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A security researcher says there is so much work needed to secure a virtualised environment that it could undermine ROI for virtualisation. Read more »

Any effort to prevent others in the legitimate security community from working out the problem is a waste of time. Read more »

The iPhone is vulnerable to phishers and spammers. Read more »

Storage titan EMC says the laws surrounding cross-border data transfers are making it hard to create storage-as-a-service products. Read more »

A new report suggests that open source developers need to make security a priority, as much of their output currently contains exploitable flaws. Read more »

This week's security podcast asks if SCADA systems are a risk to the very foundations of society itself! Read more »

Windows remains a platform that requires plenty of care and attention on the security front. Use this checklist to make sure your ability to maintain the platform ticks all the right boxes. Read more »

Mobile malware is nearly always posited as a looming threat. Now, however, it is becoming real, malicious and financially motivated. Read more »

BlackBerry Enterprise Server has a flaw in its PDF handler that could lead to attackers accessing sensitive information. Read more »

Running Oracle products? Then prepare for a patch-fest as the company releases 45 fixes! Read more »

The continued rise of Software as a Service (Saas) will cause a massive jump in the number of companies outsourcing their security, Gartner says. Read more »

Podcaster Brien M. Posey explains how to live with Vista, why admins should use NAP and how encryption in Vista can go sour. Read more »

What mainframe administrators really need is a discussion of mainframe vulnerabilities. Author Robert Crawford shares his observations about mainframe vulnerabilities. Read more »

A trojan that burrows its way into MP3 and Windows media (WMV) audio files - and WMV videos - has been found by the folks at Secure Computing. Read more »

Web 2.0 programming techniques make DNS vulnerabilities a real threat again. Learn how to protect your router and sensitive data. Read more »

Microsoft's Bill Sisk of the Microsoft Security Response Center said the DNS client and server updates should be applied carefully to avoid imparing the operating system. Read more »

Symantec says a zero-day flaw in Microsoft Word is already being actively exploited. Read more »

Several vendors have worked together to issue patches that correct a significant flaw in the global DNS system. Read more »

This month's patch batch from the software company formerly known as the House of Gates covers nine flaws affecting SQL Server and Windows. Read more »

Microsoft is working to plug a hole in its Access database that Secunia says is "extremely critical" and is also preparing patches for SQL server. Read more »