Internet Security News For End Users, Firewallguide.com, October 14, 2003

Microsoft

Microsoft Gets Serious About Security, Paul Roberts, PC World, October 9, 2003

Gartner echoes concerns on Microsoft reliance, Robert Lemos, CNet News, October 8, 2003
Microsoft's Patch Policy Pickle, Scott Spanbauer, PC World, October 8, 2003

Gains, woes in Windows XP Media Center, New York Times, Seattle PI, October 6, 2003. Quote: "...this gorgeous, easy-to-use software facade is still draped over Windows itself, which means that your entertainment center is the world's biggest, most vulnerable target for viruses, spam and pop-up ads. (Don't look now, but a new, unwelcome phrase may soon enter our cultural vocabulary: "Honey, our TV has a virus.")" [emphasis added]

New Internet Explorer Patch Plugs Serious Security Holes, Larry Seltzer, eWeek, October 4, 2003
Microsoft security suit raises thorny questions, Lemos & Fried, CNet News, October 3, 2003

Guide -- The Great American Privacy Makeover, Kandra & Brandt, PC World, October 8, 2003

Reviews

Secure Instant Messages, Victor Garza, PC World, October 7, 2003
Uncover spyware on your systems with Spy Sweeper, Bill Detwiler, TechRepublic, October 6, 2003

Articles

'Snoopware' troubles privacy advocates, John Schwartz, New York Times, Seattle PI, October 10, 2003
The Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities (Updated) - The Experts Consensus, SANS, October 8, 2003
Earthlink Adds Spyware Protection, Paul Roberts, PC World, October 8, 2003
Internet Sleuths for Hire: Defeating Spyware, Vincent Ryan, NewsFactor Network, October 7, 2003
Identity Theft Countermeasures, Jack Germain, TechNewsWorld, October 7, 2003
Halt Worms and Viruses in Their Tracks, Stuart Johnston, PC World, October 6, 2003
Keeping Your Wireless Network Secure, Craig Ellison, PC Magazine, October 6, 2003
DHS Launches Cybersecurity Monitoring Project, Dan Verton, Computerworld, PC World, October 6, 2003
Spam Slayer: Doublespeak in the Spam Wars, Tom Spring, PC World, October 6, 2003
Tech Vendors: Don't Curb Individual Liberties for Security, Debbie Gage, Baseline, eWeek, October 2, 2003
Purge Unwanted Spam the 18th-Century Way, Scott Spanbauer, PC World, October 1, 2002
Privacy Watch: Make Sure Your Firewall Is Sturdy, Andrew Brandt, PC World, October 1, 2003
Less-than-perfect weapon in the fight against spam, Richard Wood, The New Zealand Herald, September 26, 2003.

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