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Spam Turns 30 And Never Looked Healthier

One e-mail security company estimates that spam, initially a nuisance, now makes up 95% of all e-mail.

• ID Security Firm LifeLock Sued For Misleading Marketing
• Warez Site Operator Sentenced To 30 Months
• Google Warns Users About Phishing

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ID Theft Monitoring Services: What You Need To Know

Fee-based services say they'll protect your identity, privacy, credit, name, and more. Find out what they can and can not do -- and learn what you can do to defend yourself.

Windows Vista More Vulnerable To Malware Than Windows 2000

Vista let 639 threats per thousand computers through, compared with 586 for Windows 2000, 478 for Windows 2003, and 1,021 for Windows XP, security vendor PC Tools said.

DARPA Plans Cyberwar 'Matrix'

The agency's National Cyber Range for cyberwar simulation would be similar to Star Trek's holodeck or a Snow Crash-style Metaverse.

MySpace To Share User Profiles With Other Sites

Yahoo, eBay, Photobucket, and Twitter have joined the site's "data-availability initiative" using OAuth integration technology.

FBI Withdraws Probe Of Wayback Machine Users

The settlement stems from a lawsuit claiming the FBI's request for information about the Internet Archive's Web library violated the First Amendment.

TorrentSpy Ordered To Pay $110 Million In Piracy Case

The Motion Picture Association of America announced that it won a permanent injunction against the site for distribution of pirated video.

• Google Cuts Price, Rebrands Postini Security Service
• Facebook Commits To Stronger Safety And Privacy Measures
• Climate Researchers Tap 4,000-Chip IBM Supercomputer
• Think Over Data's Value When Deciding What To Store
• Hackers Join Social Network Craze With 'House Of Hackers'
• Congressman Seeks Second Life Ban In Schools, Libraries
• 911 Services Can't Handle Advanced Wireless Devices, Services
• Windows XP SP3 Now Available For Public Download
• Fake MP3 Trojan Detected On 27% Of PCs
• Hacker Kept On NDS Payroll After Accused Of Piracy
• Piracy Becomes Focus Of Net Neutrality Debate
• Yahoo Partners With McAfee To Make Search More Secure
• Web Firm Sounds Alert On Criminal Data Trove
• 'Terrorists' Legal Team' Sues Abu Ghraib Contractors
• Desktop Virtualization Drives Security, Not Just Dollar Savings

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Hacker's Choice: Top Six Database Attacks
It doesn't take a database expert to break into one

Ex-Feds Start Up ID Theft Protection Service
iSekurity promises to find out who stole your identity - or pay you $11,000

Free 'AxBan' Tool Kills Bad ActiveX Controls
Errata Security offers freebie ActiveX 'killbit' tool for users

Who Killed My Hard Drive?
University study examines the causes and costs of hard drive failure