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Apple Safari 4.0.4 patches critical vulnerabilities

Safari 4.0.4 includes improvements to performance, stability, and security. ColorSync An integer overflow exists in the handling of images with an embedded color profile, …

Real-world data on software security initiatives

Cigital and Fortify Software released the Building Security In Maturity Model for Europe or “BSIMM Europe,” an application of the industry’s first-ever set …

How to protect personal information

How do you know if your online activities are secure, or if trouble is lurking around the corner? IEEE has brought together its security expert members to evaluate the most …

Cybersecurity threats agencies face every day

CDW Government released its 2009 Federal Cybersecurity Report, which found that across Federal civilian and Department of Defense agencies, the number and severity of …

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 …

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