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Google tackles rogue pharmacies in court
Google tackles rogue pharmacies in court
Google has joined the fight against online sales of counterfeit drugs by taking legal action against rogue pharmacies that advertise on its sites.
Sept. 23, 2010
Cybersecurity bill would give president emergency powers
Cybersecurity bill would give president emergency powers
Proposed cybersecurity legislation, a combination of existing bills circulating on Capitol Hill, would give the president power to declare an emergency if there is an imminent cyber threat to the nation’s critical infrastructure.
Sept. 23, 2010
Apple acquires Polar Rose face recognition software firm
Apple acquires Polar Rose face recognition software firm
Apple is to acquire Swedish face recognition software firm Polar Rose for an undisclosed amount.
Sept. 22, 2010
BAE Systems to provide FBI information security safeguards
BAE Systems to provide FBI information security safeguards
UK-based BAE Systems received a $40 million order to provide certification and accreditation services, as well as information security risk assessments, for FBI computer networks.
Sept. 22, 2010
ArcSight offers $49.00 entry-level audit logging package
ArcSight offers $49.00 entry-level audit logging package
Data security and compliance specialist ArcSight has taken the wraps off a slew of product updates - Enterprise Security Manager 5.0, Identityview 2.0 and Logger 5.0 - with the offer of a $49.00 version of Logger, its universal log management software.
Sept. 21, 2010
Intel investigates how anti-piracy HDCP protocol was exposed
Intel investigates how anti-piracy HDCP protocol was exposed
Intel is investigating how a master key for its High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) anti-piracy protocol was published online.
Sept. 21, 2010
Microsoft confirms zero-day vulnerability in ASP.NET
Microsoft confirms zero-day vulnerability in ASP.NET
Microsoft has issued a security advisory confirming exploits of an unpatched vulnerability that affects web applications built on ASP.NET.
Sept. 21, 2010
Aggressive plug-and-play malware campaign returns
Aggressive plug-and-play malware campaign returns
There has been a recent resurgence in plug-and-play (PNP) malware campaigns by spammers after a two-week period of inactivity. The spammers are using what appear to be stolen emails as templates to send out millions of new virulent messages, according to St. Bernard’s Red Condor team.
Sept. 21, 2010
Twitter hit by XSS attack
Twitter hit by XSS attack
The Twitter micro-blogging service website was apparently hit by an XSS, or cross-site scripting, attack today that took advantage of a mouse rollover vulnerability.
Sept. 21, 2010
Europe calls for global internet treaty
Europe calls for global internet treaty
Europe has proposed a global internet treaty to protect the net from political interference and place into international law its founding principles of open standards, net neutrality, freedom of expression and pluralistic governance.
Sept. 20, 2010
Interpol chief admits Facebook ID theft
Interpol chief admits Facebook ID theft
Interpol chief Ronald Noble has admitted that criminals have stolen his identity by setting up two Facebook accounts in his name.
Sept. 20, 2010
Adobe rushes emergency security patch for Flash Player
Adobe rushes emergency security patch for Flash Player
Adobe has issued an emergency update to address a critical security flaw in its software for the second time in two weeks, this time for its Flash Player.
Sept. 20, 2010