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Year-end email threats trend report
Commtouch just released its 2007 Q4 Email Threats Trend Report, based on the automated analysis of billions of email messages weekly. The report examines recent trends in …
Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista
Although Windows Vista is not being adopted as fast as Windows XP was back in the day, this operating system is undoubtedly gaining ground and being introduced into places …
Yahoo! Mail rolls out new spam defense system
Yahoo! is tightening up their spam controls with a significant new defense system. They are now rejecting e-mail coming from zombie computers and identifying them with …
Fresh from CES – Firestick Pico ultra-portable security USB device
Yoggie Security Systems has introduced a unique, ultra-portable USB key-sized hardware-based firewall solution to protect PCs from malicious attacks. The Firestick Pico places …
New book: “Linux Networking Cookbook”
The recipes in her book focus on connectivity: firewalls, wireless access points, secure remote administration, remote helpdesk, remote access for users, Virtual Private …
Fresh from CES – Maxtor BlackArmor hardware encrypted storage solution
At CES, Seagate Technology introduced Maxtor BlackArmor encrypting storage solution that provides AES government-grade encryption protection against unauthorized access to …
WiFi Epidemiology: Can Your Neighbors’ Router Make Yours Sick?
In densely populated urban areas WiFi routers form a tightly interconnected proximity network that can be exploited as a substrate for the spreading of malware able to launch …
Firefox basic authentication spoofing details and video
Researcher Aviv Raff found out that Mozilla Firefox allows spoofing the information presented in the basic authentication dialog box. This can allow an attacker to conduct …
RealPlayer 11 can be used for a system compromise
Secunia reported that researcher Evgeny Legerov has found a vulnerability in RealPlayer, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system. The …
11 indicted in illegal spamming and stock fraud scheme
A federal grand jury indictment was unsealed today in Detroit charging 11 persons in a wide-ranging international fraud scheme involving the illegal use of bulk commercial …
New PHP release fixes several vulnerabilities
The PHP development team announced the immediate availability of PHP 4.4.8. It continues to improve the security and the stability of the 4.4 branch and all users are strongly …
Microsoft prepares two security bulletins
Microsoft announced their plan to release two Windows security updates on Tuesday January 8 as part of the regular software patch cycle. One of the bulletins is rated critical …
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