Microsoft stepped into the lion's den this week when it sent some of its top engineers to the Black Hat USA hacker conference in Las Vegas.

Security fears are stalling supply chain initiatives with companies no longer concerned about keeping intruders out of the network but are instead trying to determine how they can provide the right people with secure access to enterprise data.

Antivirus companies warned Tuesday that a new version of the Sobig virus is rapidly spreading on the Internet, the latest in a string of Sobig computer worms to be released.

Last month, Steven Adler, senior security strategist for Microsoft Corp. in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), stood up before a crowd of company executives and IT professionals and apologized for the damage and losses caused by the recent onslaught of computer viruses that have attacked his company's software.

Antivirus software companies are warning of a new computer virus that spreads using e-mail messages and installs a Trojan horse program on machines it infects.

A study unveiled at the Black Hat Briefings conference in Las Vegas last week paints a grim picture of network security problems.

Stepping up its battle against computer viruses and worms, Microsoft has established a $US5 million fund to pay rewards for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for releasing malicious code, the company said.

Months after the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) epidemic paralyzed this picturesque city, Toronto this week opened its arms to a different kind of virus outbreak -- this time of computer virus experts.

Security researchers in Denmark are warning users to disable "active scripting" in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6.0 Web browser to prevent attackers from targeting and taking remote control of their PCs.

The effects of the W32.Blaster worm have been felt throughout Microsoft during the past few weeks, but they have been particularly painful for Jim Allchin, a self-described perfectionist. The vice president of Microsoft's platforms group spoke with Computerworld about security matters.

Two of Germany's biggest banks became the latest victims of phishing attacks last week as internationally organized criminal groups roam the globe seeking new targets, according to a spokesman at Postbank.

An "extremely critical" hole in Internet Explorer may ruin Christmas for Microsoft and thousands of its customers, IDG has learned.

The latest variant of the Mydoom virus, discovered Friday, is still spreading and actively deleting files from victims' computers, security researchers warned Wednesday.

The Australian Tax Office is warning taxpayers of forged e-mails masquerading as legitimate ATO correspondence.

Symantec has outlined an information integrity strategy that users and analysts said addressed a growing need for a more holistic view of the operational and security risks that companies face.