First family of Windows Vista viruses unleashed

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First family of Windows Vista viruses unleashed, 08/04/05

An Austrian hacker earned the dubious distinction of writing
what are thought to be the first known viruses for Microsoft's
Windows Vista operating system. Written in July, the viruses
take advantage of a new command shell, code-named Monad, that is
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4480>

EMC stresses end-to-end security, 08/04/05

EMC is looking to focus on providing end-to-end security for its
customers and deliver more management capabilities in its
software offerings, according to executives speaking at the
company's analyst day in New York on Thursday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4481>

Microsoft to release 'critical' patches next week, 08/04/05

Microsoft will release six software patches next Tuesday
covering flaws in its Windows operating system. The company also
is planning to release an updated version of its Microsoft
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, and a nonsecurity
update for ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4482>

Court orders CardSystems to retain breach information, 08/03/05

A California state court has ordered CardSystems Solutions and
three other defendants in a class-action lawsuit to preserve
evidence relating to a major breach of the Atlanta, Ga.,
credit-card processor's computer systems.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4483>

Layer 8: Cisco security donnybrook continues, 08/03/05

The story of the Cisco/ISS Security Briefing That Wasn't, But
Then Was Illegally, And Then Was Renounced continues. As you
knew it would. Security researcher Richard Forno has posted
slides...
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009689.html?nl>

Layer 8: Banks could prevent phishing losses, 08/03/05

Tech think tank Gartner says banks could prevent many phishing
losses by being a tad more diligent on the security front.
Analysts say ATMs are very vulnerable to phishing, as...
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009687.html?nl>

Cisco.com passwords reset after exposure, 08/03/05

Cisco is resetting passwords for all registered users of its
Cisco.com Web site after discovering a vulnerability in its
search engine software that left user passwords exposed, the
company said Wednesday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4484>

CA patches critical BrightStor flaw, 08/03/05

Computer Associates has released software patches that fix a
critical vulnerability in the company's BrightStor ARCserve
Backup and Enterprise Backup agents.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080305-ca-patch.html?nl>

Opinion: Controversy surrounds Cisco IOS router exploit talk at
conference, 08/04/05

Although Cisco and Internet Security Systems had sought to halt
a talk at the Black Hat Conference to reveal how unpatched Cisco
routers can be remotely compromised, the talk was delivered
anyway by the ISS researcher who originally uncovered the ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4485>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. CA patches critical BrightStor flaw
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080305-ca-patch.html?t5>

2. Cisco.com passwords reset after exposure
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4486>

3. Leaked Cisco slides pulled after legal threats
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4487>

4. Sprint Nextel marriage gets FCC, DOJ nod
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4488>

5. Cisco vulnerability posted to Internet
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4489>
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