Apple updates Leopard, issues 68 fixes   28 May 2008 13:00 GMT
Apple today released Mac OS X 10.5.3, an upgrade for its Leopard operating system that offers 68 stability, compatibility and security improvements and fixes.

Source: Computerworld

Intercept Spam & Viruses With MessageLabs   28 May 2008 13:00 GMT
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Source: Computerworld

10 essential (and free!) security downloads for Windows   28 May 2008 04:12 GMT
Security and privacy protection doesn't have to cost a lot — or indeed anything at all. These 10 great freebies will keep you safe from prying eyes and bad guys.

Source: Computerworld

Image gallery: 10 essential (and free!) security downloads for Windows   28 May 2008 04:12 GMT
These 10 great freebies will keep you safe from prying eyes and bad guys.

Source: Computerworld

Motorola RAZR vulnerable, what's up with Motorola's update process?   27 May 2008 23:38 GMT
A sexy mobile vulnerability was released today by ZDI that really caught my attention.  Here's the details:  ZDI-08-033: Motorola RAZR JPG Processing Stack Overflow Vulnerability http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-033 May 27, 2008 -- Affected Vendors: Motorola -- Affected Products: Motorola RAZR ...
Source: ZDNet

Google's obfuscation on privacy   27 May 2008 18:39 GMT
Does Google have something to hide? A report in the New York Times claims that: It's the only one of the big Internet companies that doesn't put a link to its privacy policy on its home page. Indeed, Google believes so strongly...
Source: ZDNet

Adobe Flash zero-day exploit in the wild   27 May 2008 18:19 GMT
Malware hunters have spotted a previously unknown -- and unpatched -- Adobe Flash vulnerability being exploited in the wild. The zero-day flaw has been added to the Chinese version of the MPack exploit kit and there are signs that the exploits are being injected into third-party sites...
Source: ZDNet

Scam calls... something we've forgot about?   27 May 2008 17:23 GMT
I was thinking about the problem of identity theft today and looked back at notes I took during Nitesh Dhanjani and Billy Rios's presentation at Black Hat and Blue Hat recently and I came to the realization that our government should be doing more about this crap. ...
Source: ZDNet

Cisco confirms possibility of IOS rootkits   27 May 2008 16:39 GMT
On the heels of an EUSecWest conference presentation on malicious rootkits for Cisco IOS see background, Cisco's security response team has published a must-read document confirming that stealthy malware can be loaded on the on the software used on the vast majority of its routers and network switches. ...
Source: ZDNet

Yahoo sues 'lottery' spammers; Good luck collecting   27 May 2008 13:37 GMT
Yahoo said Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against "Yahoo! Lottery Spammers" for launching a scam where users are convinced that they won a prize from the company. The lawsuit is the latest filed under the Federal CAN-SPAM Act. Yahoo filed suit in the U.S. District...
Source: ZDNet