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Many still vulnerable to Conficker
News Some 11 percent of users still have not patched security hole that makes PCs vulnerable to Conficker worm, according to blog post from antivirus company Sophos.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security Management, Microsoft Corp., Exploit, Payload, Worm, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, Password, antivirus
Zero-day flaw found in Web encryption
News Security issue with underlying web encryption protocols TLS and SSL has left many authentication mechanisms open to attack, according to security researchers.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Business security, Authentication, Security, Business security, SSL, Authentication and encryption, Web Browser, Zero-day Bug, Encryption
Apple plugs holes for domain spoofing, other attacks
News Security update for Mac OS X addresses 43 specific issues, including holes that could allow an attacker to take over the computer.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Web sites, Apple Inc., Security, SSL, Web sites, Domain, Attack, Apple Mac OS X
High-risk Internet server exploit goes wild
News An active Bind 9 exploit that a hacker could use to crash Internet servers is in wide circulation, according to the Internet Systems Consortium.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management, Security, Exploit, DNS Server, BIND, Server, DNS, DOS
Linux exploit gets around security barrier
News A security hole in the Linux kernel, which allows security features in the operating system to be bypassed, affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, according to a security researcher.
Tags: Linux, Network security, Security Management, Security, Source Code, Exploit, SANS Institute, Training, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Kernel
Safari hole exploited in seconds at security event
News Charlie Miller, who won a contest by hacking a MacBook Air last year, exploits a security hole in Safari within seconds at the CanSecWest security conference.
Tags: PC security, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Air, Security, Exploit, Web Browser, Apple MacBook, computer, Charlie Miller, TippingPoint Technologies
Adobe investigating zero-day bug in Flash
News Attackers turn unpatched bug in Flash into an exploit to drop Trojan on computers in latest attack on Adobe software.
Tags: Security, Adobe Systems Inc., Exploit, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Web Browser, Zero-day Bug, Symantec Corp., Adobe Acrobat, researcher, trojan horse
Microsoft RPC exploit could be a packaged deal
News Potential attacks using the MS08-067 exploit won't be in the form of a single worm but will be bundled with other malware, says security researcher.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Microsoft Corp., Exploit, RPC, Worm, Tool, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, printer
Microsoft patching zero-day Windows 7 SMB hole
News Company warns customers that exploit code for the Server Message Block hole is available and suggests a workaround until a patch is ready.
Tags: Windows 7, PC security, Security, Server Message Block, Trustworthy Computing, TCP, Computer, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, Vulnerability
Adobe exploit puts backdoor on computers
News New exploit targeting Adobe is Trojan horse hiding JavaScript that drops a backdoor onto the compromised computer, Trend Micro says.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Back Door, Adobe Systems Inc., Malware, Computer, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption, Adobe Acrobat Reader
Windows 7, Vista zero-day flaw reported
News Security researcher says vulnerability in Windows 7 could lead to an attack causing a critical system error, or "blue screen of death".
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server Message Block, Microsoft Windows Vista, Zero-day Bug, BSOD, Small And Medium Business, Microsoft Windows 7, Flaw, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole
News One day after Patch Tuesday, researcher warns of unpatched security hole in Windows 7 and Server 2008.
Tags: PC security, Security applications/tools, Server Message Block, Microsoft Corp., NetBIOS, Vulnerability, broadcasting, Spokesperson, Microsoft Windows 7, Server
Can Adobe beat back the hackers?
News As its software becomes a major means of attack, security experts wonder if it can fight hard enough.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, PC security, Security Management, Adobe Systems Inc., Security, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., software, Antivirus Software, Authentication and encryption
Adobe fixes 28 holes in Reader and Acrobat
News Adobe's second quarterly update for Reader and Acrobat plugs 28 holes, including one that is being exploited in attacks.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Network security, Security applications/tools, Adobe Systems Inc., Security, Microsoft Corp., software, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Trend Micro Inc.
Microsoft patches critical hole in Windows kernel
News 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.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security applications/tools, Microsoft Office, Security, Microsoft Corp., Kernel, Apple Macintosh, antivirus, patch management
