Deja vu: Sony uses rootkits; Hackers wanted, apply within

Security News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Qualys Network World's Security Buyer's Guide Reviews and Tests From anti-spam to wireless LAN security, Network World has detailed information on hundreds of products. Side-by-side comparisons of products in 20 security categories along with objective test and review results make it quick and easy to find the solutions that are right for your enterprise. Network World's Security News Alert, 08/29/07 Deja vu: Sony uses rootkits, charges F-Secure, 08/27/07: A line of USB drives sold by Sony Electronics installs files in a hidden folder that can be accessed and used by hackers, a Finnish security company charged Monday, raising the specter of a replay of the fiasco that hit Sony's music arm two years ago when researchers discovered that its copy protection software used rootkit-like technologies. Hackers wanted, apply within: Microsoft employs a whole lot of hackers and now they have their own, new blog, hackers@microsoft.com. Higher education IT spending shifts in wake of campus slayings, 08/28/07: Shootings at colleges and universities have shifted IT spending priorities, with institutions investing heavily in upgrading their emergency communications systems, according to a new report from a higher education IT group. Network World Security Buyer's Guide Find the right security products for your enterprise - fast. From anti-spam to wireless LAN security, our Buyer's Guides have detailed information on hundreds of products in more than 20 categories. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features to make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Security Buyer's Guide now. Microsoft black eye over antipiracy servers snafu: For 19-hours, the Microsoft servers that identify which copies of Windows XP and Vista are counterfeit went down. Granted, Microsoft loses billions of dollars to counterfeiting, but legitimate software owners shouldn’t be thrown into positions where they suddenly cannot do their jobs, says the Microsoft Subnet blog. Symantec CEO: Microsoft causing security price pressure, 08/28/07: Symantec Chairman and CEO John Thompson blamed Microsoft Tuesday for the current pricing competition his company faces in the consumer security market, suggesting Microsoft's pricing scheme for its first entry into the space is "monopolistic." Facebook cracks down on developer spam, 08/28/07: Three months after it opened its platform to outside developers, Facebook Inc. is taking steps to prevent some third-party applications from engaging in what the social networking company considers inappropriate actions. Symantec bolsters AntiVirus and Internet Security packages, 08/28/07: Symantec today unveiled the 2008 editions of its Norton AntiVirus and Internet Security desktop protection products, adding what it calls “threat interceptor” defense to prevent execution of malicious code enabled through a drive-by download. Protecting Your network edge: Now for the bad news: Cisco Subnet blogger and IP routing expert Jeff Doyle says there are a number of tools to help secure your network edge but many involve a peformance tradeoff. iPhone unlocking video hits Web, 08/28/07: A video showing the founder of a Belfast, Northern Ireland, company unlocking the iPhone hit the Web early Wednesday U.K. time as proof that software exists that can unlock Apple's device for use with carriers other than AT&T. iPhone unlocker trades phone for 'sweet' car, 08/28/07: A hacker who figured out how to unlock the iPhone has traded an unlocked phone for a new car. The Monster.com mess, 08/24/07: The last thing you need when you're unemployed is a bank account that's suddenly emptied. But that's exactly what some unwary users of employment search site Monster.com faced after identity thieves made off with the personal information of more than a million people looking for jobs.

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