Security Updates

Microsoft makes major security move
AS EXPECTED, Microsoft has just outlined plans for a range of new corporate security services and products.
CEO Steve Ballmer and security VP Mike Nash jetted in to Germany to flesh out the announcement, which covers virus, spam and spyware protection.
The most important bit of the announcement covered a new enterprise-class, subscription-based service called Client Protection, a management console that lets IT managers generate reports and alerts on spyware, viruses and other types of malware. This will be available on beta late this year with no date yet set for full rollout. It has parallels with the Windows OneCare security service for consumers that’s been in production for a while.


First Trojan for Sony PSP on the Loose
Security firm F-Secure has analyzed and confirmed the report of the PSP Trojan. Symantec refers to the exploit as Trojan.PSPBrick and labels it as a category 1 threat, the lowest level on a five-step scale.
The Trojan masquerades as a download tool that promises to downgrade the firmware on Sony's portable gaming device. Instead, however, it deletes important system files, rendering the device unbootable.