Hackers: Archive: June 2007

Spammers now target C-level execs, figuring they won't know better. No, this is not a Dilbert plot.

Once the province of the computer elite, tools that thwart attempts at uncovering computer crimes are now in the hands of the rank and file.

Startup Palo Alto Networks proposes a new firewall for detecting sneaky Web 2.0 applications and threats.

But may have left another one open.

Four down, 18,000 to go. FBI finally starts to nail people responsible for offers of low mortgages and "herbal v14gr4."

The newest wave of Trojans is coming to you on YouTube -- and other Web sites.

Unwraps ZoneAlarm Internet Security For Vista.

Version 4.0 lets compliance checks be done from a Web console instead of installed software.

This utility can't prevent your handheld from disappearing, but it can keep unauthorized people from accessing it or getting to the data it contains.

UPDATED: Security researchers claim a number of zero-day flaws in both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.

EMC, McAfee and VeriSign demonstrate their commitment to IT security in time for the Gartner IT Security Summit.

New updates fixing Firefox 2.x and 1.5.x are out, including at least one critical flaw.

A harbinger of impenetrable networks? Perhaps, but presently the technology may cause more problems for your organization than it solves.