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Microsoft: Old vulnerabilities cause most Windows infections
Despite the headlines that zero-day exploits make, they are far less dangerous in real-world terms than mundane unpatched security vulnerabilities, says Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ). The company took
Cybercriminals peddling exploit kits as hosted service
The war against new security threats is relentless , and cybercriminals have taken to selling exploit kits as part of a hosted service, according to a report from PC World. Customers are billed based
Pure cyberwar not going to happen, says report
A new report on cybersecurity by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) concludes that a cyberwar fought exclusively in cyberspace is unlikely to happen. Central to the
User names and passwords of 1.3 million stolen in weekend Gawker Media hack
Hackers broke into servers belonging to Gawker Media over the weekend, causing mischief and making off with more than 1.3 million user names and passwords. The account belongs to users who have
SecPoint Portable Penetrator for Wi-Fi and penetration testing
Deploying a Wi-Fi network and worried about the security of your wireless infrastructure? Between calling in the consultants and doing nothing, you might want to consider the SecPoint Portable
Adobe Reader X now available
Adobe ( NASDAQ: ADBE ) has released the Adobe Reader X, which incorporates a brand new sandboxing technology designed to overcome the frequent exploits faced by the beleaguered PDF software. Adobe
Could 2010 be remembered as the year of insecurity?
As Thanksgiving weekend draws near, one cannot help but reflect on a year that will soon come to a close. As I consider the news stories that I've covered for FierceCIO:TechWatch in 2010, it is
Java exploits reach unprecedented levels, according to Microsoft
New data from the Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) Malware Protection Center notes a skyrocketing level of Java exploits, recently detected. The figures are stark, indeed: Microsoft says some six million
Antivirus defenses shaky, claims new report
Web intelligence firm Cyveillance has released a new study that claims antivirus vendors are detecting less than 19 percent of malware attacks on the very first day that they first surface "in the
New Windows kernel bug surfaces days before Microsoft's largest Patch Tuesday
A new Windows flaw has been discovered, potentially causing all currently-supported versions of the Windows operating system to crash. The finding was published last Friday by Israeli researcher Gli
