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Adobe Apologizes for 16-Month-Old Flash Bug

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Adobe apologized over the weekend for letting a 16-month-old bug in Flash Player languish without a patch, even though it updated the popular plug-in four times since the flaw was reported.

China Closes Hacker Training Site, Arrests Three Members

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Chinese police have shut down what they called the country's biggest hacker training Web site and arrested three people linked to the site, local media said Saturday.

Why CSOs Should Care About ShmooCon

Bill Brenner — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner on why high-level security execs should pay more attention to a hacker fest like ShmooCon.

ShmooCon | Your iPhone's Dirty Little Security Secret

Bill Brenner — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Just how easy is it for the bad guys to use your iPhone against you? Well, pretty easy. Trevor Hawthorn explains what to do about it.

ShmooCon | Inside FarmVille's Sinister Underbelly

Bill Brenner — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

You love Facebook apps like FarmVille and Mafia Wars and think they're perfectly safe, right? Think again.

Versign Fails to Take Action Against Malicious Sites, Researcher Says

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

A security researcher is accusing Verisign Inc. of not acting fast enough to take down several dozen sites that he says are known to be spewing malware.

Old Security Flaws Still a Major Cause of Breaches, Says Report

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

An over-emphasis on tackling new and emerging security threats may be causing companies to overlook older but far more frequently exploited vulnerabilities, says a recent report.

Timeline: A Decade of Malware

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

ScanSafe security researcher Mary Landesman looks back at some of the notorious malware that has shaped the attack landscape we now face online

China Works to Toughen Hacking Laws

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Chinese police and judicial officials are formulating new measures that govern how hacking crimes are handled by courts, the country's latest step to strengthen its cyber laws, state media reported.

Accusations Fly Over Voice Encryption Hack

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

German encryption firm SecurStar has strenuously denied being behind an apparently independent test of voice encryption products that found many of its rivals could be hacked using a $100 phone-tapping program.

Facebook, Twitter, Social Network Attacks Tripled in 2009

Joan Goodchild — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

New report from Sophos finds most Facebook and Twitter users have received spam or malware on the popular social networking sites

Report: Layer 7 Increasingly Under DDoS Gun

Bill Brenner — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

A new report shows an upward trend where attack tools exploit layer 7 to maximize the impact of DDoS assaults. Here's what you can do to blunt the threat.

Report: CISOs Keep Breach Costs Lower

Joan Goodchild — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The latest "Cost of a Data Breach" survey from the Ponemon Institute finds companies with a CISO are better able to handle loss of sensitive information.

China Rejects Accusations on Google Hack, Internet Freedom

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

China on Monday dismissed accusations of any official involvement in hacking attacks on Google and other U.S. companies, adding to tension between the two countries over the issue.

Botnets: "The Democratization of Espionage"

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Botnets give the common hacker espionage tools formerly reserved for nation states. Former Washington Post security reporter Brian Krebs talks to Arbor Networks' Roland Dobbins.