Security News

Microsoft releases OneCare 2.0 security suite beta 11 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
Microsoft has unveiled the first public beta of Windows Live OneCare 2.0, a major upgrade of its consumer security suite that was last updated in January.

Source: Computerworld

Adobe fixes critical Flash bugs 11 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
Adobe Systems Inc. has released fixes for three critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player that could let hackers infect Windows, Mac OS X and Linux systems.

Source: Computerworld

Hackers keep an eye out for mobile opportunities 11 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
Mobile devices are slowly becoming the targets of hackers, but a more serious threat could be the arrival of the intriguing software-defined radio, which uses software instead of circuitry.

Source: Computerworld

Beta Testers Ready to Upgrade to Oracle 11g 11 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
Oracle database users discuss plans to upgrade to the new 11g database, saying its new features outweigh its shortcomings.

Source: Computerworld

IE or Firefox: Who's to blame for newest browser zero-day? 11 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
Security researchers are divided over which Web browser to blame for the latest zero-day threat to Windows-based PCs: Internet Explorer or Firefox.

Source: Computerworld

Researchers: Enterprises should patch Microsoft server bug pronto 10 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
Microsoft today released six patches for Windows, Office and the .Net Framework, and security experts recommended that companies focus first on a security update for Active Directory in Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003.

Source: Computerworld

Phishing tool constructs new sites in two seconds 10 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
Easy-peasy-sleazy: A new piece of PHP code making the malware rounds can install a phishing site on a compromised server in about two minutes.

Source: Computerworld

SEC: Men used botnets, spam in stock scheme 10 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
Two Texas men have been charged with securities fraud for hijacking millions of computers in order to route spam through them. Darrel and Jack Uselton are, apparently, repeat offenders.

Source: Computerworld

With more endpoints and users, your network becomes dangerous 10 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
This white paper by analyst Jon Oltsik from the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) describes the multitude of benefits associated with providing network access to various users in the distributed enterprise. However, this access comes with a price. The more endpoints and users that access the network, the more dangerous the network neighborhood becomes. Somehow, enterprises must strike a balance between network access and security for internal and external users as soon as possible.

Source: Computerworld

Software consultant who stole data on 110,000 people gets five-year sentence 10 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
A Michigan man has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing personal data on more than 100,000 people while working for Sentry Insurance Co. and trying to sell it.