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Microsoft Office applications have an option for setting up different levels of passwords. They can be used for specific actions such as preventing reading, writing or adding …

Sophos is reminding computer users of the importance of not responding to unsolicited email surveys following the discovery of a spam campaign that is exploiting interest in …

SophosLabs scanned all spam messages received in the company’s global network of spam traps, and have revealed that the US continues to relay more spam than any other …

PandaLabs has uncovered Pinch, a tool sold on several online forums and designed to create Trojans. The tool lets cyber-crooks define a series of malicious actions that the …

If you thought emails carrying embedded images are the current trend in spam town, it’s time to move on. According AntiVirus, AntiSpam and Content Security solution …

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.5 web browser was just released. Here is a list of security vulnerabilities it fixes: MFSA 2007-25 XPCNativeWrapper pollution shutdown and moz_bug_r_a4 …

Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. It also includes non-security fixes that are required (because of interdependencies) by …

I’ve read lots of articles about hacking the iPhone lately. They’re mostly focused on exploring the hardware, circumventing the intended activation process, or …

An information security management system (ISMS) is focused on managing information security within an organization, a topic that is of growing concern to many organizations …

Commtouch released its Email Threats Trend Report for the second quarter of 2007, based on the company’s real-time analysis of billions of email messages globally each …

PandaLabs has uncovered a new ransomware strain: Sinowal.FY. This malicious code encrypts users’ files so that they cannot access them, and demands a ransom for giving …

Sourcefire has announced the upcoming release of the Sourcefire 3D9800 Sensor, which will enable users to protect their highest-performing network segments with a single …