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Experts: Stuxnet changed the cybersecurity landscape
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The appearance of the Stuxnet worm in June should serve as a wake-up call to governments and businesses, especially those relying on Internet-based industrial control systems, a group of cybersecurity experts told U.S. lawmakers Wednesday. The sophisticated Stuxnet is a "game changer&q...
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Microsoft breaks petaflop barrier, loses Top 500 spot to Linux
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Microsoft says a Windows-based supercomputer has broken the petaflop speed barrier, but the achievement is not being recognized by the group that tracks the world's fastest supercomputers, because the same machine was able to achieve higher speeds using Linux. It's an interesting story that de...
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Apple fixes broken IPv6 by breaking it some more
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In Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Apple introduced IPv6 support. Like other IPv6-capable operating systems, Mac OS will prefer IPv6 over IPv4 if it has a choice. That is, until yesterday's 10.6.5 Snow Leopard update. With regular IPv6 connectivity, the newly updated Snow Leopard will still try to connect ov...
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Microsoft Security Essentials Has Competitors Upset
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Go figure. Microsoft has taken more knocks about security over the years than Gerry Cooney has taken punches, and now that Redmond has actually made a pretty solid effort at protecting its own operating system, its security partners are whining. Microsoft's free Security Essentials is available...
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Microsoft disables links in Messenger to prevent malicious worm
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Some users over the weekend may have noticed that links in Windows Live Messenger 2009 will not work. This temporarily block is to ensure that a malicious worm doesn't spread through anymore computers. The Windows Live team posted about the security risk on their website warning users that the temp...
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Five Password-Security Myths Dispelled
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Over the past few years, companies have increasingly adopted considerably stronger password policies. Unfortunately, there's still ample confusion in how to strengthen password policies and to mitigate password-focused attacks. I found dozens of mistakes in various security portals' pass...
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It Looks Like Sendible Just Got Hacked And Compromised Some Huge Facebook Pages
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We’ve just received about a half dozen rapid fire tips all showing the same thing: the Facebook app Sendible compromised in a major way. It appears that several of the largest Facebook Pages including Google, Coca-Cola, YouTube, South Park, The Daily Show, Team Coco and others are now sending out a m...
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Security Software
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Some time ago several of you entered in a thread the types of security software (and others) that you had on your computers and liked. Every now and again I would refer to that when speaking with someone. I did have it printed off, but I can't find the hard copy. Now I can't even find the thread. Could som...
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Resent Independent A/V Testing Results
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Please...no one shoot me...I'm only the bearer of this news! K? Results HERE
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Patch Tuesday: no Windows or IE patches this month
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Microsoft releases a wave of patches for various pieces of software including Windows, Office and Mac to keep the latest exploits and vulnerabilities at bay. These patches come on the second Tuesday of every month, and is named Patch Tuesday. This months Patch Tuesday brings three bulletins, addr...
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USB Malware Attacks On the Rise
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Who Gets Your Personal Information on Facebook?
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Who Gets Your Personal Information On Facebook? -- Edited by Vindicated on Monday 7th of December 2009 05:50:53 PM
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Hackers exploit newest Flash zero-day bug
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Adobe today confirmed that hackers are exploiting a critical unpatched bug in Flash Player, and promised to patch the vulnerability in two weeks. The company issued a security advisory that also named Adobe Reader and Acrobat as vulnerable. "There are reports that this vulnerability is bei...
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Hey, You With the Open Wi-Fi: You're an Idiot
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OMG! (As folks in more youthful circles text on their cell phones.) I'm finding it hard to believe the ridiculous furor over the Google Wi-Fi-sniffing Street View cars! On the off chance that your last name is Van Winkle and you've just woken up, let me explain the issue: Google sent cars all over the wo...
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Mac Trojan spreads through Facebook
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SecureMac has reported a new Mac Trojan it calls trojan.osx.boonana.a spreading through social networking sites (Facebook is mentioned by name), passing itself off as a video and using the well-worn “Is this you in this video?” social engineering hook so familiar to connoisseurs of Windows malw...
