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Adobe finally jumps on silent update bandwagon
Adobe finally jumps on silent update bandwagon
It's official — Adobe is releasing an automatic silent updater for its PDF Reader product on April 13. The company confirmed the news to Infosecurity US this week.
Jan. 8, 2010
2010 will be the year of the Cloud says report
2010 will be the year of the Cloud says report
A report commissioned by one of the UK's major business Internet service providers claims to show that 2010 will be the year of cloud computing, but that — whilst many SMEs are gearing up for the benefits of cloud facilities — few are also upgrading their Internet connections.
Jan. 7, 2010
2010 date change cripples millions of German payment cards
2010 date change cripples millions of German payment cards
Just as the switch to the new millennium caused havoc with computer systems a decade ago, the switch to the new decade has caused technology problems once again.
Jan. 7, 2010
2009 was a record year for malware
2009 was a record year for malware
A PandaLabs report claims that 2009 will go down as perhaps the most prolific in malware history. In 2009, malware creators tapped into search tools used by the majority of web surfers, and exploited current events and popular culture.
Jan. 7, 2010
Cracked USB drives show NIST certification is not so secure
Cracked USB drives show NIST certification is not so secure
Vendors of encrypted USB drives are recalling their NIST-certified products and issuing security updates after a fundamental flaw was found in the way that information is accessed. The flaw enables attackers to access encrypted data without trying to tackle the AES256 encryption algorithm used by the drives.
Jan. 6, 2010
Pharma victims targeted for extortion according to FDA
Pharma victims targeted for extortion according to FDA
Online scammers are re-scamming Internet pharmaceutical customers with a new ploy: posing as government agents and extorting money from them, says the US Food and Drug Administration.
Jan. 6, 2010
Organizations stumped on compromised device containment
Organizations stumped on compromised device containment
Over 40% of executives don't know how to stop compromised devices from polluting their networks, according to a poll conducted by Deloitte.
Jan. 6, 2010
Twitter and Google Calendar XSS vulnerabilities revealed
Twitter and Google Calendar XSS vulnerabilities revealed
Nir Goldshlager, a security researcher and penetration tester with Israel's Avnet, claims to have discovered a number of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities with Twitter, the popular social networking portal.
Jan. 5, 2010
South Africa poised to become cybercrime hub
South Africa poised to become cybercrime hub
Analysis published by Symantec claims to show that South Africa is set to become a cybercrime hub during the coming year, largely due to the introduction of new broadband internet capacity.
Jan. 5, 2010
Home Depot fraudsters charged, sentenced
Home Depot fraudsters charged, sentenced
A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with identity theft and device fraud after forging driver's licenses and selling them on to third parties.
Jan. 5, 2010
Van Morrison site hack embarrasses veteran rock star
Van Morrison site hack embarrasses veteran rock star
Van Morrison, the veteran rock star - now in his 60s - got a rude awakening to the world of IT security over the holiday when the newspapers and newswires were full of stories that he had become a father again.
Jan. 4, 2010
McAfee: Hybrid apps will be hacker target
McAfee: Hybrid apps will be hacker target
Applications that blur the boundaries between online and offline software will be a primary hacker target this year, according to McAfee.
Jan. 4, 2010