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Week in review: Phishing, Kneber botnet and Microsoft vulnerabilities
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos, reviews and articles: Adobe PDF format riddled with exploitable features Adobe’s PDF …
Trend Micro protects Android devices
Trend Micro announced Mobile Security which protects digital files and secures banking transactions on Android devices by identifying and stopping online threats. Key Features …
My first status scam spreads virally on Facebook
Sophos is warning Facebook users about the latest survey scam which is spreading virally across the social network. Messages claiming to share the users’ first ever …
New line of Samsung DIY video security and surveillance systems
Samsung announced a new line of security products for home and SMB use. Available in 4-, 8-, or 16-Channels, the systems include a DVR with storage capacities ranging from 500 …
Microsoft to patch three vulnerabilities in Windows
Next week’s January’s security bulletins will contain two bulletins addressing three vulnerabilities in Windows. As usual, the bulletin release is scheduled for …
Mac OS X 10.6.6 updates security and introduces App Store
Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.6 which which increases the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. What’s also very important in this release is the …
MediaWiki 1.16.1 fixes clickjacking issue
MediaWiki released version 1.16.1 which is a security and maintenance release. Wikipedia user PleaseStand pointed out that MediaWiki has no protection against …
Samsung adds backup and security software to portable drives
Samsung announced two new portable drives and a new desktop drive, featuring distinctive styling as well as SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interfaces. The portable drives also offer up to …
SanDisk unveils security software and online backup
SanDisk is offering encryption and online backup features across its entire retail USB portfolio. SanDisk SecureAccess software protects files against unauthorized access by …
Sourcefire acquires Immunet
Sourcefire announced the acquisition of Immunet, a provider of cloud-based anti-malware technologies. The total acquisition price is $21 million in cash, which included $17 …
Critical vulnerability in ImgBurn
A vulnerability has been discovered in ImgBurn, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system, according to Secunia. The vulnerability is …
GoFlex for Mac external drives easily used with Windows
Addressing the personal preferences of the Mac community, Seagate introduced a new collection of GoFlex for Mac external drives designed to make it easy for those who use Mac …
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