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Everyone above a certain age remembers Laplink. Back before PCs were easily networked, you copied files from A to B by connecting serial or parallel cables and firing up the Laplink DOS agent. The firm has come a long way since then, and its range of data management and migration tools has expanded over the years. Machines powered by the Macintosh OS X remain more secure than other those running under other platforms, but the increasingly popular Apple version does contain software flaws that will continue to draw the attention of attackers, a new Kaspersky Lab analysis piece says. A 46-year-old man has been charged with stealing the membership database held at the American College of Physicians (ACP) in Philadelphia. Internet users who think websites with clean, appealing graphics and national advertisers on their home pages are safe need to think again, as such seemingly respectable sites often harbor malware, according to a pop quiz on spyware. The tide may be turning – for the worse - in the war against spam email, according to one recent vendor study. Fans of the Angolan national football team are more likely to be targeted by spam and spyware than any other fan, according to new research. The latest concern is custom malware that targets internal desktops, writes Gunter Ollmann Nearly two-thirds of all spam relays are located in Taiwan, according to new research. The number of instant messaging (IM) attacks increased by 500 percent in May, Postini reported this week. Breach in Texas The University of Texas suffered its second major data breach in three years when more than 197,000 personal records were exposed at the McCombs School of Business. The breach compromised the Social Security numbers and other biographical information of alumni, faculty, staff and students of the business school. Not much is known about the source of the breach, though UT officials said they are working on an investigation. In the meantime, the university set up a website and toll-free numbers to direct those potentially affected to protect their identities. Instant messaging (IM) attacks jumped sharply during April, while spam and virus volumes held steady, new threat assessment data from Postini has revealed. Fewer than one in five Americans feel that existing laws are enough to protect them on the internet, a new survey revealed. Kevin Prince has joined Perimeter Internetworking as chief security officer. Prince will help formulate the managed network security firm’s strategic and product development plans and oversee its strategic relationships. Prince previously founded Red Cliff Solutions and he currently trains federal examiners on security topics such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, and remote access. www.perimeterusa.com It’s time to get real when measuring risk against acceptable loss. Business needs a more intelligent approach, says Gary Flood Two spammers who hijacked consumers’ computers and turned them into spam spewing zombies have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges. The individuals admitted sending illegal emails hawking mortgage opportunities, a device for improving gas mileage, and other products and services. Two alleged Washington State spammers have settled charges of mass-spamming filed against them by the Federal Trade Commission. Microsoft has updated the beta version of its next-generation anti-spyware program. Spam and instant messaging (IM) attacks increased in March, while the number of viruses declined, according to message management provider Postini. Overall Category Winner and Winner for Best Integrated Security Software: Proventia Desktop from Internet Security Systems Part of Altiris’s comprehensive desktop management product, Client Management Suite, PMS is an agent-based program aimed exclusively at Windows environments. As a result, it might not be suitable for the large, heterogeneous nature of many of today’s larger companies. This latest version offers better installation verification, task scheduling and reboot control.