Internet Security News for End Users, Firewallguide.com, September 17, 2004

Alert -- Microsoft GDI+ graphics system problem -- Go to Windows Update and to Office Update.

Windows XP SP2

• PC-WELT discovers and fixes serious security issue in Windows XP SP2, Eggeling & Kroschel, September 17, 2004

• SP2 on XP Home, Thomas Greene, The Register, September 17, 2004

• XP SP2 escapes critical Windows security flaw, Robert Lemos, Silicon.com, September 15, 2004

• XP SP2 puts security first, Leo Waldock and Emilie Martin, Computeractive, VnuNet, September 7, 2004

USA Today

• Bayesian spam filters use math that works like magic, Andrew Kantor, USA Today, September 17, 2004

• Your computer might not be as protected as you think it is, Kevin Maney, USA Today, September 14, 2004

• The criminals on your desk, Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz, USA Today, September 8 & 9, 2004

  • Tech industry presents less-than-unified defense

  • Are hackers using your PC to spew spam and steal?

  • Going price for network of zombie PCs: $2,000-$3,000

  • Signs your PC's under siege, and what you can do

  • Zombie PCs spam, phish, harass on the sly

  • Vulnerable to attack slide show

More Security Articles

• NAT Enough? Larry Seltzer, PC Magazine, September 21, 2004

• Taking computer insecurity seriously, Bill Thompson, BBC News, September 17, 2004

• Cooperation Is Vital To Tackle Hi-Tech Criminals, Daniel Thomas, TechNewsWorld, September 17, 2004

• A Firefox in IE's Henhouse, Steve Hamm, Business Week, September 17, 2004

• Norton vs. McAfee: Top Antivirus Apps Square Off, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, September 15, 2004

• Don't Mess With Librarians, Adam Penenberg, September 15, 2004

• Bootcamp 343: Shareware and freeware, part one, essentials, Rick Maybury, Connected Telegraph, September 15, 2004

• 'Dirty dozen' tips from former cybersecurity czar, David Watson, ComputerWorld, September 14, 2004

• Myopic Congress lacks spyware focus, Mark Rasch, SecurityFocus, The Register, September 14, 2004

• Spyware Spotters and Stoppers [Ad-Aware SE Plus, SpySubtract & Spyware Doctor], John Clyman, PC Magazine, September 13, 2004

• Securing computer files [PDA, laptop], Thomas Fitzgerald, New York Times, Marin Independent Journal, September 13, 2004

• Ads That Annoy Also Succeed, Adam Penenberg, Wired News, September 8, 2004

• ISPs Given Thumbs Down For Virus, Hacker Control, Antone Gonsalves, TechWeb, September 8, 2004

• Simple steps scrub spam, David McGuire, Washington Post, Northwest Herald Online, September 7, 2004

• Infectious Agents, Mike Hogan, Entrepreneur Magazine, September 2004

• What You Should Know About Firewalls, Michael Desmond, PC World, August 25, 2004