Computerworld Security News http://www.computerworld.com/ en_US (c) Copyright 2010 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:29:38 GMT 2010-02-10T07:29:38Z en_US (c) Copyright 2010 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. New Russian botnet tries to kill rival http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9154618/New_Russian_botnet_tries_to_kill_rival?source=rss_security An upstart Trojan horse program has decided to take on its much-larger rival by stealing data and then removing the malicious program from infected computers. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:25:00 GMT (Robert McMillan) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9154618/New_Russian_botnet_tries_to_kill_rival?source=rss_security 2010-02-10T02:25:00Z Researchers warn of likely attacks against Windows, PowerPoint http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9154438/Researchers_warn_of_likely_attacks_against_Windows_PowerPoint?source=rss_security Some of the bugs Microsoft patched today will be exploited by hackers almost immediately, security researchers predicted. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:12:00 GMT gkeizer@ix.netcom.com (Gregg Keizer) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9154438/Researchers_warn_of_likely_attacks_against_Windows_PowerPoint?source=rss_security 2010-02-09T21:12:00Z Microsoft delivers huge Windows security update http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9154298/Microsoft_delivers_huge_Windows_security_update?source=rss_security Microsoft today shipped a record 13 security updates that patched dozens of vulnerabilities in Windows. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:43:00 GMT gkeizer@ix.netcom.com (Gregg Keizer) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9154298/Microsoft_delivers_huge_Windows_security_update?source=rss_security 2010-02-09T19:43:00Z Encryption vendor files patent lawsuit against tech giants http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9154319/Encryption_vendor_files_patent_lawsuit_against_tech_giants?source=rss_security TecSec, an encryption vendor based in McLean, Va., has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against several large tech vendors, including IBM, Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, eBay, Oracle and Adobe Systems. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:17:00 GMT (Grant Gross) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9154319/Encryption_vendor_files_patent_lawsuit_against_tech_giants?source=rss_security 2010-02-09T19:17:00Z Judge dismisses Windows anti-piracy software lawsuit http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9154178/Judge_dismisses_Windows_anti_piracy_software_lawsuit?source=rss_security A federal judge has dismissed a three-year-old lawsuit that accused Microsoft of duping customers when it fed them company anti-piracy software as a critical security update, court documents show. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:04:00 GMT gkeizer@ix.netcom.com (Gregg Keizer) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9154178/Judge_dismisses_Windows_anti_piracy_software_lawsuit?source=rss_security 2010-02-09T17:04:00Z Ksplice debuts zero downtime service for Linux http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9153519/Ksplice_debuts_zero_downtime_service_for_Linux?source=rss_security Ksplice officially launched its no-reboot patching service for Linux servers. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT eric_lai@computerworld.com (Eric Lai) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9153519/Ksplice_debuts_zero_downtime_service_for_Linux?source=rss_security 2010-02-09T13:00:00Z More Security News http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/17/Security View more Security news and analysis from Computerworld.com http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/17/Security