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Microsoft Squashes 26 Bugs for Patch Tuesday

In one of the busiest patch days in recent memory, Microsoft posts bulletins with fixes for 26 bugs, 12 of which are deemed "critical," the software giant warns.

McAfee Finds Spike In Malware From China

A new study by security software vendor McAfee finds a growing number of cyber attacks originating in China and predicts even more malware scams will target fans of popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.

The Biggest Security Breaches of 2009

There were some spectacular data breaches last year. Here's some of the best, or worst, depending on your perspective.

SQL Injections Led to 60% of UK Data Breaches

Malicious hackers are relying on growing numbers of increasingly complex SQL attacks to get at companies' data.

Mozilla Finds Malware in Firefox Add-Ons

Thousands of Windows users could be affected by a Trojan embedded in a pair of add-ons for the popular—and mostly bug-free—open source browser application.

Super Bowl May Lead to Super Headaches for IT

Users watching bandwidth-hogging video recaps the following day may be just the start of network administrators' worries after the big game.

Intel's New Core vPro Designed for SMBs

Latest iteration of the vPro line aims to broaden its reach as an enterprise solution to SMBs as well.

Microsoft Breaking Out the Bug Spray on Tuesday

Software giant has a long list of fixes planned for Patch Tuesday.

Firewall Mishap Puts Iowa Workers' Data at Risk

More than 80,000 people affiliated with the Hawkeye State's casino and racing industry were victimized by a cyber attack that most likely originated in China.

Microsoft Sounds Alarm Over Zero-Day Threat

Software giant warns of Internet Explorer flaw exposed at Black Hat security conference.

Air Force Taps Big Blue for Cloud Project

IBM will embark on a 10-month project with the Air Force to build a secure, high-level defense network in the cloud.

McAfee Debuts Service Packages for SMBs

New service offerings give small and midsized businesses the help they need to implement and optimize their security software applications.

At Black Hat, IE Under Attack (Again)

Older vulnerabilities resurface in Internet Explorer, as one researcher warns how attackers can turn IT into a "public file server".

Apple's iPhone OS Upgrade Has a Security Angle

Just a few key fixes for now until OS 3.2 comes out.

Twitter Responds to Phishing Attack

Twitter's popularity has once again made it the target of the bad guys.

Facebook Seen as Biggest Threat to IT Security

New survey from Sophos highlights concerns about using social media sites inside the enterprise.

Spammers Pedaling Haiti, World Cup Scams

Latest analysis finds spike in malware hidden in messages about major world news events.

Reusing Online Banking IDs Common, Risky

Seventy-three percent of more than 4 million people surveyed by security firm Trusteer admit they use the same password on social networking sites like Facebook that they use for their online banks.

UCSF Patients Latest Data Breach Victims

A laptop containing the personal information of more than 4,300 patients receiving care at the University of California, San Francisco medical school was stolen in November.

Programming Errors Exacerbate Flash Flaws

Foreground Security analyst Mike Bailey's trial-and-error approach to researching Adobe Flash and its security model yields some interesting—and troubling—findings for programmers.