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Despite the recent success of computer worms, such as Blaster, that have pounced on newly discovered vulnerabilities, a new threat that looks remarkably like a legitimate security e-mail from Microsoft is using a two-year-old vulnerability to infect thousands of computers. ...

Widely used DB2 database software from IBM -- which often stores critical data, such as credit card information -- has flaws that would be "trivial" for attackers to exploit ...

The Internet community is failing to see the value of domain giant VeriSign's SiteFinder service, which redirects users to a VeriSign site with a search tool instead of producing the traditional error message for mistyped or nonexistent Internet addresses ...

Following the same pattern of predictions as the one that led to last month's devastating Blaster worm, security analysts have begun to focus on the new crop of Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities and the attack tools created to take advantage of them -- all of which could indicate that a potential new family of computer worms is in the works ...

Hoping to synchronize better with IT security's private sector, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has enlisted Symantec vice president for managed services Amit Yoran as director of its cyber security division and has forged a partnership with the CERT Coordination Center to speed warning and response time ...

Verizon's U.S. District Court appeal over the subpoena powers granted to the Recording Industry Association of America, to be considered Tuesday, calls into question the music industry group's tactics and highlights privacy concerns ...

Hoping to hook manufacturers and shippers beholden to modest radio frequency identification (RFID) implementation requirements from companies like Wal-Mart, IBM has announced new service and software offerings to help roll out the wireless tag-tracking technology ...

An Internet-connected grid of potentially millions of personal computers is being launched by a group of UK-based universities, weather services and software companies in an effort to predict global climate ...

Coming to a notebook near you -- it's 3D display technology from Sharp. But industry observers say it is likely to be a slow start for the Mebius PC-RD3D notebook, which the electronics giant is planning to release in Japan next month and in the United States by the end of the year ...

A day before the two-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, a series of phone calls threatening the presence of a bomb at San Francisco's Moscone Center forced the evacuation of thousands from the Oracle and Seybold trade shows ...

A 22-year-old computer hacker credited with breaking into more than a dozen networks owned by some of the largest companies in the world is facing federal charges of computer intrusion and unlawful use of passwords ...

Leveraging new wireless network technology that will more than double data rates in mobile phones, Intel has developed a single-chip processor for the next generation of mobile networks, called Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE). ...

In a letter posted today on its company Web site and some open-source sites, SCO Group chief executive Darl McBride aimed the Unix-code-in-Linux claims at Silicon Graphics, which SCO says it is in discussions with over the matter ...

Timing technology updates with the start of school, Apple announced it has sped up its iMac desktop computers with faster processors and beefed up the storage in new iPod digital music players, which are now offered in 20- and 40-GB models ...

By decreasing space requirements and boosting power efficiency, Broadcom said its new, single-chip wireless solution marks a revolutionary breakthrough for the wireless industry and will make wireless local area networks (WLANs) less expensive and easier to build ...

Intel is aiming new energy-efficient Itanium 2 processors at mainstream, high-density servers and high-performance applications with two lower-cost Itanium designs ...

Looking to land its first major handset maker as a Windows Mobile software customer, Microsoft is reportedly involved in a deal with Motorola, the company that will build the new smart phone to be offered by French operator Orange ...

Lifted by higher sales of more powerful and less expensive notebook computers, the worldwide and U.S. PC markets are delivering better results than expected, according to industry research firm IDC ...

Authorities in Romania are investigating another suspected writer of a Blaster variant, according to Bucharest-based BitDefender, which reported similarities between the 24-year-old suspect and Jeffrey Lee Parson, the Minnesota teenager accused of authoring a different Blaster variant ...

With nearly 10 million Americans reporting identity theft that cost banks and other businesses nearly US$48 billion last year, the Federal Trade Commission said the problem is worse than previously estimated ...