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German IT consultancy N.runs has warned that antivirus products can actually open the door to attackers. New findings make grim reading for Redmond. Microsoft's security software, Live OneCare, has finished last in an anti-virus trial - the second test it has failed in less than a month. Independent tests shows malware slipping through. The fate of Pentagon Hacker Gary McKinnon will be decided by a UK judge on the same day that Barak Obama is inaugurated as president of the United States. The Public Key Infrastructure solves many security problems, but also introduces risks that require careful management. Chinese internet users have criticised what they deem to be Microsoft's violation of their right to privacy. Protecting users from internet-borne threats falls on trusted websites, says Overstock's Sam Peterson. Dan Kaplan reports. The Sophos Endpoint Security and Control is a subset of the Sophos Network Access Control Advanced. The Sophos NAC Advanced product is a well-designed offering which balances the need for ease of administration with network protection. The offering from Symantec is much larger than the scope of this review. New measures implemented in section 6.6 of the PCI standard, do nothing to address the threat of insiders. The social networking site has been hit by a legal complaint that claims it has failed to gain users' permission to distribute their information. A security researcher said he has located a zero-day vulnerability in a printing feature on Internet Explorer that could allow remote attackers to execute malicious code. THE CHAIRMAN OF Wick Hill Group in the UK, which sells security infrastructure for ebusiness, has written a whitepaper outlining his views on how IT security could become more environmentally friendly. Experts believe that a rise in security threats to businesses also endangers vital infrastructure A number of fake Storm emails have been blasted out enticing recipients with phony April Fool's Day messages, according to a blog post on F-Secure's site. The information in an authentication dialog box from Mozilla's Firefox browser can be spoofed, allowing an attacker to conduct phishing schemes, according to Israeli researcher Aviv Raff. The screaming headlines have been running for years. Whether they're in press releases about cybercrime exceeding international drug profits or the billions of dollars lost to breach disclosures or videos highlighting the meltdown of power generators due to a myriad of vulnerabilities, the anti-malware industry has long relied on fear to move their products. Microsoft is warning users to avoid suspicious websites and emails after attacks were reported on an unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer 7.