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CP Secure and Kaspersky Partner to Stop Web-Based Spyware and Viruses; Dual Scan Engines Provide Industry’s Most  
CP Secure, Inc. (http://www.cpsecure.com), a le

Vista Security Mostly Invisible But Thorough 
What you can’t see in Vista is designed to keep malware from hurting you.

Will there be movies for everyone? 
Parker says his company is ready. “They can give us a digital asset for distribution, which is how a traditional CDN works, or, if the company is already using P2P, we can get it off the P2P network.”

New Security Software From McAfee 
McAfee has announced that it has addressed consumers’ concern for identity theft protection as well as social engineering attacks including spyware, spam and other malicious programs with the release of its next- generation security service suites. Both McAfee I…

An Introduction to Kernel Patch Protection 
There have been a lot of questions recently about a Windows technology called Kernel Patch Protection (sometimes referred to as PatchGuard) so I wanted to provide some context about the feature to help answer them. OS kernel design is a very specialized area of computer science that rarely receives a lot of public attention, so it’s understandable that there are a lot of questions out there.

Gawker Stalker: Jessica Simpson Wins a Car; The Crowd Rejoices 
Sightings are sent in by readers and posted to our Gawker Stalker Map. This is our occasional, old-school compilation. Send your sightings to tips@gawker.com. In this traditional version of the…

With Sony, Grouper has ‘a big brother’ 
David Samuel, co-owner of the video-sharing site, tells why he and Josh Felser decided to sell to Sony.

Big Brother 7: All Stars - Live Feeds Report - Evening And Overnight Into Friday 8/25 
Thursday evening’s happenings since the live show in that Big Brother House of a Dead Legion of Doom: Just prior to the live show, James was practically begging Woogie for reassurance. Mike tried to tell him he was going home, but James kept at him. Will ended up telling him he was safe. We know how that turned out. After the feeds returned following the live show, Will took the blame for the

Flying Blind 
Aug. 29, 2006 - Flying used to be about freedom. No matter where you intended to land, there was something magical about escaping to the heavens. Now, as we know, flying is more like going to prison, if not, indeed, to hell.

Car black boxes cause privacy concerns 
Big Brother has found a new way to peek over your shoulder, if you worry about that kind of thing. The U.S government has set guidelines requiring an airplane-like black box to be installed in new cars.

What does she have to Say now? 
THE television host-movie actress Say Alonzo may be considered Sam Milbys female counterpart as the most visible find of the first batch of contestants on ABS-CBN 2s reality show Pinoy Big Brother.

Sophos offers free rootkit detection and removal tool
Over 50 percent of business users say rootkits are a problem.

MS06-051: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Result in Remote Code Execution (917422)
Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Result in Remote Code Execution (917422)

Vicky’s sex partner graphic email points to malicious Trojan horse
Malware attack steals tricks from image spammers.

Microsoft Revises Security Patch
Revised security bulletin addresses problems experienced by some XP users, according to the software maker.

Vuln: WebAdmin Module for MDaemon Information Disclosure Vulnerability
WebAdmin Module for MDaemon Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Hundreds welcome BB’s Glyn home 
Crowds turn out to greet Big Brother runner-up Glyn Wise on his first return to north Wales since leaving the house.

Free rootkit-detection tool from Sophos 
Sophos has released a free tool to help PC users root out rootkits.

Peterson ready to do it again
Tribune-Star - The passing game is the final frontier for Peterson s offensive exploits. He s caught 14 passes in his two seasons. OU would like to use him more in that capacity. He does catch the ball well, that s always been there, Stoops said. Not

Missouri begins life without Brad Smith
Abilene Reporter-News - COLUMBIA, Mo. - There’s no replacing a player like Brad Smith, whose scrambling exploits and rewriting of the record book produced a wild if uneven four seasons at Missouri. The Tigers are planning to build off perhaps Smith’s greatest game, a

The talk of the town
The State - The talk of the town Gaffney residents fondly recall Rice s high school exploits, eagerly await his sophomore season at USC By JOSEPH PERSON jperson@thestate.com GAFFNEY Spend a day cruising the quiet streets and visiting the local haunts of

Reverend William Thomas
Carroll County Times - King Saul started out as a good King doing great exploits for God but ended up losing it all because he forgot the one who made him king. Even David, the shepherd boy, Psalmist and king came to the finish line of his life full of regrets and sorrow.

Angelina Jolie
Forbes - Sort List By: Rank | Name | Pay | eScore Actor Yariv Milchan/Corbis Outline Jolie had one of the hottest years on record. Not only did she appear weekly in the tabloids because of her relationship with Brad Pitt, new baby and exploits in Africa

MATTERS AT HAND: New book tells story about Roosevelt’s time in Dakota
Grand Forks Herald - A second compelling feature of the book is its vignettes of Roosevelt’s exploits in Dakota. Among these are familiar stories, such as his apprehension of the boat thieves and his appearance at Dickinson’s Fourth of July celebration in 1886. These are

A Terrorist Win 
Commentary from Investor’s Business Daily

Dark Side of IP comes from the deep 
IP PBXes have made life a lot easier for the phone guy and the IT guy. More accurately, the IT guy is going to pick up the job of the phone guy since proprietary PBX systems are being replaced by rack-mountable solutions that handle phone calls as SIP.

Filtering software helps companies put a lock on unofficial Web access 
Companies irked at Web-surfing workers viewing sites not related to work are getting Web savvy themselves and installing Internet filters that limit access.

A Terrorist Win 
Judiciary: Detroit Judge Anna Diggs Taylor has agreed to the American Civil Liberties Union’s demands to shut down the National Security Agency’s wiretapping program. Terrorists everywhere are cheering.

Software can let parent guard kids without spying 
For parents of teens and preteens, the Web can be a scary world. How can you protect your child from online excesses?

Skype malware scam targets Turkey
Register, UK - Aug 10, 2006… If executed, the malware application installs multiple password recovery tools designed to harvest passwords from IM applications, email clients, and FTP …

Malware Storm
Government Technology, CA - Aug 16, 2006… On the face of it, the numbers do give cause for concern — the pace of malware attacks against Linux operating systems doubling during 2005, according to …