Black Hat: Blog readers vulnerable to embedded malware   03 Aug 2006 13:00 GMT
Readers of blogs could be at risk to embedded malicious code that can install spyware, sniff passwords and other issues, according to a security expert at the Black Hat Conference.
Source: Computerworld

Black Hat: NAC solutions vulnerable to attack   03 Aug 2006 13:00 GMT
While network access control technology has been pushed as the savior of enterprise networks, IT managers should be wary of a technology that is still evolving and still vulnerable, said security expert Ofir Arkin of Insightix.
Source: Computerworld

New tools test VoIP security   03 Aug 2006 04:22 GMT
Attackers could use the tools to disconnect calls, reassign extensions or flood VoIP systems with bogus calls.
Source: ZDNet

Intel sends out Centrino patches   02 Aug 2006 23:20 GMT
Flaws in Centrino device drivers and ProSet management software compromise security of the wireless technology.
Source: ZDNet

Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi   02 Aug 2006 22:17 GMT
Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, researchers at Black Hat warn.
Source: ZDNet

FBI calls for hacker help   02 Aug 2006 20:02 GMT
At Black Hat security confab, FBI official says the agency needs help from the security world to fight cybercrime.
Source: ZDNet

Will Mac's growth make it a target?   02 Aug 2006 13:29 GMT
A recent upturn in Apple's sales of its Mac computers has added fuel to concerns the Mac community's days of claiming a secure upper-hand may be numbered.
Source: ZDNet

Black Hat: MacBook hit with wireless hack   02 Aug 2006 13:00 GMT
Researchers demonstrated at this week's Black hat conference how to seize control of a MacBook by exploiting buggy wireless drivers. Windows and Linux computers are vulnerable, too.
Source: Computerworld

Black Hat: Researcher creates Net neutrality test   02 Aug 2006 12:59 GMT
Security researcher Dan Kaminsky has developed software that can determine whether computers are treating some types of TCP/IP traffic better than others.
Source: Computerworld

Apple fixes 26 Mac OS flaws   02 Aug 2006 12:25 GMT
Some of the vulnerabilities are serious and could be used in malicious attacks to commandeer Macs.
Source: ZDNet