Security Watch: Fired And Ruined For A Virus; Akamai Patch; Hosted Exchange; OpenOffice.Org Bug

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Sponsored by Norton The Norton Internet Security(TM)2008 continues to deliver award-winning protection and starts, scans and runs faster than the industry average. Read about Norton's award-winning protection and performance at The Norton Protection Center— brought to you by Symantec and PC Magazine       I N   T H I S   I S S U E Welcome to the PCMag.com Security Watch Newsletter. Every week we bring you an overview of the current viruses, worms, and other threats and the information you need to combat them. Poor Michael Fiola was fired and charged by the police just because his state-issued notebook got infected with malware. If you run the Akamai Download Manager it's time to install the latest version. 36 hours without power sold me on the benefits of hosted e-mail and the worthlessness of POP3. And OpenOffice.org has released an update fixing a critical but in their memory management software. For more on these threats, vulnerabilities and other issues, visit the Watch. Guy Gets Fired And Ruined For Having A Virus On His Notebook Akamai Patches Vulnerability In Download Manager Hosted Exchange Saved My Bacon Critical Bug In OpenOffice.Org Fixed Guy Gets Fired And Ruined For Having A Virus On His Notebook A state employee's notebook computer was compromised and loaded with pornography. He was fired and his reputation ruined. Read this story Akamai Patches Vulnerability In Download Manager The popular download control is out of control. Read this story Hosted Exchange Saved My Bacon You don't realize just how awful POP3 e-mail is until it's down. Read this story Critical Bug In OpenOffice.Org Fixed Arbitrary code may be executed by an attacker with a malicious document. Read this story SUBSCRIBE TO PC MAGAZINE AND SAVE 82% Subscribe today and save 82% off the newsstand price. Plus, you will receive FREE software from PC Magazine with your subscription. Don't miss this limited time offer. 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