Stories by: Scarlet Pruitt

Internet users concerned about the number of virus-infected PCs ready to launch an attack over the Web can at least keep track of how afraid they should be, and satisfy their curiosity, by visiting CipherTrust's new ZombieMeter resource.

Although no longer in the U.S. Navy, Mary Ann Davidson has placed herself on the front lines of an escalating war. It's not a battle between nations, or over land or principle, but instead a fight for information -- perhaps yours.

Mass-mailer viruses like Bagle, Netsky and MyDoom are so passe. Hackers in the know are now concentrating on mobile phone viruses, phishing scams and exploiting vulnerabilities, according to McAfee.

Information security isn't as much about technology anymore as it is about legislation and law enforcement. That was the view of some experts and attendees at the Infosecurity Europe show in London on Tuesday, where technology vendors rubbed shoulders with law enforcement experts on the show floor.

Rampant identity theft is eroding users' trust in the Internet, and could threaten to erase some of the progress companies have made in doing business online, according to security experts.

Products announced this week to streamline software-patch delivery are just part of Microsoft's overall efforts to tighten system security, Scott Charney told attendees of the IT Forum in Copenhagen on Tuesday.

Despite the number of IT security products and services cramming the market, businesses are more exposed than ever to emerging threats, according to industry experts speaking at the Etre technology conference in Cannes on Tuesday.

Weeks after coming under criticism for sitting on patches for multiple holes in its database software, Oracle has announced that it is moving to a monthly patch release schedule.

News earlier last week that Oracle was sitting on patches for 34 undisclosed vulnerabilities in its database software may have come as a surprise to some, but not to David Litchfield, the researcher who discovered the holes.

Amid a concerted effort to heighten the profile of its security offerings, Microsoft announced the availability of its Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 on Tuesday at its Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto.

RSA Security is looking into new technologies to secure Web services and protect consumers from identity theft, according to company president and chief executive officer Arthur W. Coviello.