Breakdown of November Microsoft Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities
Qualys’ Richie Lai, vulnerability research director and Amol Sarwate, vulnerability labs manager, discuss this months Microsoft Patch Tuesday release.
Tracking Internet use and secure browsing
GFI Software released a new version of GFI WebMonitor that gives organizations control of the use of the Internet by employees in the workplace, performing both Internet …
Koobface worm creates Facebook accounts to spread
According to TrendLabs, there is a new Koobface component that makes Internet Explorer create Facebook accounts. It automates the whole process – the browser registers …
International hacking ring caught in $9 million fraud
Three individuals from Russia, Ukraine and Moldova have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of hacking into a computer network operated by the credit card …
Microsoft patches critical Windows vulnerabilities
In today’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft delivers 6 bulletins that fix 15 vulnerabilities targeting Windows and Office. Vulnerability in Web Services on Devices API Could …
OpenSSL 1.0.0 Beta 4 released
The OpenSSL Project is a collaborative effort to develop a robust, commercial-grade, full-featured, and open source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) …
Cybercrime reality through FBI eyes
Addressing the crowd gathered at the Information Security Forum’s World Congress in Vancouver on Tuesday, Shawn Henry, FBI Assistant Director of Cybersecurity, shared …
Facebook groups hacked through design flaw
Mashable reports that anyone can hijack a group on Facebook just by joining the group and registering as an administrator after the real admin has left. The group is then at …
Firefox most vulnerable browser, Safari close second
Cenzic released its report revealing the most prominent types of Web application vulnerabilities for the first half of 2009. The report details the steady rise of attacks …
Brazilian blackout not caused by hackers
Two days ago, CBS covered the possibilities of cyber war, power grid failures and cyber bank robberies. A couple of massive power outages that took place in Brazil were …
Snow Leopard 10.6.2 updates security
The 10.6.2 update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard users and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of …
Free Web application security assessment
The Cenzic HealthCheck program is offering the first 500 SMBs a free application vulnerability assessment performed by Cenzic Web security experts using the companies …