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======================================================================== SECURITY REPORT http://www.infoworld.com/ ======================================================================== Monday, March 21, 2005

* Beware the cool-factor danger zone * Managing security in a compliance-crazy world * FTC takes "bold" spyware actions * Man sentenced to 6 months for sending 911 virus * EU clears Symantec takeover of Veritas * McAfee offers management tool for SMB suites * Companies lining up to root out rootkits * Product Guide: WatchGuard Firebox X2500

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BEWARE THE COOL-FACTOR DANGER ZONE

Ever have one of these conversations? http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C5B5C8:353CA35

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MANAGING SECURITY IN A COMPLIANCE-CRAZY WORLD

The laws seem to be shooting out of Congress like arrows aimed at the hearts and budgets of IT administrators across corporate America. Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, Basel II, and a host of other regulations are pushing IT security management into extremely difficult and potentially expensive territory. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C5B5C4:353CA35

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FTC TAKES "BOLD" SPYWARE ACTIONS

In a bold move, the Federal Trade Commission has temporarily shut down a software vendor that used allegedly false scare tactics to increase sales. Bold, that is, if it had taken the action -- oh, say -- five years earlier. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C5B5C6:353CA35

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MAN SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS FOR SENDING 911 VIRUS

A Louisiana man was sentenced to six months in prison for sending a malicious program using e-mail that caused Microsoft WebTV customers to call the 911 emergency service without their knowledge, according to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C5B5C5:353CA35

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EU CLEARS SYMANTEC TAKEOVER OF VERITAS

The European Union's (E.U.'s) merger watchdog, the European Commission, has cleared security software company Symantec Corp.'s $13.5 billion takeover of data storage company Veritas Software Corp., it said Wednesday. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C5B5C7:353CA35

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MCAFEE OFFERS MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR SMB SUITES

McAfee Inc. introduced on Wednesday a new tool to help small and medium-size business (SMB) customers manage the company's enterprise security software. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C5B5C3:353CA35

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COMPANIES LINING UP TO ROOT OUT ROOTKITS

Stealthy, remote system access programs called "rootkits" could fuel the next big wave of malicious code, and are already beginning to influence the design of new Internet worms and viruses, according to security experts. Now security software companies are sitting up and taking notice, releasing software that can spot and remove rootkits from infected systems. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C5B5C9:353CA35

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PRODUCT GUIDE: WATCHGUARD FIREBOX X2500

The X2500 is a capable firewall with application-layer security for Web sites, e-mail, and FTP servers, plus spam filtering, anti-virus, and a sophisticated policy engine. Setup and administration are not for inexperienced security admins: Settings are required in several places to get most features running. More wizards for basic setup functions would be nice.

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