP Professional and a few basic utilities. I was going to install a medical database clients and Norton AntiVirus on each system as I set them up. To my surprise, the techs had incorporated a freeware antivirus program in the images and it was one that I had not heard of before--AVG Anti-Virus.
 
A guide to proactive network security      
Commentary--Behind our daily barrage of hacker attacks, announcements of new viruses and worms, and frequent risk of downtime is an opportunity. This is your opportunity to step away from the noise, for a moment, and take steps to build a more proactive network security model for your organization.
 
Windows Vista's Security Center stands to gain some real substance      
By now you've heard that the Security Center in the Windows Vista October Community Technical Preview (CTP) is sporting a status bar titled Spyware Protection. Although the status bar is merely a placeholder and the operating system doesn't actually contain antispyware software at this point in time, the presence of the Spyware Protection status bar is a good indication of what Microsoft has planned for Windows Vista's Security Center.
 
New Bagle damages security software      
The variant, BagleDl-L, is a Trojan horse that damages security applications and attempts to connect with a number of Web sites. According to antivirus companies F-Secure and Sophos, these Web sites currently contain no malicious code, but both companies believe this could soon change.
 
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