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Linux exploit gets around security barrier

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:48:25 PDT

Security hole in the Linux kernel, which allows security features in the operating system to be bypassed, affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, according to a security researcher.

Photos: The other Apollo moon landings

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:55:00 PDT

After the Apollo 11 mission, there were five more spaceflights that put men--and lunar rovers--on the moon.

Symbian admits Trojan slip-up

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:41:00 PDT

The Symbian Foundation has promised to improve its digital-signing processes after it signed a piece of mobile malware with botnet features.

Google fixes flaws in Chrome

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:52:00 PDT

New versions of Google Chrome are out, fixing bugs and patching security holes in both the stable build and the beta build.

Mozilla closes security hole with Firefox 3.5.1

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:14:00 PDT

The first patch to the new open-source browser fixes a critical security vulnerability and makes some other adjustments.

Norton Internet Security 2010 beta in pictures

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:36:00 PDT

Norton Internet Security 2010 won't be available for a few more months, but the beta version is available now. See what's new from the interface to the feature set, including Norton Insight.

CEOs, other execs disagree on security

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:56:31 PDT

Survey of CEOs and their senior executives show disparity over views of corporate IT security. Disagreements crop up over vulnerability to data breaches and who's responsible for protecting corporate data.

Lessons from Twitter's security breach

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:45:00 PDT

Information taken from the hacking of some of Twitter's employees a few months ago is finally coming to light. Can this happen to other companies?

Survey: Why do people respond to spam?

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:04:17 PDT

Almost one third of consumers questioned admit to answering e-mails they suspected were spam, says a new survey.

Zero-day flaw found in Firefox 3.5

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:08:00 PDT

The critical vulnerability in the two-week-old version of the browser opens users up to drive-by attacks, Mozilla has warned.

Microsoft plugs critical DirectShow, Video ActiveX holes

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:38:00 PDT

Latest Patch Tuesday updates plug nine holes in Windows, Office, ISA, Virtual PC, and Virtual Server, including several holes that have been targeted in attacks.

Cisco: Text message scams on the rise

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:53:00 PDT

A report from the networking giant says that criminals are moving phishing and other cyberscams from the PC onto mobile devices.

Researchers: Attacks on U.S., Korea sites came from U.K.

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:22:00 PDT

A security firm in Vietnam says it has traced the origin of the denial-of-service attacks to the U.K., contrary to speculation that North Korea was the culprit.

Microsoft warns of attacks on new ActiveX hole

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:19:00 PDT

IE users warned about new ActiveX vulnerability, affecting Office XP, 2003, and ISA Server 2004 and 2006, that could allow an attacker to take control of the PC.

Prosecutor: Cloud computing is security's frontier

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:16:00 PDT

Software piracy model is becoming obsolete as programs are increasingly distributed over the Net, making targets of cloud computing centers, U.S. attorney says.

Botnet worm in DOS attacks could wipe data out on infected PCs

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:08:00 PDT

Bots responsible for denial-of-service attacks on U.S. and Korean sites have instructions to wipe data, but so far there have been no reports of that happening.

Users upset after CA anti-virus detects Windows system file as virus

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:23:37 PDT

False positives prompt confusion and anger among CA anti-virus users.

DirectX targeted in Microsoft security updates

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:59:00 PDT

Microsoft Patch Tuesday preview shows that one of six security updates slated for next week will target critical hole in DirectX.

What will Google's Chrome OS watch you do?

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:08:00 PDT

Google's announcement of the Chrome OS is big news, but what will the ramifications for privacy be? We take a look at Google's privacy track record on some of its other products and services.

Does Google's OS decrease or increase security risks?

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:05:00 PDT

Google's upcoming Chrome operating system could cut both ways when it comes to our risk of suffering Internet attacks.

Shortened URLs spike in e-mail spam

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:53:00 PDT

E-mail spam that includes truncated Web addresses sees a dramatic increase very recently, security provider MessageLabs says.