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Cybercriminals get a 10-year jail sentence, 06/28/05

Two men have been sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison for
their roles in a wide range of online fraud activities, U.K.
authorities said this week.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal2935>

Microsoft helps Japan's cybercops, 06/28/05

Microsoft is providing Japan's National Police Agency with early
warnings about security threats in order to help the agency
battle online crime, Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman and chief
software architect, said at an Internet security conference in
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal2936>

New worm lures users with 'breaking news', 06/28/05

Internet users alarmed over news of Michael Jackson's death or
dark conspiracies behind the demise of Pope John Paul II should
perhaps just be worried that they received another new e-mail
worm.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal2937>

U.S. officials: Information sharing key to security, 06/28/05

The U.S. government is getting better at sharing information
between various agencies tasked with protecting the nation
against terrorism, but IT can help drive more improvements, two
top-ranking antiterrorism officials said Monday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal2938>

VeriSign looks to Diversinet for mobile authentication, 06/28/05

Diversinet this week announced its MobiSecure suite of mobile
tokens and authentication systems will be integrated with
VeriSign's Unified Authentication service.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal2939>

Trial for German Sasser writer begins next Tuesday, 06/28/05

Plenty of eyeballs will be scouring the 'Net next Tuesday to
learn more about the fate of Sven Jaschan.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal2940>

Newsletter: What's Sun up to with identity management?, 06/29/05

I recently spent a delightful couple of hours with the always
engaging Sara Gates, Sun's vice president of identity, while she
told me about the company's new ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal2941>
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