By Jim Finkle and Noel Randewich

(Reuters) – Leading anti-virus software maker Symantec Corp warned of a shortage of experienced security experts in the United States, making it difficult for companies to recruit qualified staff to protect their networks.

Symantec Corp Chief Executive Enrique Salem told the Reuters Media and Technology summit in New York his company is working with the U.S. military, other government agencies and universities to help develop new programs to train security professionals.

By Jim Finkle and Joseph Menn

(Reuters) – Two leading computer security firms have linked some of the software code in the powerful Flame virus to the Stuxnet cyber weapon, which was widely believed to have been used by the United States and Israel to attack Iran’s nuclear program.

Eugene Kaspersky, chief executive of Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, which uncovered Flame last month, said at the Reuters Global Media and Technology Summit on Monday his researchers have since found that part of the Flame program code is nearly identical to code found in a 2009 version of Stuxnet.

By Jim Finkle and Joseph Menn

(Reuters) – A leading computer security firm has linked some of the software code in the powerful Flame virus to the Stuxnet cyber weapon, which is believed to have been used by the United States and Israel to attack Iran’s nuclear program.

Eugene Kaspersky, chief executive of Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, which uncovered Flame last month, said his researchers have since found that part of the Flame program code is nearly identical to code found in a 2009 version of Stuxnet.

June 11 (Reuters) – A leading computer security firm has
linked some of the software code in the powerful Flame virus to
the Stuxnet cyber weapon, which is believed to have been used by
the United States and Israel to attack Iran’s nuclear program.

Eugene Kaspersky, chief executive of Moscow-based Kaspersky
Lab, which uncovered Flame last month, said his researchers have
since found that part of the Flame program code is nearly
identical to code found in a 2009 version of Stuxnet.

June 8 (Reuters) – LinkedIn Corp’s silence on the
extent of a security breach that exposed millions of user
passwords has damaged its reputation among some business
professionals, and may slow the fast-growing company’s rise if
the breach turns out to be more serious than so far disclosed.

Several days after news of the theft of the passwords
emerged, the site with more than 160 million members still says
it has yet to determine the full extent of the breach.