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Eliminating bugs and security vulnerabilities in open source software
Fortify Software in partnership with FindBugs has launched the Java Open Review (JOR) Project. The JOR Project invites the open source software community to submit their Java …
AEP Networks joins Microsoft Network Access Protection program
AEP Networks announced the company has joined the Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP) Program. AEP will develop products to the emerging Microsoft Network Access …
New vulnerabilities threaten Christmas shoppers
At the time when online Christmas shopping is at its peak, several vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft applications have been identified, two affecting Microsoft Word and the …
GTB Technologies raises the bar for detecting and preventing data leakage
GTB Technologies unveiled Version 11.0 of its flagship product GTB Inspector, the only information leak prevention solution that delivers SSL decryption while blocking …
CRYPTOCard enchances its managed authentication service
London, England and Ottawa, Canada, December 11, 2006 – CRYPTOCard announced that is has further enhanced its range of service offerings with the introduction of …
Don’t open that Word file; it may be carrying a trojan
A new vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Word. Security Analysts at MicroWorld Technologies inform that exploits for the vulnerability are out already, which can …
Florida man pleads guilty to a Distributed Denial of Service Attack
A Florida man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to hacking into computer systems at two major universities as part of establishing a “bot” network of …
Beta version of BitDefender 10 Internet Security for Microsoft Windows Vista
BitDefender announced that it now offers consumers one of the industry’s highest levels of antimalware protection for those using Microsoft’s new Windows Vista …
Trojan spreading and confidential information stealing malware
FormShared.A is a worm aimed at spreading the SpyForms.S Trojan across P2P file-sharing programs. To do this, FormShared.A uses its own P2P client. It creates a subfolder …
SquirrelMail 1.4.9a update fixes multiple vulnerabilities
Version 1.4.9a of SquirrelMail has been released. It fixes several cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that could be exploited to inject code in Web sessions. The first flaw …
X-Force predicts security trends for 2007
IBM X-Force announced several predictions for the top security trends of 2007. Among the host of threats on the security horizon for 2007, X-Force foresees broader and more …
New wave of FBI spam
BitDefender warns users about a new wave of spam aimed at poisoning Bayesian spam filters. The increased volume of spam was sparked by recent attempts by the FBI to curb spam …