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RealPlayer 11 can be used for a system compromise
Secunia reported that researcher Evgeny Legerov has found a vulnerability in RealPlayer, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system. The …
11 indicted in illegal spamming and stock fraud scheme
A federal grand jury indictment was unsealed today in Detroit charging 11 persons in a wide-ranging international fraud scheme involving the illegal use of bulk commercial …
New PHP release fixes several vulnerabilities
The PHP development team announced the immediate availability of PHP 4.4.8. It continues to improve the security and the stability of the 4.4 branch and all users are strongly …
Microsoft prepares two security bulletins
Microsoft announced their plan to release two Windows security updates on Tuesday January 8 as part of the regular software patch cycle. One of the bulletins is rated critical …
Facebook widget installs Zango spyware
Fortinet Global Security Research Team discovered a malicious Facebook Widget actively spreading on the social networking site which ultimately prompts users to install the …
Sourcefire 3D gets a Network Intrusion Prevention System Certification from ICSA Labs
Sourcefire 3D System’s 3D3800 Sensor has received Network Intrusion Prevention System certification from ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Business. …
Trojan horses the leading cyber-threat in 2007
Trojans were responsible for 25.83% of infections recorded by ActiveScan, the online scanner from Panda Security, during 2007. This type of malicious code accounted for 77.40% …
New book release: “Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual”
David Pogue’s timely new book “Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual” offers honest, straightforward, and fun-to-read instructions on all things Leopard, …
They really don’t want you to have a happy new year
Sophos is warning workers returning from the New Year holidays to be wary of internet attacks taking advantage of the celebrations. New versions of the Dorf worm (W32/Dorf-AE, …
New way of auditing Oracle and UNIX password security
ElcomSoft has added support for Oracle and UNIX passwords to Elcomsoft Distributed Password Recovery v. 2.10. The latest version of ElcomSoft’s Windows password recovery …
Endpoint Security
Endpoint security is currently one of the "hot topics" in the information security market. Often neglected, this vital part of your company network organization can very …
Example of double spam sent to mailboxes and mailing lists
A way of double spamming – combo of spamming email users and mailing lists to get a profit: #1 Spammer sends a spam e-mail to a mailing list that doesn’t have …
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