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News By Robert Lemos Robert Lemos writes for News.com An FBI agent who caught two Russian hackers has been accused of downloading evidence against the pair from a server based in Russia without authorisation. [19 Aug 2002]
PGP defect reveals encrypted messages
News By Robert Lemos Robert Lemos writes for News.com Messages encrypted with the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) algorithm could fall prey to a technique that fools senders into decoding their own secret messages, according to researchers. [13 Aug 2002]
PGP: How it works
News By Robert Lemos Robert Lemos writes for News.com Messages encrypted with the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) algorithm could fall prey to a technique that fools senders into decoding their own secret messages, according to researchers. [13 Aug 2002]
Trojan takes aim at Symbian smart phones
News Robert Lemos writes for CNET News.com. MetalGear.A isn't the type of surprise gift mobile phone users are looking for this holiday season. Antivirus-software maker SimWorks said in a release published on Tuesday that the Trojan horse combines... [22 Dec 2004]
Microsoft goes with plug-and-play biometrics
News Robert Lemos writes for News.com AuthenTec, a maker of fingerprint-recognition sensors, announced on Monday that it has signed a deal with Microsoft to integrate software support for biometrics into the Windows operating system. [29 Apr 2003]
Microsoft offers Windows security guide
News Robert Lemos writes for News.com Microsoft released on Friday a tutorial and templates to help system administrators lock down the security of computers running the company's newest operating system, Windows Server 2003. [28 Apr 2003]
Some Office 2000 users affected by registration bug
News Robert Lemos writes for CNET News.com. A software slip-up in Microsoft's latest update to Office 2000 results in the application repeatedly asking some customers to register the program. The glitch apparently affects only Office 2000 users who don... [22 Apr 2003]
eBay puts final stamp in Microsoft Passport
News Robert Lemos writes for CNET News.com. Online auctioneer eBay officially has notified customers that it will no longer allow them to log on through Microsoft's identity management service, Passport. As previously reported, the move is the latest... [20 Jan 2005]
T-Mobile hacker gets celeb snaps and Social Security numbers
News Robert Lemos writes for CNET News.com Wireless carrier T-Mobile acknowledges that an online attacker gained access to its network but denies reports that the criminal had the run of its network or broadly threatened its customers' privacy. [13 Jan 2005]
Security policy to merge virtual with reality
News Robert Lemos writes for CNET News.com. Companies will increasingly integrate physical and computer security systems in 2005, spending over $1bn in the United States and Europe, Forrester Research concluded in a report published this week. [13 Jan 2005]
Google fixes Gmail flaw
News Robert Lemos writes for CNET News.com. A problem with Google's email service, Gmail, let any user query the company's servers for information on the last message sent, two programmers announced on Wednesday. [13 Jan 2005]
Virus warning: Mobile bug launches attack
News Robert Lemos writes for CNET News.com. Mobile phone viruses, largely considered a paper tiger in the digital security world, became a bit more dangerous this week with the release of a two-pronged program. [11 Jan 2005]
Windows security update on the way
News Robert Lemos writes for CNET News.com. Microsoft has announced that it will release three patches for its Windows operating system next week. The fixes, which will carry a maximum threat rating of "critical", will be issued on Tuesday, the company... [10 Jan 2005]
"Two-factor authentication won't stop ID theft"
News Robert Lemos writes for CNET News.com. Plans to bolster online security with code-generating gadgets, fingerprint readers or smart cards are not likely to solve the identity fraud problems currently plaguing database companies and online stores, a... [16 Mar 2005]
Zombies are after your ID
News Robert Lemos writes for CNET News.com. Bot nets, collections of compromised computers controlled by a single person or group, have become more pervasive and increasingly focused on identity theft and installing spyware, according to a Honeynet... [15 Mar 2005]
