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Destructive power of mobile viruses could rise fast, 09/28/05

The dream of a connected world where PCs and mobile phones can
communicate with the digital home and other devices is supposed
to make life easier. But it could instead make life far more
dangerous if malware developers have their way.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal7910>

Microsoft gets hacker feedback on IE7 Beta 2, 09/29/05

Microsoft showed off the preliminary work it has done on the
second beta version of its popular Internet Explorer, Version 7,
at the Hack in the Box Security Conference in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, and came away with some good feedback, managers at the
company said Thursday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal7911>

World soccer body warns of phishing scam, 09/28/05

The world's governing soccer body, Fédération Internationale de
Football Association (FIFA), is warning fans and others that its
name is being abused in a global phishing scam.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal7912>

Novell server hacked, 09/28/05

A company server that some workers at Novell apparently used for
gaming purposes was hacked into and then used to scan for
vulnerable ports on potentially millions of computers worldwide,
according to an Internet security consultant.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal7913>

GAO report knocks FAA info security efforts, 09/29/05

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lacks security controls
for its IT networks and in some cases hasn't installed software
patches that are several years old, according to a report made
public Monday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal7914>

Via offers $5,000 reward to break its StrongBox, 09/28/05

Taiwanese microprocessor vendor Via Technologies is offering a
$5,000 prize to the hacker that can break its StrongBox security
application during a hacking contest at the Hack in the Box
Security Conference being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this
week.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal7915>

F-Secure integrates anti-spyware into new releases, 09/28/05

F-Secure Tuesday announced the launch of F-Secure Internet
Security 2006, consumer-oriented software that can also manage
Internet use by children.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal7916>

New service authenticates campaign sites, 09/28/05

New technology designed to ensure that the political campaign
Web pages you visit are what they claim to be is being
implemented in at least two states.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal7917>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. How to solve Windows system crashes in minutes
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal7602>
2. IPTV will trip up Bells, analysts say
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal7918>
3. McAfee, Omniquad top anti-spyware test
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal6949>
4. Skype: Hazardous to network health?
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal7851>
5. The rise of the IT architect
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal7052>

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