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Adobe fixes critical flaws in Acrobat and Reader updates
Adobe fixes critical flaws in Acrobat and Reader updates
Adobe is releasing updates to its Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and Mac designed to fix “critical” security issues, the company said.
Feb. 8, 2011
Businesses must learn how to defend against cyberattack, says McAfee
Businesses must learn how to defend against cyberattack, says McAfee
Cybercrime has thrived over the past decade according to recent reports from security firm McAfee, but business can expect even more dramatic change in the next ten years, researchers say.
Feb. 8, 2011
Zeus source code for sale for $100,000
Zeus source code for sale for $100,000
Reports are coming in that Slavik, the author of the infamous Zeus trojan, is now offering to sell the complete source code of the malware for $100,000.
Feb. 7, 2011
Say hello to the dark side of Google Android
Say hello to the dark side of Google Android
A senior malware analyst has warned that the new version of Android Market – an online hub that allows developers to sell Google Android apps to users of Android devices – offers users the ability to install apps directly from a desktop PC browser.
Feb. 7, 2011
Microsoft Patch Tuesday update excludes fix for MHTML flaw
Microsoft Patch Tuesday update excludes fix for MHTML flaw
Microsoft is to address 12 security issues in its February Patch Tuesday.
Feb. 7, 2011
Government misses deadline for first round of IT reform plans
Government misses deadline for first round of IT reform plans
The government has missed the deadline on nearly all its commitments to IT reform due to be implemented last month.
Feb. 7, 2011
Australia's defense agency plans to beef up cybersecurity training
Australia's defense agency plans to beef up cybersecurity training
The Australian Department of Defence plans to conduct a department-wide review of its personnel’s cybersecurity knowledge and offer targeted training modules to fill in identified knowledge gaps.
Feb. 7, 2011
Federal agencies get until March 31 to implement secure ID card program
Federal agencies get until March 31 to implement secure ID card program
Federal agencies will have until March 31 to have in place a standard secure ID that can be used across agencies, as required by the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12, according to a draft Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo.
Feb. 7, 2011
Egyptian government taps emergency network for mass pro-Mubarak texts
Egyptian government taps emergency network for mass pro-Mubarak texts
Reports are coming in that the Egyptian government is using elements of the emergency national broadcast network to pipe tens of thousands of pro-Mubarak text messages on the network of Vodafone Egypt.
Feb. 4, 2011
FBI to roll out its super-Google search engine
FBI to roll out its super-Google search engine
The N-DEx search engine, which the FBI revealed back in 2008 as a means for US law enforcement agencies to carry out Google-style searches on multi-agency databases, is about to go live in the US.
Feb. 4, 2011
Adobe Reader X stops malicious PDF spam, says Sophos
Adobe Reader X stops malicious PDF spam, says Sophos
It looks as though Adobe's new Reader X incorporates a number of security features that block exploits that cybercriminals have tapped in previous Reader viewer applications. Sophos is reporting that its research team has tested the viewer and found that it locks down malicious PDF spam in is tracks.
Feb. 4, 2011
Microsoft patch will lead to 900 million reboots
Microsoft patch will lead to 900 million reboots
Next week's patch Tuesday will, says Lumension, lead to 900 million reboots of Windows machines around the world. Sadly, whilst this sounds a rather large power-draining volume of unnecessary PC actions, the reality is that it's not that abnormal.
Feb. 4, 2011