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MacBooks withstand mild attacks on patch day
On the same day that Apple releases an update for its Mac OS X, security professionals at a conference in Canada show little initial interest in attempting to crack the security of two MacBook Pros. 2007-04-19 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11460 Attackers improve on JavaScript trickery Latest malicious software throws in more obfuscation and works harder to foil defenders' attempts at reverse engineering. 2007-04-18 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11459 U.S. agencies get 'C-' for computer security In an annual report card mandated by federal law, two dozen federal agencies improve their average grade slightly from last year's 'D+'. 2007-04-13 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11458 Briton charged with hacking loses extradition fight The U.K. citizen, accused of hacking U.S. Department of Defense computers, fails to convince an appeals court to let him face the charges in his home nation. 2007-04-04 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11457 Developers warned to secure AJAX design A flaw in the way many asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) frameworks use the scripting to communicate data between a server and client allows malicious sites to hijack the conversation. 2007-04-04 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11456 TJX theft tops 45.6 million card numbers In its annual filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the retail giant states that it will never be able to fully account for all the data stolen. 2007-03-30 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11455 Groups team to test secure-coding skill A coalition of security companies and organizations team to create assessment tests to certify programmers knowledge of secure-coding practices. 2007-03-28 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11454 Oracle sues rival for hacking, data theft The database and enterprise software firm files a lawsuit against competitor SAP claiming that the German firm pilfered an enormous number of documents and software from Oracle's customer-only support systems. 2007-03-22 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11453 Account pretexters plague Xbox Live An increasing number of players on Microsoft's gaming system claim their accounts have been stolen by teams of cheaters looking for further advantage. 2007-03-21 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11452 China becomes bot-net epicenter The world's most populous country accounted for 26 percent of the world's bot-infected computers, a higher density than any other nation, according to an in-depth report. 2007-03-20 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11451 |
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