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September 22, 2009

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:58 PM/CST

Search Engine Manipulation Grows Up

Attackers are more frequently using compromised legitimate Web sites in their efforts to lure search engine users into finding their malware threats.

September 9, 2009

Wednesday, September 09, 2009 11:14 PM/CST

Mozilla Warning Users with Vulnerable Adobe Flash Plug-ins

Mozilla has built-in new detection to its Firefox browser to warn users if they are using an older version of Adobe's Flash Player plug-in.

September 1, 2009

Tuesday, September 01, 2009 7:16 AM/CST

New PowerPoint Attacks Hit Old Flaw

A new wave of attacks are taking aim at an old .PPT vulnerability, highlighting the inability of many users to keep up with vendor-issued security updates.

July 15, 2009

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

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.

July 1, 2009

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 10:58 PM/CST

Month of Twitter Bugs Arrives

The Month of the Twitter Bugs began July 1 with reports of four cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. All four bugs have been patched.

June 23, 2009

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:12 AM/CST

Microsoft and the Power of Free

Microsoft's move to launch its' new Morro endpoint AV beta as freeware could have a significant impact on the overall state of PC security, especially among consumers.

June 6, 2009

Saturday, June 06, 2009 1:39 PM/CST

ATM Attacks Cash-In on Vulnerable E-Life

This week's ATM-based malware run stands as evidence of the fact that as a society we must recognize the ubiquitous threat for attack over any form of computing device.

May 27, 2009

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:20 PM/CST

Insurance Company Endures an HR Website Nightmare

Aetna, one of the world's largest health insurance providers, had to do something special for its customers following a security "oops" reported May 26 involving its Website. It turns out that a number of human resource-related e-mails containing important personal...

April 25, 2009

Saturday, April 25, 2009 12:48 PM/CST

Infrastructure Security Trapped at Dangerous Crossroads

Organizations doing business in the critical grid infrastructure space need to up the ante when it comes to IT security, leading experts in the field reported at the RSA Conference.

April 19, 2009

Sunday, April 19, 2009 12:40 PM/CST

Is Anybody Watching?

More organizations may consider restricting employees' Web access related to matters of security. There are proponents on both sides of the debate, but first you need to find out what's happening.

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