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Russian firm reports first mobile phone worm

Antivirus company Kaspersky Labs Ltd. said on Monday that it discovered the first-ever computer virus capable of spreading over mobile phone networks.

Akamai says attack targeted specific customers

One day after an apparent attack on its systems slowed access to leading Web sites such as yahoo.com, google.com and microsoft.com, distributed computing company Akamai Technologies Inc. said that it was the victim of a sophisticated, large-scale attack aimed at specific customer Web sites.

Updated test version of Windows XP SP2 released

Microsoft Corp. released an updated test version of Windows XP Service Pack 2 late Monday and said it is on track to deliver the security-focused update in the third quarter.

Network Associates updates IPS products

Network Associates Inc. on Monday announced new versions of its two intrusion prevention (IPS) products, IntruShield and Entercept, that it says will make it easier to protect corporate networks from so-called "zero day" attacks, attempts to break in to networks using previously unknown vulnerabilities.

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10 free cybersecurity awareness training courses you can take today

A list of 10 organizations that are offering free cybersecurity awareness training courses to help you understand and report security threats and breaches.

Has your iPhone been hacked?

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