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Microsoft Patch To Leave IE Hole Open
The company plans to release 13 security bulletins next week, but the Internet Explorer vulnerability identified on Wednesday won't be among them.
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- Utilities To Bolster Smart Grid Cybersecurity
- Apple Links iTunes Apps To Web Previews
- Google Apps Enterprise Users Get Remote Device Management
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George Hulme
National Cyber Security: Are We Focused On The Right Stuff?
With major cyber-security initiatives by the Department of Homeland Security underway, and the U.S. House of Representatives passing nearly $400 million in IT security research, I wonder if the efforts are being placed where they are most needed, and if more would be achieved by focusing on application security - and unleashing the bug finders.
George Hulme
Anatomy Of A Modern Hack
In a just released report, IT security firm MANDIANT painfully breaks down the anatomy of the sophisticated threats targeting businesses and western governments. The company says the study is based on seven years of front-lines breach investigation for the public and private sector. It's worth a look.
George Hulme
Phishing Attacks Steadily Rise
A report this week shows the number of phishing attacks continue to climb, year over year. Ditto for the number of Web servers dishing out malware. And the country that hosts the most phishing sites? That one just may surprise you.
George Hulme
Cost of Data Breaches Continue Their Rise
Businesses that suffered a data breach in 2009 paid a higher price for the incident than any previous year, according to a study released today. Also, the average cost for a data breach reached an eye-opening $6.75 million.
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Microsoft Fixes 26 Vulnerabilities In Windows, Office
February brings a substantial set of patches from Microsoft.
Google Buzz Challenges Facebook, Twitter
Moving to make social computing more relevant, Google sees its Buzz service as a way to make the world's tweets, status updates, and shared links more meaningful.
Facebook, Microsoft End Advertising Deal
Microsoft says it will continue to be the exclusive provider of Web search on the social networking site.
Google Gmail Getting Social Features
In an escalation of its rivalry with Facebook, Google plans to turn Gmail into a social data hub.
China Closes Hacker Training Site
The arrests, which took place before Google revealed that it had been targeted by a cyber attack from China, reflect growing concern about internal cybercrime.
Microsoft, Partners Pitch In On Super Bowl Security
A collaboration platform combines SharePoint, mapping software, and analysis capabilities to let law-enforcement agencies in Miami share information in real time.
- Mozilla Removes Two Malicious Firefox Add-Ons
- Microsoft Patch To Leave IE Hole Open
- Google Book Settlement Falls Short For Justice Dept.
- Utilities To Bolster Smart Grid Cybersecurity
- Apple Links iTunes Apps To Web Previews
- Intel Brings vPro To Core Processors
- Google Apps Enterprise Users Get Remote Device Management
- Dell Offers Secure PC For Government Users
- Google Enlists NSA To Defend Its Data
- Apple Ships Security Fix For iPhone OS
- Cybersecurity Bill Calls For Research, Task Force
- Black Hat: Microsoft Enhances SDL Offerings
- Adobe Defends Flash, Again
- Apple iPad Sparks Interest In Enterprise Apps
- Twitter Forces Password Resets
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Security News from Dark Reading
New Banking Trojan Discovered Targeting Businesses' Financial Accounts
Bugat Trojan spread via the Zbot/Zeus botnet, say SecureWorks researchers
Federal CTO Position Needs Formal Description: Report
Without a clear definition, 'it may be difficult for the CTO to affect change in individual federal agencies or systemically throughout the federal government,' states Congressional Research Service report
Researchers Develop Code That Stops Local Scanning Worms
In tests, algorithm was an efficient estimator of worm virulence and could determine the size of the susceptible host population after only a few infections
Hacker Unleashes BlackBerry Spyware Source Code
Proof-of-concept demonstrates ease at which mobile spyware can be created to pilfer text messages and email, eavesdrop, and track victim's physical location via smartphone's GPS
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