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Cisco reports SNMP authentication flaws

Networking giant Cisco has issued a security advisory warning users of two authentication vulnerabilities in version 3 of SNMP, the widely-adopted Internet protocol element...

Spam king loses MySpace beef

The price of spam just went through the roof.No, the spiraling cost of oil isn't weighing heavily on the international trade of faux ham.Rather,...

Red Hat patch adds to OpenOffice vuln run

Red Hat has issued a security update covering multiple versions of the OpenOffice open-source productivity suite to address a flaw related to use of...

Akamai warns on Download Manager

Web content and applications delivery specialist Akamai has warned its users of a potentially serious security vulnerability in its popular Download Manager application that...

Another botnet herder bites the dust

There's some encouraging news from the world of battling botnets, as one of the more high-profile targets brought down by the FBI's Operation Bot...

Web Attacks Grow Fast, Wal-Mart Absorbs a Blast

Security researchers are finding no shortage of evidence that Web-based attacks are only getting worse, accelerating at an even greater pace over the last...

SCADA software vulnerabilities to the fore

The big picture: rules are broken all the time.If you take a gander at the disclaimer at the bottom of this page, I've promised...

Of spear phishing, vulnerabilities and CERTs

I'm back, and it feels like a homecoming.Thanks to the powers that be at eWeek, I've been offered the opportunity to reconnect with you...

Yahoo Ships Silent Fix for ActiveX Flaw

Yahoo has silently pushed out a patch for a critical vulnerability affecting users of its Yahoo Assistant browser add-on.According to an alert from "Sowhat,"...

Big Vendors Still Very Tardy on Fixing Security Flaws

Some of the biggest names in the IT software business still are very lax when it comes to fixing security holes reported by third-party...