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Microsofts WMF Patch Leaks Out

A cryptographically signed version of Microsoft Corp.s patch for the Windows Metafile vulnerability accidentally leaked onto the Internet late Tuesday, adding a new wrinkle...

Former Cyber-Security Chief to Head CIAs Venture Capital Arm

After a brief stint at the Department of Homeland Security, former cyber-security czar Amit Yoran has gone to work for the CIA.More specifically, Yoran...

Blue Coat to Acquire Security Company Permeo for $60M

Security appliance maker Blue Coat Systems Inc. said that it is buying Permeo Technologies Inc. of Austin for $60 million in cash and stock. The...

Be Smart About WMF Remediation

One way to remedy Microsoft Corp. Windows insecure handling of WMF graphics files is to go machine-by-machine and unregister the regsvr32 DLL that is...

Symantec to Acquire IM Security Vendor IMLogic

Security software company Symantec Corp. said Tuesday that it had signed a definitive agreement to buy IMLogic, a maker of security software for instant...

H&R Block Mailing Reveals Customers SSNs

Some H&R Block customers who received free copies of the companys TaxCut software also had their Social Security numbers exposed, according to a company...

Microsoft: Beware of Third-Party WMF Patch

Microsoft Corp. has slapped a buyer beware tag on a third-party patch for the zero-day Windows Metafile flaw and promised that its own properly...

Its Time to Close Security Gap

One of the immutable truths of the technology industry is that vendors are constantly at least one step behind users needs. Its not their...

Here Phishy Microsoft, Whale Team on Security Appliance

Whale Communications is partnering with Microsoft to combine Microsofts Internet Security and Acceleration Server with Whales Intelligent Application Gateway.The deal, which is the first...

How Serious Is the WMF Vulnerability?

Depending on where you look, most people are either running in circles hysterically or ho-humming the Windows WMF vulnerability. It does have some of the...