Storm: the largest botnet in the world?; New update breaks hacked iPhones

Security News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Juniper Networks Webcast: Get the latest on NAC Learn the latest on Network Access Control in Network World's Perspectives Editorial Webcast. Discover how IT professionals can leverage this hot security technology in their networks, while also learning about key management areas that have not yet been perfected. Click here to listen today! Network World's Security News Alert, 10/01/07 Storm: the largest botnet in the world?, 09/27/07: Storm may not be the most creative or malicious piece of malware ever written, but it’s on track to become the most productive; threat researchers’ recent estimates put the number of PCs it has infected at more than 1 million. Frequently asked question about Storm worm, 09/27/07: Is Storm really a worm, Trojan horse or something else entirely? New update breaks hacked iPhones, 09/28/07: Users are reporting that a new update to Apple's iPhone is making previously unlocked iPhones unusable. Straight Talk from Security Experts Leading security experts share their advice, secrets and real-world experiences in Network World's latest Executive Guide, "The Security Treadmill." Learn how to get inside users' heads, fight for a bigger security budget and much more. Click here to download this Executive Guide. 13 free tools ease IT management, 10/01/07: Finding the perfect tool to relieve a pain point or fill a gap can be invaluable to network managers. When the tool is free? Even better. Number of malicious e-mails with bad links balloons 10-fold, 09/27/07: The percentage of threats arriving in e-mail that rely on links to malicious sites -- rather than arriving as a file attachment -- has ballooned 10-fold since the first quarter of the year, a security company said today. Mac as security guard with Iris 1.0, 09/28/07: Your home or office Mac can keep an eye on things while you're out and about, thanks to MildMannered Industries application, Iris 1.0.

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