Yahoo! on Monday has repaired a vulnerability in its email service that allowed a worm to harvest email addresses from a user accounts and further spread itself. The JS/Yamanner worm automatically executes when a user opens the message in the Yahoo mail...

BitDefender, a provider of antivirus software and data security solutions, has unveiled the release of BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices, the latest version of BitDefender Linux Edition. BitDefender for Unices is the command line...

The WGA program was launched July 2005 to provide an improved experience for consumers using genuine Windows XP and to help Microsoft address software piracy. The first phase of the WGA Notifications pilot was launched in Norway and Sweden during...

The Email Security market will see strong growth through 2010, driven by the ongoing need by organizations to secure their email networks from an ever-increasing multitude of email threats, according to a new study by The Radicati Group...

An international dispute over a wireless computing standard took a bitter turn this past week with the Chinese delegation walking out of a global meeting to discuss the technology. The delegation's walkout from Wednesday's opening of a...

Numerous users around the world have been receiving emails with their own address in the sender and recipient fields. The emails do not themselves contain malware. These messages could imply that the email ID is part of a cyber-crook database...

Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to acquire privately held companies Metreos Corp. of Austin, and Audium Corp. of New York, in two separate deals. Both of these companies offer easy to use...

Security software maker Symantec has agreed to support IBM’s Linux on POWER platform by porting its volume and file system management software applications including Veritas Cluster...

Juniper Networks has announced that Japanese solutions provider Netmarks Inc. has launched the world's first remote quarantine managed service based on Juniper’s secure access SSL...

Alcatel has announced the commercial availability of the latest version of its Alcatel OmniPCX Office, its IP communication server for to SMEs. The new version 5.0 includes a new PC based...

Microsoft has released its Antigen e-mail security products including Antigen for Exchange, Antigen for SMTP Gateways, Antigen Spam Manager and Antigen Enterprise Manager. This is the first Microsoft-branded release of the enterprise...

Qwest Communications International Inc. and Microsoft Corp. has announced a collaboration to create and deliver services to Qwest broadband customers. As part of the agreement, the companies will expand their current relationship for MSN...

Juniper Networks Inc. has agreed to provide security services for Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Protocol television (IPTV). Juniper will provide firewall and Firewall IDP (Intrusion Detection and Prevention) products that protect Microsoft TV...

Forum Systems has released the Forum Java Web Services Security (JWSS) Software Development Kit (SDK) version 1.0 offering developers a comprehensive library of application programming interfaces (API’s) to leverage in coding Web Services applications...

A4S Security Inc., a provider of mobile digital video surveillance solutions, has announced the development of ShiftWatch eXStream, a software architecture for its ShiftWatch mobile video surveillance systems...

Security software maker Symantec Corp. has announced that its upcoming consumer PC security service will be branded Norton 360. The security service will include online identity theft protection, backup and PC tune-up capabilities...

Telkomsel, Indonesia's provider of mobile cellular services, has deployed McAfee’s IntruShield network intrusion prevention systems to protect its critical applications and data against security threats...

McAfee Inc. has announced it will soon release the industry's first fully integrated consumer security service platform, code-named "Falcon." McAfee said its new security platform combines the company’s anti-virus, anti-spyware, and "threat watch"...