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Archive for January, 2007

Symantec Adds Zero-Day Defense To Consumer Security Line

January 17, 2007 at 2:02 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response is based on technology acquired in the 2005 purchase of WholeSecurity, a maker of anti-phishing and intrusion-prevention software.

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E-Signatures: Are We Building Sufficient Electronic Evidence?

January 17, 2007 at 1:29 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

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Critical Windows Bug Exploit Code Goes Public

January 17, 2007 at 12:50 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

Code that exploits a critical Windows vulnerability disclosed and patched last week has been posted to a public mailing list, raising the risk of an attack

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‘Whitelisting’ Repairs Broken Anti-Malware Model

January 16, 2007 at 11:00 am · Filed under Uncategorized

Whitelisting defines up front the programs allowed to execute inside one's corporate network and excludes everything else.

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Review: Six Rootkit Detectors Protect Your System

January 16, 2007 at 9:51 am · Filed under Uncategorized

While many security suites have a basic level of detection, these standalone tools will do a search-and-destroy on the rootkits that may be hiding in your system.

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Adobe, Cisco Stung By Bugs

January 15, 2007 at 12:00 am · Filed under Uncategorized

Feeling Vulnerable: Adobe, Cisco Stung By Bugs, Adobe Acrobat, McAfee, Symantec

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New Phisher Tactic: Pay Me Or I’ll Kill You

January 12, 2007 at 2:08 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

The message claims to come from a professional hit man who supposedly has orders to murder the recipient, but will drop the contract if he is paid $80,000.

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IBM Security Team Patches CA Security Flaws

January 11, 2007 at 8:47 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

IBM says it's released a fix for a vulnerability in a CA backup and recovery server. NWC's IT Analyst says such flaws can open enterprises to trouble.

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Microsoft Patches Mac Office

January 11, 2007 at 11:44 am · Filed under Uncategorized

The updates to Office 2004 for Mac and Office v.X for Mac released Tuesday patched five vulnerabilities in the suites' Excel spreadsheet.

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Spam Sets Record, Accounts For 94% Of E-mail

January 10, 2007 at 2:35 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

Postini blocked 25 billion spam messages aimed at 36,000 clients in December, an increase of 144% over the same month in 2005.

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