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+ Could Opera Unite Be a Botmaster's Best Friend? (PC World) + PC World - Opera has added a lot of cool new features to its upcoming Opera 10 browser, and one of them is almost sure to catch the ...

+ Free Microsoft Security Software Due Out Next Week (NewsFactor) + NewsFactor - Microsoft's free software to battle malware will be released Tuesday through its Web site, the company has confirmed. [...] it consists of the anti-malware components of Windows Live OneCare, for which there has been an annual charge of $49.95.

+ Microsoft to provide free anti-virus software (AFP) + <p><a [...] software so people on tight budgets won't skimp on protecting their computers from hackers.</p><br clear="all"/>

+ Microsoft readies free PC security software (AP) + AP - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it plans to release a beta test of its free computer security program next week and is on track to ...

+ Spammers Cashing in on Twitter, Iran, New IPhone (PC World) + PC World - Spammers are never far from a hot story, it seems, and in the past day they've been flooding Twitter with phoney ...

+ Microsoft takes on Symantec, McAfee in security (Reuters) + Reuters - Software giant Microsoft Corp is launching a free PC security service next week in what could be the biggest challenge to ...

+ Canada proposes new powers to police Internet (AFP) + <p><a [...] data sent over the Internet and access web subscriber information in order to fight cybercrimes.</p><br clear="all"/>

+ EU Progressing on Information Infrastructure Policy (PC World) + PC World - The European Union is refining a set of guidelines that would strengthen its ability to respond to computer security crises ...

+ Coordinated Malware Resists Eradication (PC World) + PC World - How do you make a terrible thing even worse? If you're a crook who operates a botnet--an often-expansive network of ...

+ iPhone Dev Team Updates Software Jailbreak for iPhone OS 3.0 (PC World) + PC World - The game of cat-and-mouse continues between hackers at the iPhone Dev Team and Apple. As we near the launch of iPhone OS [...] of the Dev Team's iPhone software jailbreak. MuscleNerd said in the video the new jailbreak applies to any iPhone 3G running 3.0.

+ US cybersecurity chief warns of 'market' in malware (AFP) + <p><a [...] government networks and personal data, the head of the US National Cybersecurity Center warned Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>

+ Industry, Military Experts Discuss Murky Cyberwar Issues (PC World) + PC World - Nations increasingly touched by cyberattacks are still in the very early stages of figuring out how to deal with incidents ...

+ New Keylogger Bypasses PC, Snoops Keyboards (PC Magazine) + PC Magazine - Keyloggers, which monitor what you type into your computer, are a common and pernicious form of malware. But now ...

+ Hacker Hijacks Millions of Cligs URLs (PC World) + PC World - The Cli.gs URL-shortening service yesterday reported that an attacker managed break in via a software security hole and ...

+ AP IMPACT: Weak security enables credit card hacks (AP) + <p><a [...] are ferried from store to bank through computer networks, each step a potential opening for hackers.</p><br clear="all"/>

+ Accused Facebook Spammer Could Face Jail Time (PC World) + PC World - An alleged spammer could face jail time in connection with a Facebook lawsuit after a judge referred him to the U.S. ...

+ China's Software Blocks Terms, Opens Door To Malware (NewsFactor) + NewsFactor - In its ongoing effort to regulate citizen access to Internet content, China has announced that all new computers sold in ...

+ Microsoft's Free Antivirus: Is This An Apology? (PC World) + PC World - Who should know more about PC threats than the company whose software makes most of them possible? Is Microsoft's ...

+ Security Group Converges to Fight Internet Abuse (PC World) + PC World - As cybercrime continues to proliferate on the Internet, one industry security group is hoping its work will help stem the ...

+ China take steps to deal with SMS spam messages (Reuters) + <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090612/tc_nm/us_china_sms"><img [...] number can send per day to battle rampant spam messages clogging cell phones, state media said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>