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November 17, 2009

McAfee: Nations May Be Paying Criminals for Botnet Attacks

A new report by McAfee, " Virtually Here: The Age of Cyber Warfare ," indicates that nations that want to disrupt their enemies' banking, media and government resources can simply order botnet attack... More >

Microsoft Issues Advisory on Windows 7 Zero Day

Microsoft has issued an advisory for the zero-day bug in the Server Message Block protocol of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 system, reports ChannelWeb .   The advisory says the vulnera... More >

November 16, 2009

IBM Offers Virtualization Security

IBM's new Virtual Server Security product is designed to secure each layer of the infrastructure of a virtual server, reports InformationWeek .   The software is built for VMware's vSphere pla... More >

Software Forum: Information On Demand Virtual Experience

This interactive virtual forum presents leading IT experts providing the insights you need to turn your information into a strategic driver for innovation, business optimization and competitive differentiation.

Performance Under Pressure: The State of Enterprise Web Application Quality and Availability

This research study finds that Web application issues are an all-too-common problem and examines these Web-based enterprise application issues from two perspectives: that of an online customer and that of a site manager.

Imperva Discovers Yahoo Site Flaw

Data security firm Imperva says it has found a new flaw in a Yahoo site that could lead to a large-scale data breach.   According to V3.co.uk , the SQL injection flaw is on the Yahoo jobs sit... More >

Wiresoft Launches Firegate, Issues 'Hack Us' Contest

Wiresoft has unveiled Firegate, an all-in-one product aimed at SMBs. It offers firewall, individually configurable spamwall, unlimited VPN support, content filtering and antivirus protection, accordi... More >

November 13, 2009

Google Patches Two Security Holes in Chrome

According to CNET News , Google has updated its Chrome browser to address two security holes .   One bug fixed by Google Chrome 3.0.195.33 could have allowed a malicious Web site to set custom... More >

Payment Transfer System Target of Spam Campaign

According to NetworkWorld , a new spam campaign originating from the Pushdo botnet is targeting the National Automated Clearing House Association, a financial transfer system that handles trillion... More >

McAfee: Spam Levels at All-Time High

Recent numbers from McAfee indicate that spam levels are at an all-time high , reports V3.co.uk .   McAfee says spammers have recovered faster than expected after the McColo shutdown . The se... More >

Flash Flaw Puts Most Sites at Risk

Security researchers at Foreground Security say a flaw in Adobe's Flash can be used to compromise nearly every Web site that allows users to upload content, reports Computerworld .   The prob... More >

November 12, 2009

iPhone Hit by Second Worm Attack

Another worm attack has hit the iPhone. This is the second one this week.   SC Magazine reports that this new worm does not make any noticeable changes to the user's device. Classified as i... More >

Configuration Errors Put Data at Risk

Loosely configured IP networks have resulted in the loss of millions of records, according to a study by Yankee Group.   internetnews.com reports that 37 companies have lost almost 132 million... More >

Researcher Reveals Windows SMB Bug

Computerworld reports that security researcher Laurent Gaffie has posted details and proof-of-concept exploit code for a new unpatched bug in Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 that could lock up the sy... More >

Safari 4.0.4 Serves up Security Fixes

According to CNET News , Apple has released a security update for Safari to address a wide range of problem points in both Windows and Mac.   Two of the vulnerabilities addressed by version 4... More >

November 11, 2009

Survey Finds Patient Data at Risk

According to a study from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, many health care organizations are not ready for new federal regulations and other security challenges.   Inf... More >

Microsoft Patches Critical Windows Kernel Vulnerability

Microsoft's November security patch included three bulletins rated as "critical."   According to InformationWeek , one of the critical vulnerabilities addresses a Windows kernel flaw that c... More >