Most security products flunk quality tests
Nearly 80 percent of security tools fail to perform during initial certification tests, requiring two or more cycles of further testing, reports product testing firm.
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Can Adobe beat back the hackers?
As its software becomes a major means of attack, security experts wonder if it can fight hard enough.
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Smartphones: A bigger target for security threats
As the iPhone, BlackBerry, and other devices become more popular, harmful software such as viruses and spyware is emerging to exploit their vulnerability.
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Report: Countries prepping for cyber war
U.S., Israel, Russia, China, and France are gearing up for cyber offensives, according to a new McAfee report.
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Microsoft patching zero-day Windows 7 SMB hole
Company warns customers that exploit code for the Server Message Block hole is available and suggests a workaround until a patch is ready.
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Expert says Adobe Flash policy is risky
Adobe Flash Player allows arbitrary content to access applications without permission, says researcher at Foreground Security.
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Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole
One day after Patch Tuesday, researcher warns of unpatched security hole in Windows 7 and Server 2008.
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Microsoft patches critical hole in Windows kernel
November's Patch Tuesday features fixes for holes in Windows, Excel, and Word, and a critical one affecting the Windows kernel that could be used in drive-by download attacks on Web surfers.
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Panda's Cloud Antivirus leaves beta behind
First introduced in beta back in April, Panda Cloud Antivirus graduates to a stable, public release and signifies a major security vendor taking aim at the freeware competition--instead of the other way around.
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Rickroll virus attacks iPhones
The 'ikee' worm replaces the infected device's background picture with an image of Rick Astley.
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Google fixes risky Chrome bugs
Flaw in Gears could allow a malicious website to take control of a user's system, according to Google.
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Asian security firms face blocks in global market
Asian antivirus firms gain success with freeware, but products lack comprehensive coverage and support to compete with established players, says analyst.
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Apple plugs holes for domain spoofing, other attacks
Security update for Mac OS X addresses 43 specific issues, including holes that could allow an attacker to take over the computer.
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Zero-day flaw found in Web encryption
Security issue with underlying web encryption protocols TLS and SSL has left many authentication mechanisms open to attack, according to security researchers.
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S'pore SMBs see disaster recovery plans as luxury
Local small and midsize firms diligent in data backup but still need to do more to safeguard business and customer data, survey finds.
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Pirate Bay closure sparks rise in P2P sites
Closure of Pirate Bay led to temporary 300 percent increase in the number of file-sharing Web sites, says McAfee.
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Corporate bank accounts targeted in online fraud
Small and midsize businesses, governments, and school districts are targets of online bank fraud involving malicious e-mails, key loggers, and money mules, FBI says.
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3FA not priority for Asian banks, regulators
Banks in region still ironing out two-factor authentication rollouts and unlikely to implement additional authentication layer just yet, says analyst.
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Spammy scams surfacing on Twitter, Facebook
Users on Twitter report direct messages that lead to phishing page, while Facebook users are getting links to a malware site.
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Twitter users warned about new phishing attack
Sophos says the new attack features direct messages with link to fake Twitter log-in page. Entering a username and password prompts a fake overcapacity "fail whale."
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