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Web security firm ranks Firefox, Safari browsers as flaw prone

Robert Westervelt — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:31:26 EST

Penetration testing firm Cenzic says Mozilla Firefox and the Apple Safari browsers contain the most vulnerabilities in a study covering the first half of 2009.

Layoffs prompt insider threat fears, cybersecurity survey finds

Robert Westervelt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:36:03 EST

The 12th annual Ernst & Young Global Information Survey found senior IT professionals worried about reprisals from disgruntled employees.

Microsoft patches serious Windows kernel flaws

Robert Westervelt — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:38:33 EST

Vulnerabilities in several Windows kernel drivers could be remotely exploited to gain complete access to a system.

Botnet masters turn to Google, social networks to avoid detection

Robert Westervelt — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:52:51 EST

Cybercriminals turn to cloud computing to feed commands to the throngs of zombie computers under their control and avoid detection.

How to use Internet security threat reports

Eric Ogren — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:19:49 EST

Security threat reports help drive security vendor business, but they can also provide some useful information for IT security pros.

Healthcare security spending remains sluggish, report shows

Neil Roiter — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:13:55 EST

Billions for electronic healthcare records aren't driving security budgets up, according to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.

Partner Engage 2009: Symantec unveils new programs, incentives for VARs

Eric B. Parizo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:54:40 EST

At the Symantec Partner Engage 2009 channel conference this week, Symantec's new CEO unveiled a new, more channel-friendly vision for the security giant, which included new programs and incentives for Symantec partners.

Microsoft to address flaws in Windows, Office for Mac

Robert Westervelt — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:43:43 EST

Vulnerabilities affecting Windows and Microsoft Office will be updated next week, according to the software giant's advance notification.

Cloud computing data security starts with internal strategy, experts say

Robert Westervelt — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:39:08 EST

EMC's Eric Baize says companies should consider security early and establish trust with the cloud provider. But many factors hinge on an enterprise's specific security strategy.

Expert calls SSL protocol vulnerability a non issue

Robert Westervelt — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:32:13 EST

The researchers who discovered the SSL vulnerability warn that it could have far reaching affects and are working with a consortium of vendors to coordinate an industry-wide fix.