• Malware is Getting Smarter, F-Secure Warns

  
  Security vendor F-Secure cautions against new, efficient malware and other pests.

• Malware, Spam, and other Net Pests Rev Up

  
  Trojans, botnets and other malware are growing faster than ever before, security researchers warn.
• Security Firm Reports Trojan Targets Macs
• Do Smartphone Viruses Threaten Networks?
• 'I Have a Lost Laptop Horror Story for You'
• The ARDAgent Security Hole: What You Need to Know
• Why Open Source and the Net Must Play a Role in Medicine
• 'Big Brother' Fears Over Artificial Intelligence Cameras
• Endpoint Security Gets a Failing Grade
• Yahoo Search Adds SearchScan, a Good Security Step

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

• Malware is Getting Smarter, F-Secure Warns Security vendor F-Secure cautions against new, efficient malware and other pests.
• Malware, Spam, and other Net Pests Rev Up Trojans, botnets and other malware are growing faster than ever before, security researchers warn.
• Security Firm Reports Trojan Targets Macs A rare Trojan horse program spotted in the wild threatens some Mac OS X systems.
• Do Smartphone Viruses Threaten Networks? All evidence points to the fact that smartphone viruses will be a threat to your network even though they aren't at this...
• 'I Have a Lost Laptop Horror Story for You' An all-too-common tale of woe highlights the importance of identity-theft protection.

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.