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- Microsoft schedules emergency Windows patch for Monday
<!--paging_filter-->Microsoft today said it will issue an emergency patch for the critical Windows shortcut bug on Monday, August 2. The company said it is satisfied with the quality of the "out-of-band" update -- Microsoft's term for a patch that falls outside the usual monthly delivery sched...
- U.S. should seek world cooperation on cyber security, says ex-CIA director
<!--paging_filter-->LAS VEGAS -- The U.S. needs to consider working with other leading nations to develop rules of engagement in cyberspace, retired general and former director of the CIA Michael Hayden said during a keynote address at the Black Hat conference here on Thursday. As the country ...
- Defcon contest rattles nerves at FBI, security groups
<!--paging_filter-->A Defcon contest that invites contestants to trick employees at U.S. corporations into revealing not-so-sensitive data has rattled some nerves. Contest organizers have been called by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and seen warnings issued by security groups and th...
- 'Unhackable' Android can be hacked
<!--paging_filter-->Once thought to be unhackable, the Android phone is anything but, according to researchers presenting at Black Hat 2010.
- Targeted malware attacks: The new normal
<!--paging_filter--><div style="padding: 8px; background: none no-repeat scroll center top #ffffff; position: relative; float: right; width: 243px; height: 182px;"> </div>Stealthy, targeted attacks aren't just for defense agencies and high-tech giants like Google, according to resea...
- Data breaches exploit configuration errors, not software vulnerabilities
<!--paging_filter-->Hackers appear to be increasingly counting on configuration problems and programming errors rather than software vulnerabilities in order to steal information from computer systems, according to a new study from Verizon.
- Malware tools openly available in China, security researchers say
<!--paging_filter-->China's rapid emergence as a hotspot for criminal hacking activities is enabled by the open and unfettered availability of sophisticated hacking tools, according to security researchers attending the Black Hat conference here this week. Many of the hacking tools are inexpen...
- Microsoft's bug reports fail to produce prompt patches
<!--paging_filter-->Even Microsoft can't move software makers to patch their products. According to data released Wednesday by the company, third-party developers patched just 45 percent of the vulnerabilities that Microsoft's security team reported to them during the 12 months from July 2009 ...
- Free mobile apps can cost users their privacy
<!--paging_filter--><div style="padding: 8px; background: none no-repeat scroll center top #ffffff; position: relative; float: right; width: 243px; height: 182px;"> </div>As if IT admins weren't busy enough securing end-users' computers, servers, and the network, they now need to co...
- Dell angles for service contracts with new security offerings
<!--paging_filter-->Dell on Wednesday beefed up its security offerings with new hardware and services, which could help the company to strike more long-term service engagements with customers. The security offerings are part of a new product portfolio targeted at medium-sized businesses, Dell ...
- Apple patches up Safari and rolls out extensions
<!--paging_filter--><div style="padding: 8px; background: none no-repeat scroll center top #ffffff; position: relative; float: right; width: 243px; height: 182px;"> </div>When Jeremiah Grossman, CTO of WhiteHat Security, announced last week that he had found a security hole in the S...
- Adobe joins Microsoft's patch-reporting program
<!--paging_filter-->Adobe Systems and Microsoft are now working together to give security companies a direct line into their bug-fixing efforts.
- AT&T won't stop Black Hat demo of cell phone eavesdropping
<!--paging_filter-->AT&T says it won't interfere with a highly anticipated talk on intercepting cell phone calls at the Black Hat conference this week, even though rumors are circulating that it will do just that.
- Google patches Chrome, sidesteps Windows kernel bug
<!--paging_filter-->Google on Monday patched five vulnerabilities in Chrome by issuing a new "stable" build of the browser.
- Web filtering and reporting tools for the small business
<!--paging_filter-->Last month, ICANN approved the .xxx top-level domain for adult websites. It's been a controversial subject for many years, with conservatives saying the domain legitimizes the porn industry and pornographers decrying digital segregation. Well, the domain is approved, but th...
- Cyber crimes cost organizations $3.8 million per year
The study, sponsored by IT security vendor ArcSight, surveyed 45 US companies for a window of four weeks, over the course of nine months. While the...
- Open source Razorback project targets malware, zero-day exploits
<!--paging_filter-->Sourcefire, best known for its Snort intrusion-prevention technology, Tuesday is unveiling a new open source project called Razorback that's designed to spot malware and especially zero-day exploits. "We want others to test it to see if our idea about this new protection fr...
- G Data releases tool to block Windows shortcut attacks
<!--paging_filter-->The German security company G Data released a tool on Tuesday that blocks attacks using Microsoft's shortcut vulnerability but also preserves shortcut icons unlike the hotfix released recently by Microsoft.
- NAC decisions you need to make now to secure your network
<!--paging_filter-->One important piece of a multilevel security defense for companies of almost any size is network access control (NAC), which lets you enforce policies for end-user machines.
- 5 big security themes to watch for at Black Hat and Defcon
<!--paging_filter-->Trying to predict the big news at this week's Black Hat and Defcon conferences is extremely tricky, if not impossible. Usually the most interesting stories pop up at the very last minute -- hackers tend to hold off on disclosing the really big talks because they don't want ...
- Free Sophos tool blocks Windows shortcut attacks
<!--paging_filter-->The security firm Sophos released a tool on Monday that it claimed will block any attacks trying to exploit the critical unpatched vulnerability in Windows' shortcut files.
- Cybercrime: one in 10 computers vulnerable to attack
Cybercriminals are increasingly focussing on money, a new report suggests, and improved organisation means that “toolkits” have been...
- Anti-fraud coalition lauded as 'useful' in cybercrime fight
According to Tan Wei Ming, senior manager of government relations for Symantec Asia-Pacific and Japan, the underground economy for stolen data "remain...
- America to help Nigeria tackle cyber crime
Cyber crime and scam mails have done a lot of damage to Nigeria’s image. Therefore, the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, is partnering...
- Space crunch puts GRP cyber crime cell on hold
The Government Railway Police (GRP) want to build a cyber crime cell of their own, but are unable to commence the functioning of the cell in the GRP...
- Cybercrime getting more sophisticated
That’s according to Microsoft’s latest Security Intelligence Report (SIR) which gleans data collected from approximately 500 million...
- Law enforcement equipped to battle cyber crime
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Cyber criminals beware. A growing number of law enforcement agencies in South Mississippi are actively pursing crimes committed...
- Microsoft launches cybercrime center
Microsoft Corp. has announced a business coalition, the Internet Fraud Alert group, aimed at combating computer crime. In addition to the software...
- Multiple Vendor LibTIFF 3.9.2 Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Samba 3.3.12 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Adobe Flash Player Out of Bounds Memory Indexing Vulnerability
- Multiple Vendor WebKit HTML Caption Use After Free Vulnerability
- Lewis: U.S. not in a cyber war
The United States is not in a cyber war and cyber war likely will never occur independently of a physical armed conflict, said James Andrew Lewis,...
- Get ready for cyber crime on the phone
With the coming of 3G, the next wave of cyber attacks will be on the mobile phone, said cyber security expert Vijay Mukhi, at a seminar on the...
- Abobe Shockwave Player Heap Memory Indexing Vulnerability
- Multiple Vendor AgentX++ Integer Overflow Vulnerability
- Multiple Vendor AgentX++ Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- VMware VMnc Codec Heap Overflow Vulnerability
- Oracle Java Runtime Environment Image FIle Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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