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Bluetooth security still a challenge

September 24, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Bluetooth offers a tremendous opportunity for mobile users, but Ooi Szu-Khiam, senior security consultant at Symantec, says that security is still a big issue. Indeed, research firm InsightExpress... Read more...

Scammers using IM to snare victims

October 16, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Hackers and scammers are getting more creative than ever: They're now turning to instant messaging to lure users onto Web sites where they're asked for confidential information. This latest... Read more...

Hackers have a target strategy

October 12, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

When it comes to email vulnerabilities, targeted Trojan attacks aimed at one to ten users seems to be all the rage these days with those trying to steal information. According to a leading... Read more...

Zero-day attack exploits Word bug

September 5, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Security companies are reporting that an extremely critical flaw in the still popular Microsoft Word 2000 software is currently being exploited by an attack called Trojan MDropper.Q. It spreads by seemingly harmless email attachments, as did a similar attack in June. However, this version installs a malicious file that's a variation of the Backdoor.Femo bug. Microsoft doesn't yet have a patch for this.

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Microsoft dismisses PowerPoint warning

August 21, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Is there a new zero-day PowerPoint bug or did Trend Micro make a mistake? Trend Micro originally said that an infected .ppt file installs Trojan-style malware and then tries to download additional infected files from the Internet. Microsoft claims that Trend Micro never contacted them to confirm and that, in fact, Trend Micro's discovery actually refers to a bug that was previously patched. So it sounds like Microsoft is on top of things this time. Seriously though, when it comes down to …

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Trojan takes a bite out of BlackBerry

August 8, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Your emails are encrypted, but what about exploiting your BlackBerry's network access? A simple game of tic-tac-toe, shown at Defcon this week, contained a Trojan which can attack via a BlackBerry into a corporate network. Research In Motion says protection is already available in its messaging server and that all mobile devices have such issues and reflect larger security trends.

For more on security:
- read this IDG News article

ALSO NOTED: New trojan disguises malicious traffic; Mozilla postpones Firefox 2.0 Beta 2; and much more...

August 8, 2006 — 8:00pm ET

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> Mozilla postpones Firefox 2.0 Beta 2. Article

> Open Text updates collaboration suite. Article

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ALSO NOTED: More Microsoft security patches coming next week; Australian tech job survey shows a slight slowdown; and much more

May 7, 2006 — 8:00pm ET

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Experts say Mac showing more security holes

April 30, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Leap.A is a new Trojan-style virus circulating for the Apple Macintosh OS X platform. Claims about it being the "first" Macintosh virus are bogus, but it's likely to be the first of many in a new trend, security experts say. Still, given OS X's roots in the Unix-based FreeBSD operating system, it is still far more secure than any version of Windows.

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