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After Criticism, Apple Software Updater Gets UI Makeover

Apple has made a small but significant tweak to its Automatic Software Update utility to make a clear distinction between security patches and new...

Attack Code Posted for MS Works Zero-Day Flaw

Hackers have posted attack code for what appears to be a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Works, the productivity software suite aimed at small businesses...

Apple, Mozilla Squash Browser Bugs

It's Patch Day in the land of Web browsers.In separate warnings, Apple and Mozilla confirmed -- and fixed -- critical vulnerabilities affecting users of...

OpenDNS Takes Aim at DNS Rebinding Attacks

OpenDNS has added a new filtering option to its free DNS service to help protect against poisonous DNS rebinding attacks.The new feature, which is...

Vista Hacked with Adobe Flash Vulnerability

Using a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe's ubiquitous Flash Player, hacker Shane Macaulay hacked into a Windows Vista laptop to win a $5,000 cash prize...

Sony Taking Crapware Abuse to New Levels

(See update note below)Sony sells a configure-to-order laptop.Sony preinstalls crapware (trial software, games, etc.) on that computer.Sony wants you to pay $49.99 to remove...

Microsoft’s Komoku Buy Could Hit Patent Hiccup

I'm hearing some murmurs that Microsoft's acquisition of anti-rootkit startup Komoku could hit a patent hurdle.My sources point to Patent #7,181,560, which was granted...

Hannaford Data Breach: The Security Vendor Conundrum

Whenever a news story breaks about a major data breach, PR folks representing security vendors trip over themselves to clog my inbox with "our-solution-could-have-prevented-that"...

Drive-by Malware Blocker Coming in IE 8?

As I mentioned in this eWEEK story on the conspicuous absence of information on security-themed goodies in Internet Explorer 8, it looks like the...

So, Who Wrote the Slammer Worm?

Exactly five years after the Slammer worm wreaked havoc on the Internet, database security guru David Litchfield has come up with an idea that...