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Tracking Internet use and secure browsing
GFI Software released a new version of GFI WebMonitor that gives organizations control of the use of the Internet by employees in the workplace, performing both Internet …
International hacking ring caught in $9 million fraud
Three individuals from Russia, Ukraine and Moldova have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of hacking into a computer network operated by the credit card …
Microsoft patches critical Windows vulnerabilities
In today’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft delivers 6 bulletins that fix 15 vulnerabilities targeting Windows and Office. Vulnerability in Web Services on Devices API Could …
OpenSSL 1.0.0 Beta 4 released
The OpenSSL Project is a collaborative effort to develop a robust, commercial-grade, full-featured, and open source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) …
Firefox most vulnerable browser, Safari close second
Cenzic released its report revealing the most prominent types of Web application vulnerabilities for the first half of 2009. The report details the steady rise of attacks …
Snow Leopard 10.6.2 updates security
The 10.6.2 update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard users and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of …
Free Web application security assessment
The Cenzic HealthCheck program is offering the first 500 SMBs a free application vulnerability assessment performed by Cenzic Web security experts using the companies …
Report: Windows 7 security
With the recent release of Windows 7, many individuals and businesses are questioning whether or not the new platform demonstrates any significant security improvements over …
General purpose fuzzing tool
Codenomicon released a general purpose fuzzing tool today for testing all communication interfaces. The new Traffic Capture Fuzzer loads threat vectors from sources like …
Week in review: Ubuntu security, first iPhone worm, social engineering in practice
Here is an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and articles: Ask the social engineer: Practice One reader wrote in asking: “How can …
First iPhone worm discovered
Sophos reports that some Apple iPhone owners in Australia have seen their smartphones get infected by a worm that has changed their wallpaper to an image of 1980s pop musician …
Web application security testing tool Websecurify 0.4 RC1 released
Websecurify is a Web application security testing tool which automatically identifies vulnerabilities by using advanced scanning and fuzzing technologies. The key improvements …