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Cybercrooks add QuickTime, WinZip flaws to arsenal
Date: 05/10/07
Keywords: software, security
Security holes in media player and compression software had not previously been used in cyberattacks, according to Symantec.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6182981.html
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House committee endorses SSN limits, antispyware effort
Date: 05/10/07
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Two bills win unanimous approval from a key committee, paving the way for a floor vote, but some outside Congress still have reservations.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6182973.html
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Intel, PGP cooperate on selling encryption products
Date: 05/10/07
Keywords: no keywords
As part of the deal, PGP's products will be marketed through the chip giant's resellers and distributors.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6182905.html
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Microsoft releases 'critical' updates for new programs
Date: 05/08/07
Keywords: no keywords
This month's Patch Tuesday focuses on fixes for vulnerabilities in 2007 editions of Internet Explorer, Exchange and Office.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6182232.html
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Senate committee OKs bills on personal data breaches
Date: 05/03/07
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Overlapping measures prescribe new rules for government agencies and private firms that experience break-ins. Will they become law?
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6181330.html
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Microsoft to patch zero-day DNS flaw
Date: 05/03/07
Keywords: security
Seven security bulletins planned for release on Patch Tuesday, including "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, Exchange and BizTalk.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6181296.html
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Is disaster recovery testing putting your company at risk?
Date: 05/03/07
Keywords: no keywords
Commentary--Bus Tech's Jim O'Connor says businesses must have a way to ensure continuous data replication, even during disaster recovery testing.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6179861.html
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National ID card a disaster in the making
Date: 05/03/07
Keywords: security
Security experts Richard Forno and Bruce Schneier say Homeland Security is committing a blunder of historic proportion. Six years into the "new normal" of terror alerts, identification checks, electronic surveillance, and increasing levels of secrecy-based security, the prospect of a national identification card needs serious public debate. ...
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2010-1009_22-6180835.html
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Apple plugs QuickTime zero-day flaw
Date: 05/01/07
Keywords: no keywords
Patch comes just over a week after the vulnerability was used to grab a $10,000 prize and a MacBook Pro in a hack-a-Mac contest.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6180679.html
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Critical flaw found in Photoshop plug-in
Date: 04/30/07
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Vulnerability in graphics-file format plug-in discovered in Adobe Systems' Photoshop Creative Suite.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6180180.html
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Major brands see rise in online fraud
Date: 04/30/07
Keywords: web
"Brandjacking" is becoming common on the Web, as cybersquatting, phishing and click fraud take off, study shows.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6180176.html
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Google pulls malicious sponsored links
Date: 04/28/07
Keywords: software
AdWords service was being abused to offer links that appeared legitimate but actually attempted to install malicious software.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6180022.html
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Office 2003 to get security upgrade
Date: 04/27/07
Keywords: security, microsoft
Service Pack 3 for Office 2003 will include a selection of the security improvements and features Microsoft put into Office 2007.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6179672.html
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Microsoft adds security muscle
Date: 04/26/07
Keywords: security, microsoft
Addition of European and Asian research labs are part of Microsoft's bulking up to become a serious player in the security arena.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6179582.html
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Schneier questions need for security industry
Date: 04/26/07
Keywords: security
Speaking at a trade show in London, security guru sparks debate about the sources of and responses to security problems.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6179500.html
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Exploit code released for Adobe Photoshop flaw
Date: 04/26/07
Keywords: security
Security flaw is deemed "highly critical," but no malicious use of the code has been discovered so far, Secunia says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6179485.html
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Real ID creator: Law's been misunderstood
Date: 04/26/07
Keywords: no keywords
Republican politician who's a chief architect of federalized ID card law slams critics, aims to highlight how necessary the law really is.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6179476.html
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Web threats to surpass e-mail pests
Date: 04/24/07
Keywords: web
By next year, Trend Micro predicts more malicious attacks will hit Internet users via the Web than via e-mail.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6178930.html
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Mac hacked through QuickTime flaw
Date: 04/24/07
Keywords: no keywords
Hack-a-Mac contest winner exploited a zero-day bug in QuickTime that could also expose Windows users.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6178787.html
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Microsoft business security ready for prime time
Date: 04/24/07
Keywords: security
Forefront Client Security is due in coming weeks, says CEO Steve Ballmer.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6178578.html