It’s been six years since the Melissa macro virus first got loose, but security experts say network administrators and PC owners still have lessons to learn from it.
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Entries from March 2005
Melissa’s long gone, but lessons remain
March 29th, 2005 · No Comments
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Banks ordered to tell customers about breaches
March 24th, 2005 · No Comments
Four federal finance agencies have issued rules that force banks to tell customers when their personal data has been exposed.
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Mozilla fixes risky Firefox flaw
March 23rd, 2005 · No Comments
The Mozilla Foundation issued a patch for a major security flaw in its Firefox browser on Wednesday and advised people to update their software.
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Linux riskier than Windows?
March 22nd, 2005 · No Comments
Companies face greater risks if they run their Web sites on Linux rather than Windows, a Microsoft-funded study has concluded.
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‘Perfect storm’ for new privacy laws?
March 1st, 2005 · No Comments
A series of security break-ins is kick-starting a political drive to reshape federal laws that dictate how companies protect personal information–and what they have to do if that data leaks out.
With Declan McCullagh
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