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Apple patches QuickTime for Windows
Apple released QuickTime 7.6.8 that patches two vulnerabilities affecting Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later. An input validation issue exists in the QuickTime ActiveX control. …
Social engineering definitely a massive threat
A report by Social-Engineer.Org reveals some alarming information regarding a DEFCON CTF contest which included targets such as BP, Shell, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Cisco …
Run Nessus on your iPhone
Tenable released an iPhone application for its Nessus Vulnerability Scanner, providing Nessus users the ability to remotely connect to a Nessus server, launch scans and review …
ZBot removal tool
ZBot (also known as Zeus, ZeusBot or WSNPoem) is a Trojan engineered to steal sensitive data from compromised computers. While ZBot focuses mainly on the online banking …
NPF: NetBSD’s new packet filter
The NetBSD Foundation announced NPF, a new packet filter designed for high performance on multiprocessor machines, and for easy extensibility. Highlights of NPF features …
Google fixes security issues in Chrome
Google Chrome 6.0.472.59 has been released to the Stable and Beta channels for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Security fixes: High use-after-free when using document APIs during …
Top security technologies that stem data breaches
Securosis announced the findings of a comprehensive independent data security survey of more than 1100 multinational IT security practitioners. The survey focused on …
F-Secure Internet Security 2011 released
F-Secure Internet Security 2011 has been designed to be non-intrusive. This means the product only asks for the user’s attention when it’s really necessary. The …
Microsoft patches 11 vulnerabilities
Microsoft released nine security bulletins which include four critical and five important updates to address 11 vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Internet Information …
Growing dangers of digital music and movies
A growing number of cyber threats are associated with the popularity of online music and videos, according to a McAfee report. Researchers found that adding the word …
Debunking the email privacy myth
Email communications are inherently risky, and information transmitted by email, including sensitive data and business-critical transactions, is more vulnerable than most …
Remote monitoring software for BlackBerry
SpectorSoft released eBlaster Mobile, remote monitoring and surveillance software. eBlaster Mobile allows you to remotely monitor the activity of anyone using a BlackBerry …
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