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Apple released security updates Monday targeting Mac OS X 10.5 users in order to nuke both outdated versions of Adobe System's Flash Player as well as the infamous Flashback Trojan.
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A California woman was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison for her role in an international phishing operation that tried to defraud banks of more than $1 million.
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Intel announced today the release of the third-generation Intel Core vPro processor platform, arming it with new security capabilities that embed security through every layer, including the silicon.
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In a recent survey, 67 percent of on non-cloud using SMBs said industry standards would make them more comfortable with migrating to cloud computing. Thirty-eight percent said the same about transparency.
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Trend Micro researchers recently offered a peek into just how prevalent the use of certain document types is among attackers.
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Patricia Titus recently sat down with SecurityWeek to discuss a number of topics, from the role of the CISO to the importance of correlating disparate pieces of information and using it to influence security policy.
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TrustSphere has released an email security product that leverages a social graph of trusted senders to block spam and reduce the number of messages erroneously sent to junk mail folders.
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Symantec wants to dip its hands deeper into mobile security with a strategy stretching from anti-malware to device management to controlling security for the applications themselves.
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Security researchers are warning Microsoft customers to keep their eyes on the critical bulletins in May 2012's Patch Tuesday update.
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Microsoft is planning to release seven security bulletins – three of which are rated 'critical' – as part of this month's Patch Tuesday update.
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There is a class of complex vulnerabilities that are difficult to test for, are exploited in clever, stealthy attacks and can cost enterprises millions of dollars in losses. Think zero-day bugs are being described? Think again.
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Oracle users should apply a workaround in lieu of a patch for a critical vulnerability revealed in a bug disclosure flap, security experts say.
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There is more to the Flashback attacks than simply infecting computers. According to Symantec, a version of the malware targets Google in advertising fraud scheme that could generate up to $10,000 a day in profits.
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Attackers have updated the Flashback Trojan targeting Macs to use Twitter as a command and control mechanism, security researchers have found.
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Skilled attackers are burrowing their command and control (C&C) servers inside the networks of compromised businesses in order to circumvent security measures, according to a security expert familiar with the innovative new attack method.
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VMware officials are looking to calm customer fears after word spread that source code for its ESX hypervisor product was leaked online.
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In its annual “State of Software Security Report,” Veracode revealed that 84 percent of Web applications from public companies were deemed unacceptable when measured against the OWASP
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A new variant of the Flashback Trojan has been found targeting Mac computers
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Iran disconnected computer systems at a number of its oil facilities in response to a cyber attack during the weekend, according to reports.
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The FBI is advising people to check their computers for DNSChanger malware before infected computers are shut off from the Internet.
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Bloomberg Cybersecurity Conference -- Mentioning Pearl Harbor conjures up images of death, destruction and dread, making it a popular metaphor for conveying the devastation that could be caused by a major cyber attack. But there may be a more accurate allegory from World War II – the Japanese invasion of Singapore.
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Oracle issued a massive update today to patch 88 security vulnerabilities, including dozens of remote code execution issues that can be exploited without user authentication.
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The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder requesting the U.S. Department of Justice launch an investigation into Google
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Researchers at Symantec recently identified 29 malicious apps in the Google Play marketplace targeting Japanese Android users and may have infected as many as 300,000 android devices.
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The malware, known as SabPub, has been spotted spreading through malicious Microsoft Word documents exploiting the same Java vulnerability targeted by the now-notorious Flashback Trojan.
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