• More Fixes Needed, Says Finder of DNS Flaw

  
  Current patch options merely stopgaps; worst attacks likely on the way.

• Are Regulations To Blame for Mounting Data Breaches?

  
  Could oversight protections be creating a higher degree of security risk?
• RIM Warns BlackBerry Admins of BES Security Flaw
• Five Things Kevin Mitnick Knows About Security
• Norton 2009 to Speed Up Malware Screening
• Cisco Exec Shares Virtualization Vision
• Storm Worm Exploits US, Iran Tensions
• Alcatel-Lucent Adds Laptop Disk-Encryption Support
• DNS Researcher Convinces Skeptics That Bug Is Serious
• Chip Maker Sues to Quash Research on RFID Flaws

Security How-Tos

• Safest Way to Bank Online? Your Cell Phone Phones are off the radar for most hackers today. But Google's Android OS and the iPhone could make them more of a target.
• Stop Thieves From Stealing Your Laptop Don't let hooligans handle your hardware. Here are eight ways to keep your notebook from being pinched--or to get it back if it is stolen.
• Hackers Focus Efforts on Firefox, Safari Internet Explorer goes unscathed, but Office is hit with new, dangerous bugs.

Security News

• More Fixes Needed, Says Finder of DNS Flaw Current patch options merely stopgaps; worst attacks likely on the way.
• Are Regulations To Blame for Mounting Data Breaches? Could oversight protections be creating a higher degree of security risk?
• RIM Warns BlackBerry Admins of BES Security Flaw A vulnerability in the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) PDF rendering component could enable hackers to hijack associated infrastructure, RIM says.
• Five Things Kevin Mitnick Knows About Security Legendary former hacker on hacking, being hacked, and companies that turn a blind eye to security.
• Norton 2009 to Speed Up Malware Screening Symantec has built more than 300 speed and performance enhancements into its forthcoming security products, now in public beta.

Security Playing in PCW Video

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  VeriSign's Plan to Better Secure Your Online Accounts VeriSign's card-sized number generator adds an extra layer of authentication for online accounts.
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  Cold Boot Attack at CanSecWest After Princeton researchers demonstrated a cold boot technique, hackers quickly began to show how it could be used to gain access to your PC's data.
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  MySpace Hacker Speaks Samy Kamkar talks about his infamous worm at the AppSec 2007 security conference.

Security Slideshows

• Stop Thieves From Stealing Your Laptop Don't let hooligans handle your hardware. Here are eight ways to keep your notebook from being pinched--or to get it back if it is stolen.

Security Reviews

• Yahoo Search Adds SearchScan, a Good Security Step The new feature provides warnings about dangerous sites from McAfee's SiteAdvisor.
• Ad-Aware 2008 Free Now Available for Download Long-time antispyware favorite gets an update.
• Coming: A Change in Tactics in Malware Battle To keep up with the criminals, antivirus companies plan a major shift in approach, called 'whitelisting'.
• PC Tools ThreatFire 3.5 Antivirus Software Solid free protection supplements your existing antivirus.
• Identity-Theft Protection: What Services Can You Trust? New online services offer to protect you from identity theft, and some claim to help you undo damage after it happens. But when we tested the services, we found that many fall short.