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Microsoft warns of targeted attacks exploiting Windows flaw

With the April Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has issued six bulletins – four critical, two important – and has delivered patches for 11 vulnerabilities. One particular …

Legitimate Chinese app stores riddled with security holes

If you are an Android user, you are surely aware of the fact that Chinese third-party app stores are where most malware for that particular OS has its debut. Lacking any kind …

Zeus targets cloud payroll service to siphon money

With critical business services migrating to the cloud, service providers have become a prime target for cybercriminals. In the latest example of financial malware targeting …

Tips for combating online risks

To help consumers understand online risks and practice safe behaviors, Webroot security experts recommend the following: Phone home safely – Mobile malware is on the …

Mobile app protection to iPhone and iPad

Mocana introduced its latest version of MAP, which brings security to iOS apps. MAP 2.0 simplifies, automates and secures mobile app management for enterprise IT and the …

Cisco updates 5900 Series Embedded Services Router

Cisco announced enhancements to its 5900 Series Embedded Services Router (ESR) product line, including the 5940 ESR and 5915 ESR, to bring improved performance and added …

Linux Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition

If you use Linux in your day-to-day work, this popular pocket guide is the perfect on-the-job reference. The second edition has expanded from Fedora-only coverage to …

Fake account verification email phishes for Google credentials

Once again, Google users are being targeted with emails purportedly coming from the Google Team, confirming a bogus recovery e-mail update: Seeing the threat of a permanent …

Microsoft released six comprehensive security updates

This month Microsoft issued six bulletins, four critical, two important, addressing 11 distinct vulnerabilities. Organizations should focus most of their attention on …

Email campaigns still targeting pro-Tibetan orgs

Malicious Tibetan-themed email campaigns are still going strong, targeting pro-Tibetan organizations and making them inadvertently install malware on their machines. The …

Utah data breach numbers 750K+ victims

Social Security numbers of some 280,000 Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plans users and “less sensitive” information on 500,000 more of them has …

600K strong Flashback botnet comprises mostly Macs

There has been a lot of talk and speculation about the size of the botnet formed by computers targeted with the Flashback malware and whether all these machines were, in fact, …

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