Internet Security News for End Users, Firewallguide.com, October 8, 2005

Alerts & Updates

• Symantec Reports Critical Security Flaw in AntiVirus Scan Engine, Robert McMillan, IDG News Service, PC World, October 6, 2005
• Kaspersky confirms antivirus flaw, Joris Evers, CNet News, October 5, 2005
• Malicious code could trick ZoneAlarm firewall, Joris Evers, CNet News, September 30, 2005
• Microsoft releases Office SP2, Ken Young, vnunet.com, September 28, 2005

Reviews

• Choosing the Best Anti-Spyware Program, Laura Hunter, informit.com, October 6, 2005
• Review: SpyCatcher 2006, Rebecca Rohan, Security Pipeline, October 4, 2005
• Free Software: Good, For Nothing, Michael Steinhart, PC Magazine, September 28, 2005 -- Antispyware, antivirus & firewalls.
• PGP Desktop Pro 9 review, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, September 21, 2005
• Anti-Spyware Reviews, PC Pro, September 2005 -- Ad-aware SE, CounterSpy, MS AntiSpyware beta, SpyBot Search & Destroy, Spy Cleaner, Spy Sweeper, Spyware Doctor, Steganos, & Trend Micro.

PC World November 2005 Special Report

• The New Security War, Anush Yegyazarian, PC World, October 3, 2005
• Best Defenders [anti-spyware], Mary Landesman, PC World, September 29, 2005
• The Hidden Money Trail, Dan Tynan and Tom Spring, PC World, October 3, 2005
• Privacy in Peril, Alan Stafford, PC World, September 30, 2005
• Is the Net Doomed? Bruce Sterling, PC World, September 29, 2005
• Threat Alert: Spear Phishing, Erik Larkin, PC World, September 30, 2005
• Threat Alert: Antivirus Killers, Erik Larkin, PC World, September 30, 2005
• Threat Alert: Instant Messaging Attacks, Erik Larkin, PC World, September 30, 2005
• 10-Step Security, Dennis O'Reilly, PC World, September 30, 2005
• Security by the Numbers, Anush Yegyazarian, PC World, October 3, 2005

More Security Articles

• Opinion: are anti-phishing toolbars worth the bother? John Dunn, Techworld, October 7, 2005
• A Real Remedy for Phishers, Bruce Schneier, Wired, October 6, 2005
• Victims coughing up to online extortionists, John Leyden, The Register, October 6, 2005
• AOL notches up barrier against phishers, Joris Evers, CNet News, October 5, 2005
• Spyware and Adware: A Warrior's Guide, Ed Tittel, PC Magazine, October 5, 2005
• E-Criminals Go Small, Get Smarter, Gregg Keizer, TechWeb News, October 5, 2005
• Computer Security 101, Linda Lambeck, Connecticut Post, October 3, 2005
• How to Protect Your Family's PC (2 MB PDF), Zone Labs, October 2005
• 10 ways to wireless security, Deb Shinder, TechRepublic, ZDNet UK, September 30, 2005
• Scare tactics don't rattle Mac users, Fran Foo, ZDNet Australia, September 29, 2005
• UITS to unveil Web security posters parodying 50s films, Allie Townsend, Indiana Daily Student, September 29, 2005; see www.keepITsafe.iu.edu
• FTC Wants Online Consumers To Be OnGuard, Jason Miller, SecurityProNews, September 28, 2005; see OnGuardOnline.gov
• Hackers Step Up Attacks on IM Networks, Gene Koprowski, eWeek, September 28, 2005
• Securing Bluetooth Devices, Dan Dinicolo, PC Magazine, September 28, 2005
• Anti-Spyware Suits: New Era for Security Industry? Ryan Naraine, eWeek, September 27, 2005
• Symantec Revamps Consumer Security Package [2006], Matt Hines, PC Magazine, September 27, 2005
• Direct Revenue to Dump Affiliate Networks, Paul Roberts, eWeek, September 27, 2005
• Class Action Suits Aren't the Best Way to Challenge Spyware [opinion], Larry Seltzer, eWeek, September 26, 2005
• Brazilians blazing trails with Internet technology, Jack Chang, Knight Ridder, Silicon Valley, September 26, 2005
• In defense of Mozilla Firefox, Robert Vamosi, CNet, September 23, 2005