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Apple Asks Security Researchers to Test Mac OS X Lion
By Fahmida Y. Rashid | Posted: 2011-02-28
In an unexpected move, Apple has invited several security researchers to take a look at the upcoming Mac OS X Lion and provide feedback.
Apple has generally been tight-lipped
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Over $5.3 Million Fines Imposed for HIPAA Violations
By Fahmida Y. Rashid | Posted: 2011-02-27
Massachusetts General Hospital was fined $1 million for violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). It is the second ever fine imposed on a health
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Spammers Take Advantage of Middle East Unrest
By Fahmida Y. Rashid | Posted: 2011-02-25
Clearly scammers are keeping abreast of the political developments in the Middle East. A number of Nigerian-style scams have emerged referencing the situation in Libya.
As violence
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Boy-in-the-Browser Attacks Come Out and Play
By Brian Prince | Posted: 2011-02-22
The man-in-the-middle has a son, and he is here to bully your Web browser.
This is the message of Imperva, who is highlighting the presence of boy-in-the-browser attacks. The company has seen a resurgence in this type of attack, which works by redirecting traffic.
"It re-routes it in a very smart way,
HBGary Pulls Out of RSA Amidst Controversy
By Brian Prince | Posted: 2011-02-16
After being stung by the controversy regarding the hack by "Anonymous," HBGary has pulled out of the RSA Conference in San Francisco.
The decision followed controversy that erupted last
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Symantec: Stuxnet Targeted 5 Organizations in Iran
By Brian Prince | Posted: 2011-02-13
In an updated report on the infamous Stuxnet worm, researchers from Symantec called the malware a targeted attack on five organizations in Iran.
The organizations were hit in five
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ZDI Releases Advisory on Unpatched Zero-Days
By Brian Prince | Posted: 2011-02-07
Six months ago, the HP TippingPoint Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) made a decision - it was going to cap the amount of time it gave vendors to patch before releasing vulnerability information to six months.
The move, Aaron Portnoy, manager of Security Research for TippingPoint, blogged at the time, was meant
Google Offers $20K Prize for Chrome Exploit in Pwn2Own Contest
By Brian Prince | Posted: 2011-02-03
The annual Pwn2Own contest always claims a number of victims, from the Apple iPhone to Microsoft Internet Explorer. But Google, whose Chrome browser emerged untargeted
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Egypt Shutdown Also Knocked Spammers Offline
By Fahmida Y. Rashid | Posted: 2011-02-02
Egypt returned to the Internet on Feb. 2 after an unprecedented government-ordered Internet blackout.
While the resumption of Internet service put Egypt's residents and businesses back
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Mozilla Adds Do Not Track Feature into Pre-beta Build
By Brian Prince | Posted: 2011-01-31
Mozilla has added the Do Not Track HTTP header discussed last week to the pre-beta build of the upcoming version of Firefox.
The HTTP header is Mozilla's answer to consumer concerns about online behavioral tracking by advertisers.
"If you'd like to try out the feature, grab a nightly build; I
Russian Hosting Provider Taken Offline
By Brian Prince | Posted: 2011-01-26
A notorious hosting provider reputed as being a safe haven for the Web's bad actors has been taken offline.
According to HostExploit, VolgaHost, a hosting provider based in Russia, was taken
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Rogue AV Scam Hits ICQ Users
By Brian Prince | Posted: 2011-01-25
Kaspersky Lab has uncovered a rogue antivirus scam tied to ads on ICQ, an instant messaging program.
According to Kaspersky, pop-ups for a women's clothing company called Charlotte Russe that appeared
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Panda Security Goes Inside Web's Black Market
By Brian Prince | Posted: 2011-01-20
PandaLabs, Panda Security's research arm, released a sweeping report today on the cyber-underground.
In the report, PandaLabs chronicles a vast network selling stolen bank credentials
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Scam Uses Online Job Posting to Steal Money from Business
By Brian Prince | Posted: 2011-01-19
The FBI issued a warning today about scammers targeting businesses by responding to job postings with malware.
According to the feds, an unidentified business was recently scammed for
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Oracle Preps 66 Security Patches
By Brian Prince | Posted: 2011-01-14
Oracle is slated to release 66 security patches in its first update for 2011.
The patches stretch across several of the company's products, including the Oracle Sun product suite and Oracle Fusion
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