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PC Tools to Become Part of Symantec
Symantec intends to acquire PC Tools, maker of numerous security solutions, and bring the company under the wing of its consumer business unit.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
Opera 9.52 Fixes 7 Security Bugs
Opera released an update for its browser that includes seven security fixes, all of which are documented except for one.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
New Precedent for Security Researchers?
A recent federal court ruling implies that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) most likely would not apply to researchers who give academic presentations.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail Routinely Abused by Spammers
According to Commtouch Software, an average of about 10 million zombie computers are sending an average of 3 million messages every day. Many of those messages are sent through the top three web-based mail services.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
Turn Digital Objects Into Passwords
At the recent USENIX conference, two researchers presented a new way to generate high entropy passwords using common objects, such as text and images. The technique might be useful when passwords need to be shared.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
Thieves Gaming the Gamers
As the world of PC gaming continues to expand, so does the spread of malware designed to steal online game credentials from less-than-savvy PC users.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
DOJ Announces Fraudster Smackdown
The DOJ recently indicted 11 people on numerous charges for their roles in stealing over 40 million credit and debit card numbers from major retailers, including Barnes & Noble, OfficeMax, Sports Authority, TJX, and other companies.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
Tumbleweed to Merge With Axway
Security solution provider Tumbleweed now has shareholder approval to merge with Axway, maker of collaborative business solutions.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter Users Targeted for Malware
Over the past week new forms of malware have been discovered at three social networking sites. Some of the malware is cross-infecting users of other social networking sites.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
Aladdin Adds Two-Factor Authentication Via Acquisition
Aladdin Knowledge Systems announced that it will acquire Secure Computing's SafeWord technology, which provides two-factor authentication for a variety of platforms and applications.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
McAfee Expands Into Data Loss Prevention
McAfee agreed to spend $46 million in cash to acquire privately owned Reconnex, maker of data loss prevention solutions.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
AirDefense to Join Motorola as Wholly Owned Subsidiary
Privately-held wireless security solution provider AirDefense is set to become a subsidiary of Motorola, the two companies announced.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
Large ISPs Still Vulnerable to DNS Attack
According to Neal Krawetz of Hacker Factor, several large ISPs still haven't patched their DNS servers to guard against a critical vulnerability that was made public two weeks ago.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
Mozilla Claims Guinness World Record
Mozilla Foundation said that they recently set the world record for the most downloads in a 24-hour period when in early July the company delivered 8,002,530 downloads to users all around the globe.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
New Thunderbird Release Fixes 8 Security Problems
Mozilla released Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 to fix 8 security problems, all of which are rated as moderate or low risks.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
Exploits on the Loose for DNS Flaw
Security researcher Dan Kaminsky was preempted this week when exploit code was released for the DNS security problems that he intended to reveal at the upcoming Black Hat security conference.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
Increased Spread of Malware Is Due to SQL Injection Attacks
According to data released by ScanSafe, ongoing SQL injection attacks outpaced all other forms of website compromises by 212 percent since the beginning of 2008. As a result, web-based malware attack attempts have risen by 30 percent.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
Government and Business Web Sites Fall Victim to Attacks
Regardless of lots of mainstream media attention, some administrators of government and big business websites remain oblivious to ongoing SQL injection attacks. As a result, even more sites have become pawns that serve up malware to unsuspecting visitors.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
Mozilla Patches Three Critical Holes in Firefox
Recently released, Firefox 3.0 already has a successor in Firefox 3.0.1. Mozilla issued the new version to fix three critical security problems, two of which also affect Firefox 2.x.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
Cumulative Updates for Microsoft Office on the Agenda
Microsoft said that it's moving away from weekly updates for Office to a more predictable update schedule where cumulative updates will be issued every two months.
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Mark Joseph Edwards
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