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Calling Security Folks in New York

Tomorrow, Tuesday January 15th, I'll be joining a bunch of security folks for the monthly NYSEC meet-up in New York City.This is an informal...

Using a Browser, Hackers Can Hijack Wi-Fi Routers

Hackers armed with a Web browser and a rigged SWF (Shockwave) file can fire code execution exploits at most modern Wi-Fi routers, according to...

MySpace Profile + Fake Microsoft Patch = Malware Cocktail

Anti-virus researchers at McAfee are tracking a nasty new malware attack targeting millions of users on the popular MySpace social networking site.The latest exploit...

Trend Micro Testing Anti-Botnet Utility

Trend Micro is testing a nifty anti-botnet utility capable of listening for botnet-related traffic on infected Windows machines.Trend Micro's new RUBotted beta, available as...

Coming from Oracle: 27 Database Server Patches

Oracle database administrators, start your patching engines.According to the Redwood City, Calif., vendor's Critical Patch Update pre-release announcement, the first quarterly update for 2008...

Google Looking for Internal Security Cop

Clearly worried about the insider threat to its corporate assets, search marketing giant Google is looking for an Investigator/Threat Analyst to examine "deviations from...

QuickTime Under Seige: Another Zero Day Exploit Released

The year-long hacker assault on Apple's QuickTime media player has unearthed another serious security vulnerability affecting both Mac OS X and Windows users.The latest...

Code Execution Flaw Haunts AOL Radio

The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team has issued a high-risk warning for a serious security flaw affecting users of America Online's AOL Radio software.The...

Stealthy MBR Rootkit Takes Aim at Windows Vista

Anti-virus vendors have raised an alarm for a stealthy new MBR (Master Boot Record) rootkit that takes aim squarely at Windows XP and Windows...

Secunia Patch Data Paints Startling Picture

Here's a frightening statistic taken from Secunia's PSI (Personal Software Inspector), a free patch-management utility you should already be using:A whopping 95 percent of...