Microsoft patches record 40 vulnerabilities

Microsoft patches record 40 vulnerabilities


Microsoft patches record 40 vulnerabilities

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 11:57 AM PST

Today Microsoft released 17 security bulletins which address 40 vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Office, Windows, Internet Explorer, SharePoint Server and Exchange. This brings the total count f...

New Trojan hijacks shortcuts to ensure its execution

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 10:53 AM PST

A new information-stealing Trojan that seems to be Chinese in origin has been detected by Avira' researchers. It is designed to steal usernames and passwords associated with a variety of popular we...

Fake Hallmark greeting card carries malware

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 09:26 AM PST

A spam campaign consisting of e-mails posing as Hallmark Christmas cards and containing a malicious attachment has been detected by MX Lab researchers: Coming from a spoofed card@hallmark.com a...

Julian Assange granted bail

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 09:00 AM PST

WikiLeaks founder and director Julian Assange has been granted bail and will likely be freed in the next few days - as soon as the £240,000 in security are raised and delivered. The judge deci...

2010: The year of the vulnerability

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 06:00 AM PST

The year 2010 has been almost identical to the previous one in terms of malware evolution. Generally speaking, trends have not changed that much and nor have the targets for attack, though certain mal...

Hacktivism and social engineering emerge as top threats

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 05:29 AM PST

Hacktivism and more profit-oriented malware, social engineering and malicious codes with the ability to adapt to avoid detection will be the main threats in the coming year, according to PandaLabs. Th...

Event: 23rd Annual FIRST Conference on Computer Security and Incident Response

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 01:55 AM PST

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to bringing together computer security incident response teams (CSIRTs) and includes response te...

Top wireless security trends for 2011

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:09 PM PST

Today's security needs are different than they were a decade ago. People are 'connected' thanks to mobile devices so they can stay linked to their security and data systems in real time. When security...

Smart grid cyber security in 2011: Untenable meets intractable

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:30 PM PST

In the presentation below, you can listen to Andy Bochman, the Energy Security Lead at IBM, looking back and looking forward on smart grid cyber security. Andy takes a look at the most important ...

Metasploit achieves CVE compliance

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:03 PM PST

Rapid7 announced that Metasploit Pro and Metasploit Express have achieved Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) compliance. CVE associates unique identifiers to security vulnerabilities and ex...

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