EBay for bugs; Talking Trojan taunts its victims

Security News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Nevis Networks Webcast: Cut Through NAC Hype Over the past few years, network access control has evolved to encompass a large number of endpoint security compliance, malware detection, access control and authentication products with very different focuses. Cut through the hype and confusion to find real-world NAC answers. Network World's Security News Alert, 07/06/07 Security company launches eBay for bugs, 07/06/07: Psst. Want to buy a zero-day? A Swiss start-up called WabiSabiLabi has some for sale, but to qualified buyers only. Identity thieves really missing their chance, 07/05/07: Most of the hundreds of documented data breaches that have happened in recent years have not resulted in identify theft, according to a new government report. Talking Trojan says 'bye bye' to victims' data, 07/05/07: A newly identified malicious program not only messes up its victims' computers, it taunts them too. Manage Insider Security Threats Experts say 75% of security threats come from inside your organization. Watch the latest Network World Editorial Perspectives Webcast today, "Security From the Inside," and learn which technologies and processes best protect your intellectual property and assets inside the perimeter. Click Here to View Microsoft to release six security updates next week, 07/05/07: Microsoft will release six groups of security patches next week, including three critical updates for Windows and Excel users. CIOs, CSOs struggle with conflicting roles, 07/05/07: Any chief security officer can tell you there’s a fine line between managing risk and fostering innovation. And the CSO’s relationship with the company’s CIO largely determines where that line is drawn. Euro consumer group questions Google-Doubleclick deal, 07/05/07: A European consumer group has complained that Google's proposed acquisition of online ad broker DoubleClick could hurt privacy rights due to the massive amount of data the companies would hold. Six burning VoIP questions, 07/05/07: VoIP is hot. The Gartner Group predicts that by 2008, VoIP-enabled systems will account for some 97% of all systems sold. But all that heat can raise some issues. We resolve to answer some of the more pressing questions you might be facing.

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