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Researchers suggest that virtual private networks are often poorly managed, making them an easy target for criminals and likely source of major breaches. Read more »
An automated "Fix it" prevents attacks from attempting to exploit a serious vulnerability with the way Windows handles shortcut icons. Read more »
Microsoft has warned of a new zero-day exploit that hits the Windows Shell and seems to be under attack by USB storage wielding criminals. Read more »
Search results for the term "Mel Gibson tapes" are producing links to a fake Adobe Flash Player installer, which delivers malware and fake antivirus software to users' machines. Read more »
Microsoft repairs a zero-day vulnerability being actively targeted in the wild. Also, a repair for Office Outlook should be deployed quickly, experts say. Read more »
Microsoft will release four security bulletins this week. One will repair the Help and Support Center zero-day vulnerability in Windows XP. A display driver error will also be corrected. Read more »
Centrelink has issued a tender for data loss prevention technologies, and hints at work-from-home options for its staff, a Windows 7 rollout and possible problems with staff downloading inappropriate content to their work PCs. Read more »
The PCI DSS standards will move to a three-year refresh cycle once the next version emerges in October. Read more »
A newly-discovered flaw in Windows is already being exploited, but researchers say the way the vulnerability was disclosed is contributing to the problem. Read more »
A Google engineer ha found a zero-day in the Windows Help and Support Center. Microsoft has 'fessed up to the hole, but doesn't like the way it was disclosed. Read more »
Adobe has released fixes for 32 vulnerabilities, patching its Flash Player and tackling a flaw already being actively targeted in the wild. Read more »
Check Point said Liquid Machines' ERM capabilities could bolster its data loss prevention (DLP) capabilities. Read more »
Adobe has outlined its plans for patches to the most recent flaws in its products. Read more »
Adobe has warned of a critical vulnerability in Flash Player, Reader and Acrobat. No fix is available yet. Read more »
Windows and Internet Explorer will receive fixes for critical flaws this week. Read more »
A new list of database security vulnerabilities reveals poor passwords are the number one threat. Read on to learn the other nine problems on the list. Read more »
The Mac's reputation as a malware-free zone is under threat again, after antivirus vendor Intego found spyware called 'mac_flv_to_mp3.php' attached to freeware downloads. Read more »
Google will stop using Windows, which it says was responsible for the Aurora attacks thanks to a flawed version of Internet Explorer, says The Financial Times. Read more »
A security practitioner claims to have found a "reproducible" method of acessing data stored on iPhones. Read more »
McAfee plans to buy Trust Digital, taking its endpoint security product set into the smartphone. Read more »
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