Robert McMillan

With security vendors warning of new malware that exploits a recently patched flaw in Windows, Microsoft Corp. is saying that attacks are not on the rise.

Microsoft Corp. has opened up testing of a new Web-based service that allows parents to control what their kids do on the Internet.

Security researcher Jesse

With tropical storm Ernesto now blowing off the coast of Florida, Internet security experts are warning that fraudsters may be hard at work claiming Ernesto-related Web site domains.

Two days later than expected, Microsoft Corp. has re-issued a critical security update for its Internet Explorer (IE) browser.

Microsoft Corp. has issued nine security updates addressing critical flaws in its Office and Windows products. The updates patch two worrisome PowerPoint flaws that could allow attackers to seize control of a PC, the company said.

A security researcher has developed what he bills as the first Trojan horse malware for Research in Motion Ltd.'s (RIM's) BlackBerry e-mail device. The software appears to be a free tic-tac-toe download.

Xerox Corp. is scrambling to update a security patch following the disclosure of a major security flaw in its WorkCenter multifunction printers.