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ITWire : "Linux users can, at times, be the worst kind of ingrates, whining and complaining about what they perceive as missing features in a free operating system.

Microsoft's Windows AntiSpyware technology has been renamed "Windows Defender" and has been expanded to detect and remove rootkits, keystroke loggers and other forms of malware.

But for two-thirds of the companies affected, malware caused their worst information security breach of the year. Spyware now accounts for one in six of the worst infections, suggesting attacks are becoming less frequent but more sophisticated.

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Accusations fly about internet tactics, as pro-Chinese supporters clash with supporters of Tibet independence. Messages expressing support of Tibet independence include some sophisticated surveillance tools, reports Thomas Claburn for InformationWeek.com.

clipped from www.schneier.com The Feeling and Reality of Security Security is both a feeling and a reality, and they’re different. You can feel secure even though you’re not, and you can be secure even though you don’t feel it. There are two different concepts mapped onto the same word — the English language isn’t working very well for us here — and it can be hard to know which one we’re talking about when we use the word.

Phishing attacks by fraudsters more than tripled in the first three months of the year, experts say.

As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft on Tuesday plans to release eight security alerts for flaws in the Windows operating system. They also plan to release by year's end an initial test version of a new product to protect business desktops, laptops and file servers against malicious code attacks.

Netcom Internet Security Suite v2008.4 detects and removes spyware and adware as well as viruses, trojans, dialers, and worms while also acting as a pop-up blocker. Included Netcom Windows registry cleaner corrects registry inconsistencies. Software includes real-time blocking technology and supports Windows 2000, XP, and Vista PCs. This story is related to the following: Software Search ...

The number of UK companies infected by malware has fallen 60 per cent in the last two years, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform.