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Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 SP1 released

Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 1 (14.1.0) fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use …

McAfee enhances its Network Security Platform

McAfee announced enhancements to its Network Security Platform which includes: Enhanced botnet control: File and network connection reputation feeds from cloud-based McAfee …

App employs facial recognition to prevent visual eavesdropping

Oculis Labs released PrivateEye Enterprise, a desktop security application that employs facial recognition and detection algorithms with a standard webcam to actively protect …

ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Linux 4 released

ESET announced the availability of ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 Business Edition for Linux Desktop and ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Linux. ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Linux offers …

Microsoft patches 64 security vulnerabilities

Today Microsoft released 17 bulletins to address 64 security vulnerabilities. The bulletins address vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Visual Studio, .NET …

Lack of admin rights mitigates most Microsoft vulnerabilities

The removal of administrator rights from Windows users is a mitigating factor in 75 percent of Critical Windows 7 vulnerabilities. Microsoft and its partners regularly …

Personal info of 3.5 million Texans was accessible to public

The records of about three and a half million Texans were erroneously placed on the server with personally identifying information, and the Texas Comptroller’s office is …

Barracuda Networks breached by automated SQL injection attack

Barracuda Networks is the latest security firm to be shamed by a successful attack against its assets. Barracuda’s chief marketing officer Michael Perone has confirmed …

Personal data of 3,000 US Airways pilots leaked by insider?

A data breach that goes back to October 2009 has recently been brought to light by the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), which admitted that it has been working for …

Holes found in majority of leading network firewalls

Firewalls are well understood as the main barriers between an organization’s internal and external networks. Over the past 25 years, they have become the foundation of …

Email malware jumps 400% after Rustock takedown

Malware sent via email increased by 400% in the last week of March 2011, Commtouch reported today. The significant increase was detected two weeks after the takedown of the …

Enterprises don’t understand IT risk

A global survey of more than 1,240 IT decision makers at large enterprises – 72% of which have more than 1,000 employees – found that one third (33%) of …

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