Zotob worm also targets Windows XP

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Zotob worm also targets Windows XP, 08/24/05

PCs running a certain configuration of Microsoft's Windows XP
operating system are vulnerable to attack from the Zotob worm
that ran riot on Windows 2000 systems last week , Microsoft
said.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082405-zotob-worm.html>

Vendors blend single sign-on, mainframe access, 08/23/05

Identity vendors Trustgenix and IdentityForge said Monday they
would integrate their software to allow users to incorporate
mainframe identities into single sign-on projects.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082305-sso.html>

Weblog: The smartphone, or whatever you want to call it,
08/22/05

It looks like a mobile cellular phone, and it is one, but it's
also a computer with significant storage that may also have
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth access. Called the "smartphone," this
computer-phone hybrid is viewed by many as the next step in the
evolution of wireless personal digital assistants (PDAs).
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/security/009812.html>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Cisco preparing management play
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2. IT staff shortage looming
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3. Questions surround smartphone security
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal5835>

4. Google goes berserk
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal5333>

5. CLECs play a new tune
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal5836>

Today's most-forwarded story:

IT staff shortage looming
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