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Microsoft is prepping fixes for vulnerabilities in the DirectShow and Video ActiveX Control components as part of July's Patch Tuesday. The Patch Tuesday release will consist of six security bulletins, three rated critical.
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IBM pulled the covers off new technology today that uses optical character recognition to conceal data. The data masking tool does not change data but filters it before it reaches the PC screen, making it unnecessary to develop sanitized copies of enterprise data for individual users.
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A new series of cyber-attacks targeting Websites in South Korea was launched today, disrupting both commercial and government sites. The DDOS attacks continue a campaign that began targeting sites in the United States over the July 4 weekend.
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Research by Symantec MessageLabs shows the amount of spam that contains links masked via URL shortening services has jumped dramatically in the past few days. While services like TinyURL and Cligs are popular for legitimate users, people should treat shortened URLs with at least as much caution as other links, security researchers say.
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As security researchers work to break down the malicious code tied to a DDOS attack targeting government and commercial sites in the United States and South Korea, more information is leaking out on how the attack happened. Still, much about the attacks–including the motives and identity of attackers-remains unknown.
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The distributed denial of service attacks that swept through U.S. and South Korean government sites has a key cyber-security senator renewing his push for a reform of the Federal Information Security Management Act. The legislation would change the focus of U.S. cyber-security from compliance to detection and prevention.
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Cost-conscious businesses that find their IT departments overwhelmed with technology issues might turn to IT services provider CMIT Solutions, which announced the launch of its co-managed service desk.
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The vulnerability in the Video ActiveX control Microsoft has warned about was reported to the company in 2008, but that doesn't mean Microsoft dragged its feet too much when it came to patching, says one of the researchers who found the vulnerability. With hackers circling, however, users may not want to wait on a patch to protect them.
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Those old Microsoft vulnerabilities you read about are still being targeted successfully by hackers. According to research from Fortinet, it’s not just the latest exploits your IT admins and users have to be concerned with.
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A single malicious botnet can harness enough machines to take down key Internet infrastructure and create financial havoc. Millions of computers on the Internet can be compromised. But there are measures that network managers can take to mitigate these botnet threats, using many of the tools already available to help prevent attacks. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Darren Grabowski discusses the impact of these silent botnet threats and offers solutions that network managers can use to mitigate these botnet threats.
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Symantec unveils reputation-based technology code-named Quorum in the latest versions of Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus. Now available as a free beta, the products represent Symantec's hybrid approach to security, mixing traditional signatures with application whitelisting.
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Hackers are launching attacks against an unpatched vulnerability in the Microsoft Video ActiveX Control that could allow an attacker to take full control over the system. When using Internet Explorer, code execution is remote and requires no user interaction, Microsoft says.
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McAfee customers around the world running old, unsupported versions of its security software fell victim to false positives July 3 that disrupted operations for some. McAfee officials say users running the most current version of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise were not impacted.
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UPDATED: The hacker who made the news in 2007 for unlocking Apple's first iPhone has released a new application for jailbreaking the iPhone 3GS. The tool is currently available for Windows only.
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China’s Ministry of Industry and IT reportedly said it “will definitely carry on the directive on Green Dam.” And while Apple has so far been on the sidelines of the Windows-based filtering software mandate, Green Dam maker Jinhui is said to be testing a Mac-compatible version.
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Anti-virus systems: can't live with them, can't live without them. But that may all change with Windows 7, which improves on and streamlines security measures already baked into Windows operating systems.
With Qualys' new PCI Connect extension to its PCI Compliance solution, smaller retailers may have a newfound ability to build complete documents proving their compliance with the most recent PCI specification--provided they enlist the right products and services to cull the data.
Virtualization provides the opportunity for a security do-over.
With a suspected April 1 trigger, Conficker is set to rear its ugly head again. eWEEK Labs examines the worm's potential for problems, and why the vulnerability it exploits should cause IT managers to think twice about Windows upgrades--and alternatives to Windows.
TECH ANALYSIS: If IBM does acquire Sun Microsystems, what will become of the companies' respective directory platforms? It's likely that one would go, but that could be a good thing for all IBM and Sun customers in the long run, including from a security perspective, as the surviving directory is honed to compete with Microsoft Active Directory.
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