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August 3, 2009

Monday, August 03, 2009 10:54 AM/EST

DEFCON Attendees Uncover ATM Scams

Attendees of the DEFCON 17 conference uncovered two malicious ATMs at Las Vegas casinos. It is unclear how long the machines had been there or how many people had been victimized.

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July 29, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:54 AM/EST

Microsoft Vulnerability Underscores Importance of Strong SDL

At the heart of the security issue involving the MSVidCtl ActiveX control was a single piece of code - an "&" symbol. Microsoft says it was hard to catch in a code review, but either way it underscores the importance of having good policies in place to catch vulnerabilities.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:45 AM/EST

Black Hat: Security Research Celebs Prepare to Rock Black Hat

All the ethical hacking and vulnerability management rock stars are ready to go in Vegas at Black Hat.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:32 AM/EST

Black Hat: Microsoft Touts Progress of Security Initiatives

Microsoft is claiming signifcant progress with some of the vulnerability information sharing projects it launched in late 2008.

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July 27, 2009

Monday, July 27, 2009 7:14 PM/EST

Conficker Mystery to Continue at Black Hat Conference

An F-Secure researcher was planning to reveal the secrets of the group behind the infamous Conficker worm but has been derailed. But that doesn't mean there won't be plenty to talk about.

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July 23, 2009

Thursday, July 23, 2009 6:44 AM/EST

Touting Possible Benefits of Windows 7 Security

At least one respected security researcher believes that Windows 7 should prove effective at stemming some forms of electronic attack.

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July 20, 2009

Monday, July 20, 2009 9:48 PM/EST

Adobe Offers Unpatched Version of Reader - But Don't Panic

Danish security firm Secunia issued an alert today that Adobe is pushing an out-of-date version of Adobe Reader to users through its Web site. But is it a false alarm?

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July 15, 2009

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:18 AM/EST

Dangerous Bug Hits Firefox 3.5

Sample exploit code for a vulnerability in Firefox 3.5 is circulating the Web. Here are some resources for information on workarounds.

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July 1, 2009

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 12:02 AM/EST

ATM Attack Talk Canned at Black Hat

Juniper Networks has agreed to pull a talk on ATM security slated for the upcoming Black Hat and DefCon security conferences.

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June 25, 2009

Thursday, June 25, 2009 7:28 AM/EST

Apps Whitelisting Proponents Tout Growing Acceptance

Applications whitelisting vendors maintain that the current malware environment and demand for tools to address the shortcomings of traditional AV are speeding their push to market.

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