Microsoft patches four vulnerabilities in Windows and Office

Microsoft patches four vulnerabilities in Windows and Office


Microsoft patches four vulnerabilities in Windows and Office

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 01:20 PM PST

Today Microsoft released three security bulletins: one is rated Critical and two are rated Important. The bulletins address four unique vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. ...

Student charged with operating grade fixing scheme

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 08:00 AM PST

At first glance, 19-year-old Tyler Coyner might seem like an unlikely criminal. A school's salutatorian (a student that has the second-highest marks at graduation) with a 4.54 grade point average, hi...

Evaluate the effectiveness of your cyber armor

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 07:12 AM PST

When evaluating our effectiveness in dealing with cyber defense, we have two layers of uncertainty and risk: how effectively are we protecting critical information, and what are the adversaries actual...

(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 29 released

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 06:15 AM PST

(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 29 has been released today. Table of contentsVirtual machines: Added p...

SANS Secure Europe training

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 06:12 AM PST

Gareth Dance is the Manager EMEA for the SANS Institute. In this interview he discusses the SANS Secure Europe Amsterdam 2011 training event and offers insight into what exactly you can expect if you ...

Security concerns around "backdoor" mobile devices

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 05:58 AM PST

Employee owned, 'backdoor' mobile devices entering the corporate network highlight ongoing security challenges with enterprise mobility, according to Mformation. According to their survey, 76% of C...

Illegal online pharmacies target mobile users

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 05:39 AM PST

Malware authors have begun to set their sights on mobile device users, as witnessed by the latest Trojans made for Android-running devices, on official and unofficial online markets. SMS and "clicker"...

Charlie Sheen is not dead, it's a clickjacking scam

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 03:19 AM PST

Charlie Sheen's downward spiral is unfolding right under the public's eye and has spurred many scammers to take advantage of the users' interest in the matter and try to further their goals. Among...

10 scammers charged with running 419 scam

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 03:05 AM PST

Ten people were arrested and are now facing charges of wire fraud in US federal court following a successful investigation that has them pegged as perpetrators of an advanced fee scam. The ten ar...

Malvertising attacks surge

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 12:09 AM PST

Malvertising is on a significant rise, having doubled from Q3 to Q4 2010, according to Dasient. Based on Q4 estimates, three million malvertising impressions were served per day, an increase of 100...

Tough questions about botnets

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 11:57 PM PST

ENISA published a comprehensive study on the botnet threat and how to address it. The report looks at the reliability of botnet size estimates and makes recommendations for all groups involved in t...

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