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A Chinese man is suing information security giant Symantec for the collapse of his computer following an anti-virus update from the company last month. Hackers have begun cashing in on the Virginia Tech university tragedy by spamming out malware-infected emails. There have been few mobile phone viruses so far, but as more handsets use WiFi and bluetooth, is it just a matter of time? Mark Mayne reports. Last month's race between a group of security researchers who promised to disclose, every day, a newfound vulnerability in the Apple OS X platform, and an opposing group, led by a former Apple employee, to independently plug those security flaws, has sparked new debate around the validity of third-party security patches. A new threat to businesses has emerged from an unlikely quarter: peripheral devices. Researchers have warned that so-called JitterBugs could be implanted in a keyboard or mouse, which would then covertly transmit user keystrokes. Biometrics is an effective authentication technology loaded with potential, but it must clear significant hurdles before gaining widespread adoption, a prominent security consultant said Monday at the InfoSec World 2007 conference in Orlando. European businesses are being exposed to security threats because of high levels of unauthorised software downloads by employees, latest figures from Centennial Software show. Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, a division of WellPoint a medical services company in the US , has begun notifying 75,000 members that a compact disc holding their personal and medical information has been lost, according to published reports. Up to two years behind bars for launching denial of service attacks. RSA's acquisition by EMC was one of the big stories of 2006. The area VP of international marketing tells Paul Fisher why it's a golden opportunity. Over the last several years, many well-known organisations have faced the consequences of highly publicised data breaches. These breaches directly impact an organisation's most valuable asset - their customers. Hackers are claiming the ultra-popular auction site eBay will shut down next month in their latest attempt to extract personal information from web users. A recently discovered vulnerability in Adobe's Acrobat Reader is more dangerous than first thought, security experts have warned. Nine experts from Australia and around the world sound off on where security threats are headed, and what we can do about it. Negar Salek asks the experts for advice. VoIP cuts costs and streamlines communication for enterprises, but are the benefits worth the security risks? Dan Kaplan and Negar Salek investigate The Global Command Center (GCC) from Secure Computing is a serious tool that will appeal to those with a large or complex network to administer and who seek a fine level of configuration and control. How can you be sure your security works unless someone tried to crack it - and failed? Rob Buckley delves into the world of penetration testing. A spike in the number of registered Tropical Storm Ernesto-related domain names, as the system churns toward the Florida coast, has some information security experts thinking fraud could be on the way, too. Verizon Wireless has apologized after an employee accidentally disclosed an email attachment containing information about 5,000 customers to the public. Some scripting languages can now smuggle attacks past your traditional defences, warns Gunter Ollmann.