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1 in 3 Infected PCs Is a Zombie Computer
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Hacker hits Kaspersky website
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Scammers who try to trick victims into downloading fake antivirus software can strike almost anywhere. On Sunday they hit the website of Kaspersky Lab, a well-known antivirus vendor. Someone took advantage of a bug in a Web program used by the Kasperskyusa.com website and reprogrammed it to try an...
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Passwords: You're Doing it Wrong
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Safe password practices are often the only thing standing between you and identity theft, loss of privacy, and even an empty bank account. Too bad you're not following them. At least, the chances are good that you aren't, according to a survey from security company Webroot. Webroot surveyed 2,500 p...
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Download New Microsoft Security Essentials Release
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Although Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 continues to be in development, a new release of MSE is now live and available to customers worldwide. (Although, this is in beta) Check HERE
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Microsoft tool now roots out Zeus malware
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Two weeks after law enforcement broke up one of the criminal gangs behind the Zeus malware, Microsoft has taken steps to make it harder for criminals to install the software on PCs. On Tuesday, Microsoft started detecting Zeus with its Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) -- a widely used virus re...
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Google rolls out phishing URL alerts for admins
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Google has rolled out a service that alerts administrators when the sites on their networks contain links used in phishing attacks. The Phishing URL notifications are being added to the Safe Browsing Alerts for Network Administrators, which Google rolled out in September. It sends email to admin...
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Six security leaks to plug now
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The Titanic was thought to be unsinkable, a testament to the engineering prowess of its day and the fact that luxury liners rarely collided with massive icebergs. In modern enterprises, there's a similar perception of invulnerability. Yet, for every large organization that glides through the ye...
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Increased Focus on ZeuS Malware Clears the Way for Other Threats
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Such a tight focus on ZeuS in the news and by leading security software manufacturers allows for other sophisticated malware to take a stronger hold in the marketplace, according to a Security Week report. For instance, the Bugat suite is listed by McAfee as a Very Low Risk Level 1 threat. A recent Lin...
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WiFi Enhancing Firmware (DD-WRT)
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Add functionally and range to your existing WLAN, HERE.
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New Twitter security hole can expose direct messages
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Worries about application access have been floating in the Twitter streams of late. Many have voiced concerns about privacy breaches by applications that log users in to Twitter or access their account. Turns out, those fears are well founded. The Twitter API can be exploited quite easily and let a...
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Security doesn't have to be complicated
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Last week, I wrote about two simple ways to thwart Web spies. One of the methods prevents Web sites from activating your PC's built-in video camera and microphone without your permission. In a comment posted in response to that article, a reader by the screen name of "BirdDog01" supplied...
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WARNING: Facebook “Like” Worm Spreading Through Javascript Exploit
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Thousands of Facebook users are being attacked by a nasty Facebook worm that forces you to “like” a Facebook page, which then automatically spreads it through a user’s wall. According to SocialToo’s Jesse Stay, the scammers have figured out a way to exploit the “Like” button via Javascript and are u...
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The Best Security Suites for 2011
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Most security suites makers have already released their 2011 version, even though 2011 is still months off. A few major players have yet to ship: ZoneAlarm Extreme Security and Norton 360 tend to arrive several months after the rest, for example. McAfee also runs on a later schedule; no telling whet...
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Microsoft issues emergency patch for Windows Web bug
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As promised, Microsoft today delivered an emergency patch for a Windows Web server flaw that is being actively exploited by hackers. The fix addresses a vulnerability in ASP.Net's encryption that attackers could abuse to access Web applications with full administrator rights; decrypt session...
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What You Need to Know About White Space Wi-Fi
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Yesterday the FCC voted unanimously to approve the use of broadcast television white space as unlicensed wireless spectrum. The advent of white space "Wi-Fi on steroids" could be the catalyst for a new wireless revolution leading to unprecedented investment and innovation. So, what...
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