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Microsoft scraps September security update, 09/09/05

Microsoft has decided not to go ahead with its monthly security
update after encountering an unspecified quality issue with the
software patch it had planned to release next Tuesday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6941>

Firefox flaw found: Remote exploit possible, 09/09/05

Computers running the Firefox browser could be open to remote
attack as a result of a buffer overflow vulnerability reported
Friday by security researcher Tom Ferris.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6942>

Clear Choice Test: McAfee, Tech Assist top anti-spyware test,
09/12/05

To find which anti-spyware product is best for your corporate
network, we tested 18 products from 16 vendors, and we also
looked at the beta version of Microsoft's Windows AntiSpyware
tool.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6943>

Technology Update: XRIs resolve identity management dilemma,
09/12/05

The Extensible Resource Identifier (XRI ) specification
establishes an interoperable framework for expressing, resolving
and establishing equivalence between identifiers of any kind for
any resource type, including people, applications, network
devices and corporate assets.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6944>

Face-off: When it IS ethical for security companies to buy
vulnerability information, 09/12/05

There is a misperception that all security researchers are
malicious hackers looking to do harm. In reality, there is a
growing security research community that has evolved
dramatically over the last few years.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6945>

Face-off: It's NOT ethical for security companies to buy
vulnerability information, 09/12/05

Let's be very clear. Hackers seek out vulnerabilities strictly
to improve their opportunity for financial gain through
successful exploitation. By trafficking vulnerabilities, they
obtain further economic incentive.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6946>

Weblog: Russia's Federal Treasury gets PKI rollout moving,
09/12/05

The deputy head of the Federal Treasury of Russia, Alexei Popov,
is in charge of IT strategic planning and project guidance at
the Russian agency, which has cash-management functions similar
to the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury. In a recent interview with
me, he discusses how the Federal Treasury is rolling out a large
public-key infrastructure deployment using Russian crypto
algorithms and Cybertrust software to sign and secure electronic
documents.
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/security/009945.html?nl>

Sendmail guards e-mail, 09/12/05

Sendmail's Sentrion e-mail gateway appliance, slated for release
in early October, takes the features of the company's Mailstream
Manager gateway software and makes them available on a
high-performance, secured appliance.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/091205-sendmail.html?nl>

Opinion: Communications in the next emergency, 09/12/05

How can an IT or network manager prepare for and help provide
communications in an emergency situation such as a hurricane or
other natural disaster?
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6947>

Check Point eases security update steps, 09/12/05

By the end of the year Check Point plans to release software and
a service that will let customers more easily update its
security platforms.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6948>

IMlogic offers messaging virus filter, 09/12/05

With viruses, worms and malware targeting instant messaging,
IMlogic last week released software designed to thwart infection
and the spread of attacks.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/091205-imlogic.html?nl>

Key spyware call: Where to protect?, 09/12/05

With spyware threatening corporate networks, whether it be
adware hogging bandwidth or malicious code logging personal
data, network executives are being forced to define their
defensive strategies.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/091205-spyware.html?nl>

Social Security Administration reaps the rewards of migrating to
a paperless office, 09/12/05

With one of the largest content management systems ever built,
the Social Security Administration is reaping the rewards of
migrating to a paperless office.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/091205-ssa.html?nl>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. McAfee, Tech Assist top anti-spyware test
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6949>

2. What's the best way to protect against spyware?
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6950>

3. Google hacking
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6714>

4. Supermarket chain freezes Internet access
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6679>

5. Cisco warns of another IOS bug
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6951>

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