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Microsoft releases password attack data
The software giant releases data collected from an FTP-server honeypot, showing that attempts to guess passwords continue to focus on the low-hanging fruit.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-11-27
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Climatologists hot over e-mail hack
An unknown person leaks more than a decade of e-mail messages and some data belonging to a noted climatologist, adding fuel to the heated debate over climate change.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-11-23
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Firms fail to secure mobile, cloud data
Nearly half of all companies have failed to put sufficient resources toward securing their data and meeting compliance requirements, a survey finds.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-11-20
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No cyberwar yet, but soon, says firm
In its latest report on cybersecurity, McAfee argues for public discussion of the policy issues surrounding cyberwarfare.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-11-17
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Survey: Majority of Web sites vulnerable
Nearly two-thirds of Web sites have at least one serious security issue that would allow someone to remotely attack the site, a study carried out by WhiteHat Security finds.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-11-16
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Microsoft fixes kernel, Office flaws
The software giant releases six patches to plug 15 security holes, including three critical vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-11-11
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Point-and-click forensics tool leaks to Net
Microsoft's COFEE tool, which is provided free to law enforcement, is reportedly available for download.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-11-09
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iPhone worm spreads via default password
Program "Ikee" jumps from device to device by targeting jailbroken phones whose users have failed to change the default system password.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-11-09
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Gov't warns firms about online robberies
FBI to banks: More secure systems and processes are needed to combat financial fraud.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-11-05
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Vulnerability sales help secure Microsoft
The Zero Day Initiative, TippingPoint's bug bounty program, spends 30 percent of its effort helping the software giant mitigate bugs in its Windows operating system and applications.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-10-30
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Sensitive gov't docs leaked over peer-to-peer
A confidential Congressional report on investigations into U.S. representatives was leaked this week after a staffer posted it to a file-sharing network.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-10-30
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Small, medium firms cut security budgets
Companies are detecting more threats, but the economy has them slashing security spending, according to one survey.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-10-29
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Cyber conflict still in infancy, states analysis
The cyber attacks targeting South Korea and the United States fell short of a true cyber conflict, but highlight the issues that nations have in responding to such attacks, a report concludes.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-10-27
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Hopes high for Windows 7 security
Experts hope that Microsoft's focus on making Windows security more friendly will help secure the operating system's users.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-10-23
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Rapid7 snaps up the Metasploit Project
The vulnerability management firm acquires the exploit framework project and hires the development team, including founder HD Moore.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-10-22
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ChoicePoint allows data breach, again
The consumer-data broker turns off a critical security measure, allowing unauthorized searches of its database and exposing 13,750 people to identity fraud, the Federal Trade Commission says.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-10-20
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Microsoft flaw sends Mozilla scrambling
The software giant plugs a critical vulnerability in a plug-in that it silently installed on Firefox users' systems in May.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-10-20
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Microsoft to give investigators free COFEE
The software giant plans to make the forensics toolkit available to all law enforcement to ease the collection of digital evidence at crime scenes.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-10-15
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Adobe to patch exploited Acrobat flaw
The company plans to fix a vulnerability currently being used to compromise computers in its forthcoming quarterly patch.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-10-12
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Phishing scam exposes Hotmail passwords
Microsoft warns users that thousands of customer credentials were exposed on a third-party site, apparently the result of a phishing campaign.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-10-06
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Spam gets meatier as attached files grow
The overall volume of bad bits transported across the Internet soars in 2009, as image spam and virus-laden e-mail messages become common.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-10-05
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Firefox feature looks to foil XSS attacks
Mozilla releases a preview version of its browser that implements Content Security Policy, a feature that could make scripting attacks more difficult.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-10-01
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Firms most often infected by smaller botnets
While the big botnets get the media attention, smaller collections of compromised PCs are more commonly found inside infected corporate networks.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-09-30
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Pharma scams go global, reports find
Sellers of knock-off and fake medicines have moved from U.S.-centric businesses to global concerns, driving an uptick in spam.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-09-29
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Twitter warns of direct-messaging worm
Following a number of reports of compromises via a malicious link sent in a direct message, the social-networking service issues a warning to users.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-09-24
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Apple patches up iTunes playlist flaw
The consumer technology maker issues its first patch for iTunes 9, fixing a vulnerability that could allow remote attacks using specially-crafter playlists.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-09-23
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Social-networking sites short on security
Web 2.0 sites that allow user-generated content make up the majority of prolific malware propagators, says report.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-09-18
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Gonzalez pleads guilty to giant breaches
The 28-year-old Miami resident admits to charges of conspiracy, computer and wire fraud and aggravated identity theft stemming from the online breaches of major retailers and financial firms.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-09-14
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iPhone anti-phishing sigs only slightly delayed
Criticism of Apple's anti-phishing feature finds that the filter's delays are quickly fixed.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-09-14
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Old patch introduced SMBv2 flaw, says finder
Microsoft's December 2007 patch introduced a vulnerability in Windows' file-sharing software, claims the researcher who found the flaw.
By: Robert Lemos 2009-09-11
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