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How to know if you've been breached
A recent survey found that more than 40 percent of organizations are unsure how often they are the target of advanced network attacks, and 50 percent take a month or more to detect these attacks. To
Firefox add-on Firesheep facilitates hijacking of Facebook, Twitter sessions
A Firefox add-on called "Firesheep" was released by a freelance web application developer over the weekend. Written by Eric Butler, it was specifically designed to demonstrate the vulnerability of
Security vulnerabilities continue to inundate software vendors
Danish software security firm Secunia has released its Half Year Security Report, and the results aren't encouraging. And as security and system administrators around the world would likely have
Experts ponder software security conundrum
The subject of software security has never been particularly uplifting, but it seems to be getting more depressing as software underpins more and more aspects of our lives. Managing routine
IE flaw allows any file on victim's PC to be read
Security consultant Jorge Luis Alvarez Medina conducted a live demonstration that saw him exploiting (yet another) flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser. In this instance, Medina was able
Kingston admits to insecure USB drives
Memory maker Kingston Technologies has admitted that the BlackBox (DTBB), Secure (DTSP) and Elite (DTEP) variants of its DataTraveler family of USB flash drives have security problems that allow
Key security vulnerabilities being ignored
This week, we report on two disturbing pieces of news. The first is the theft of a laptop containing data on 800,000 American doctors. We also report the stunning news that PayChoice, a large
Free tools can add security protection
Cybercriminals are constantly on the prowl, using any pretense or means to distribute malware and infect computer systems. Company systems are prime targets, and even with all of the controls and
Maintaining security is a continuous effort
System or security administrators whose organizations use Adobe's Acrobat Reader or Acrobat software might want to move quickly and upgrade to the latest version, released earlier this week. If work
Apple mega update fixes 21 vulnerabilities from OS X
Like any complex software or operating system, the Mac OS X is not immune to bugs and flaws . Users on the Mac platform will want to know that Apple has just delivered the sixth Leopard update, which
