Security
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Mozilla patches 10 security bugs with Firefox 3.5.6
Mozilla patched 10 bugs in Firefox, half of them critical, in the browser’s rendering and JavaScript engines, media and video libraries, and...
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Hackers are defeating tough authentication, Gartner warns
Security measures such as one-time passwords and phone-based user authentication, considered among the most robust forms of security, are no longer enough...
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Adobe probes new in-the-wild PDF bug
Adobe confirmed that hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in the most up-to-date version of its PDF viewing and editing applications. "This afternoon,...
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Microsoft getting better at Patch Tuesday updates, experts say
All told, Microsoft released 74 patches in 2009 and while some months were worse than others (such as October), security experts say...
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Microsoft patches 12 bugs, including IE8-only flaws
Microsoft patched 12 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and Internet Explorer (IE), including three critical bugs in the company’s newest browser, IE8. Of...
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Fortinet announces new high-performance messaging security solutions
Fortinet today announced the addition of two new high-performance, high-volume security systems to its FortiMail family of message security appliances. The new...
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Network IPS tests reveal equipment shortcomings
An independent test and evaluation of 15 different network intrusion-protection system products from seven vendors showed none were fully effective in warding...
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With new attack released, Adobe to patch next week
Adobe Systems’ security response team is scrambling to fix a newly disclosed bug in its Illustrator software, even as it readies another...
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Microsoft releases next two pieces of Forefront security suite
Microsoft released two more pieces of its Forefront suite as part of its strategy to merge security and identity technology and create...
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Scammers get better tools for tapping social networks
New tools capable of quickly finding, gathering and correlating information about individuals from social networking sites and other public sources are giving...
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Cloud security service from Webroot looks for malware
Webroot announced that it has extended its cloud-based Web security service, adding a way to filter outbound as well as inbound Web...
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Microsoft investigates Windows ‘black screen of death’
Microsoft confirmed that it is looking into reports that November’s security updates have triggered a black screen on some Windows users’ PCs....
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New malware scam targets Twilight fans
PC Tools’ Malware Research Center is warning web users of another online scam that hopes to piggyback on hype surrounding the new...
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China warns about return of destructive Panda virus
A computer worm that China warned Internet users against is an updated version of the Panda Burning Incense virus, which infected millions...
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Microsoft issues security advisory on IE exploit, patch in works
Microsoft issued a security advisory that provides customers with guidance and workarounds for dealing with a zero-day exploit aimed at Internet Explorer...