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Email virus offering sex movies spreads rapidly
An email worm of the 2001 "I Love You" variety started rapidly making its way around the globe Thursday, and variations on it are expected to persist. This one lures victims with the offer of free
New York Times falls victim to rogue ad
The New York Times was hit with an unauthorized ad that forcibly redirected visitors to a site purporting a "free" online antivirus and a not so free cure for the virus it will inadvertently detect.
Conficker still lurks on the Internet
Conficker, a rogue virus that cropped up last November, is still with us, according to an article in the New York Times. Despite the fact that computer security experts decoded the program and
Watch out for those dumb IT mistakes
Every IT professional has had "a most embarrassing moment." Don't deny it, just accept it and try to do better. While many in the IT management world would rather spend time complaining about the
Viruses hit 1 million mark
ALSO NOTED: It takes a team to fight a virus; Google downsizes its CIO;
> It takes a team to fight a virus. Article > Google downsizes its CIO.
Communicate early and often
Whether you're out to rally your IT troops or to send a message to customers, it pays to communicate fully, openly, and often. If your spam and virus filters are down, for example, communicate
Even low-level malware is a security headache
I say this almost every day, yet it still warrants constant attention: hackers and spyware programmers are getting smarter and more
Malware writers take a 'stealth' approach
Malware writers targeting intellectual property stored on desktops and servers are using "stealth" and anti-forensic tools that allow a virus to remain undetected until a user hits certain sites
PowerPoint virus worthy of attention
It hasn't done much damage as yet, but a new PowerPoint virus does hold promise to cause some big headaches within organizations that rely on the Microsoft applications for business operations.
