Internet Explorer 8's New Cross-Site Scripting Protection
One of IE 8's most important improvements is its defense against cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
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Data Destruction Policies and Procedures
Your company should have strict data destruction policies and procedures, and one more people need to be accountable to ensure adherence. Need a good example that demonstrates why?
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8 Million People Lose Private Information Overnight
If you stayed at a Best Western hotel anytime since 2007 then your private information is now for sale to fraudsters all over the globe. Ouch.
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Red Hat and Fedora Possibly Compromised
If you're using Red Hat Desktop or Enterprise Linux, or Fedora, then you should probably check to ensure that you're not using compromised packages that might have been the result of illegal access to Red Hat's servers.
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Symantec's Black Hat Survey Results
The results are in and reveal that "Web 2.0" and virtualization are the two main concerns for many security-minded administrators.
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When Computer Surveillance Goes Bad
It's common knowledge that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) fiercely pursues people who pirate media files. Their relentless pursuit seems to have recently backfired in at least one case.
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PC Tools to Become Part of Symantec
Symantec intends to acquire PC Tools, maker of numerous security solutions, and bring the company under the wing of its consumer business unit.
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Opera 9.52 Fixes 7 Security Bugs
Opera released an update for its browser that includes seven security fixes, all of which are documented except for one.
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New Precedent for Security Researchers?
A recent federal court ruling implies that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) most likely would not apply to researchers who give academic presentations.
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Are Your Web Application Cookies Secure?
Unless you take steps to protect them, your web applications might be vulnerable to session hijacking attacks.
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Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail Routinely Abused by Spammers
According to Commtouch Software, an average of about 10 million zombie computers are sending an average of 3 million messages every day. Many of those messages are sent through the top three web-based mail services.
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Turn Digital Objects Into Passwords
At the recent USENIX conference, two researchers presented a new way to generate high entropy passwords using common objects, such as text and images. The technique might be useful when passwords need to be shared.
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Researcher Says DNS Still Vulnerable
Even with the latest patches, BIND is still vulnerable to DNS cache poisoning attacks. But so far it looks like this isn't nearly as bad as the previous cache poisoning situation.
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Selling Vulnerability Research - Ethical or Not?
Every so often this topic comes to the forefront and is cause for some amount of debate. Recently a researcher found himself in the spotlight over his desire to be compensated for his research.
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EFF Steps Up to Advise Security Researchers
This year, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) stepped more directly into the legal implications of security research and disclosure by setting up a booth at Black Hat USA.
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Thieves Gaming the Gamers
As the world of PC gaming continues to expand, so does the spread of malware designed to steal online game credentials from less-than-savvy PC users.
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DOJ Announces Fraudster Smackdown
The DOJ recently indicted 11 people on numerous charges for their roles in stealing over 40 million credit and debit card numbers from major retailers, including Barnes & Noble, OfficeMax, Sports Authority, TJX, and other companies.
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Tumbleweed to Merge With Axway
Security solution provider Tumbleweed now has shareholder approval to merge with Axway, maker of collaborative business solutions.
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Three Reporters Tossed Out of Black Hat
Three reporters from Global Security Mag thought it'd be funny to sniff the network traffic of other reporters at the Black Hat conference. The stunt backfired on the trio, who got booted out.
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Microsoft Set To Release 12 Security Updates
Get ready for a load of patches. Microsoft is set to release security updates for Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, and Vista plus Internet Explorer and Office.
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