ESSENTIAL SECURITY SOFTWARE:

Security hole found in Windows Media Player ComputerWorld
Users are being advised to disable a certain type of file in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media Player software following the discovery of a new security hole in the software
Essential security software for Mac OS X users 19 Jul 2006
There's a plethora of Mac OS X security software available but some have proven to be quite exceptional and essential for anyone interested in computer security. Here is a list of tools you all should have in your Applications folder
Hackers work around Vista's activation feature ComputerWorld
Hackers are distributing a file that they say lets users of the corporate version of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system get around the software's anti-piracy mechanisms
HP Pays $14.5M to Settle Civil Suit Over Spying CIO
Under terms of the settlement with the California attorney general, HP will pay $13.5 million to create a "Privacy and Piracy Fund" for law enforcement activities related to privacy and intellectual property rights operated in the state
Researchers: Software Can Nip Ebay Fraud In The Bud MSNBC
EBay users worried about fraud, take heart: Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University say they've invented data mining techniques that can detect online auction fraud before it happens
Malware gangs using 'KGB-tactics' to recruit tech grads The Register
Organised crime is "grooming" a new generation of would-be cybercriminals using tactics which echo those used by the KGB to recruit operatives at the height of the cold war
Essential Taceo, E-mail Anti-Theft Software, to Help Defend
Essential Security Software and StructureWise to Deliver Solutions to Federal Government Agencies
Geeky Essentials! | revision 20
Are you using, updating, & running basic security software? One high quality product that covers most security threats can be purchased at the BEST online None of these are required essentials, but they are really handy!
Word hole exploited in zero-day attacks CNET
A yet-to-be-patched security hole in multiple versions of Word is being exploited in cyberattacks, Microsoft warned late Tuesday
Spyware fighters go after MP3 search site CNET
Two antispyware watchdogs are urging federal regulators to take action against a music search Web site that they say is a front for malicious software
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