Paul Roberts

A security vulnerability in one of the most commonly used e-mail server software packages could have a wide ranging impact, akin to the Microsoft Corp. SQL Server vulnerability that spawned the recent Slammer worm, according to an advisory published Monday by Internet Security Systems Inc. (ISS).

Responding to a growing problem, online job site Monster.com is warning new and existing users about phony job listings that are being used to steal personal information from job seekers.

In a move that has alarmed free speech advocates, the U.S. Justice Department this week seized a news Web site containing information on pirated software and hardware, turning it into a government-run site containing warnings about software piracy and links to antipiracy investigations.

A new report by market research firm IDC predicts that North America will lose its standing as the world's leading producer of professional software developers to the Asia/Pacific region by 2005.

Three software security flaws could allow attackers to run malicious code on machines running IBM's Lotus Domino or iNotes software.

A new multiyear agreement between Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. and Intel Corp. will couple Check Point's remote access software with Intel's new Centrino mobile computing technology.

A computer hacker, or hackers, has gained access to the credit card numbers of as many as eight million credit card customers.

A computer hacker, or hackers, has gained access to the credit card numbers of as many as eight million credit card customers.