How to patch five must-close vulnerabilities, <i>now</i>   23 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
Yes, everything's on fire. Everything is always on fire. But there are five vulnerabilities you really do need to patch now. Fortunately, PC World's Erik Larkin has a quick cheat sheet for doing exactly that... even for Mac users.

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US-CERT deputy director: Hacktivism attacks may rise   23 Aug 2007 12:20 GMT
The Estonian "cyber-riot" earlier this summer may a look at the shape of things to come, according to the deputy director of US-CERT. Michael Witt says that such "hacktivism" could rise after the success of the Estonian incident, and that it'll have an impact on U.S. network managers.

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Security SaaS offerings growing up fast   23 Aug 2007 11:17 GMT
Software-as-a-service in the security sphere may not have evolved as far as, say, the choices available for desktop applications, but businesses willing to push the envelope slightly are finding that a mix of traditional and SaaS solutions has its advantages.

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News to know: Insecure security; Windows Live suite; AMD exit   23 Aug 2007 09:29 GMT
Notable headlines:David Morgenstern: The real question about Mac security. Ryan Naraine: Trend Micro, Zone Labs, ClamAV join list of insecure security products. Richard Stiennon : Not Constantinople. Again!Mary Jo Foley: Bill Gates seeks patent for ad-rebate program. Windows Live suite debuts ... on cell phones.AMD's sales chief to leave companyDan...
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The real question about Mac security   23 Aug 2007 06:05 GMT
While on a quick trip this week to New York City (to see my daughter in a FringeNYC Festival musical theater production), I spent a good while cooling my heels in various coffee shops around the Village. Counting the laptops plopped on tables, I figured that more than 70 percent...
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Trend Micro, Zone Labs, ClamAV join list of insecure security products   22 Aug 2007 17:03 GMT
Add Trend Micro, Check Point Zone Labs and ClamAV to the long list of security products that put end users at risk of malicious hacker attacks.The three vendors have all acknowledged various security vulnerabilities in a range of desktop and server products that could lead to arbitrary code execution, privilege...
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Seven Signs That It's Time to Automate Vulnerability and Security Management   22 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
Fever. Chills. Incomplete remediations. Why you need Effective Solutions.

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Six months later, Sandia back-hacker still waits for his $4.7M   22 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
Shawn Carpenter, the onetime network intrusion-detection analyst at Sandia National Laboratories who won a wrongful termination suit against the labs in February, hasn't yet seen any of the money awarded to him.

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'Storm' trojan may turn to hyping Hurricane Dean   22 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
The 8-month old Storm trojan horse may soon come full circle and take up touting Dean, the Category 5 hurricane that slammed into Mexico yesterday, security researchers said.

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Mobile workers still struggling with security   22 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
Many business users carry laptop computers and mobile handhelds but a good number of them either ignore security threats related to the machines or policies meant to protect them from attack or data loss, a survey finds.

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