Researchers See Gumblar Attacks Surge Again
Security researchers are seeing a resurgence of Gumblar, the name for a piece of malicious code that is spread by compromising legitimate but insecure Web sites.
Mozilla Blocks Microsoft's Buggy Firefox Plugin
Mozilla developers have blocked a Firefox plugin that was quietly pushed out by Microsoft, saying that it presents a security risk.
The Patch Tuesday Survival Guide
Overwhelmed by Tuesday's security patch avalanche from Microsoft and Adobe? Here's a collection of articles that will help you approach patch management with sanity.
6 Ways We Gave Up Our Privacy
Here's the story of how privacy went the way of the dinosaur, how we willingly let it happen and how we might be able to get some of it back.
Researchers Advise Cyber Self Defense in the Cloud
Security researchers are warning that Web-based applications are increasing the risk of identity theft or losing personal data more than ever before.
Microsoft Plans Monster Patch Tuesday Next Week
Microsoft will deliver its largest-ever number of security updates on Tuesday to fix flaws in every version of Windows, as well as IE, Office, SQL Server, important developer tools and the enterprise-grade Forefront Security client software.
Bad Actors Exposed: McColo, ZlKon, HostFresh and the Damage Done
Much of today's cyber crime is supported by bad-actor sites that enable questionable and criminal activities. A look at McColo, ZlKon, HostFresh and other "sinister" players.
Careless Downloads Make BlackBerry Users Targets
IPhone lovers and other smartphone users should take heed: A security researcher showed ways to spy on a BlackBerry user during a presentation Wednesday, including listening to phone conversations, stealing contact lists, reading text messages, taking and viewing photos and figuring out the handset's location via GPS.
Poison BlackBerry Devices in the Cloud
A security expert got headlines this week by declaring a new era of security dangers for those using mobile devices and cloud services. Why his concerns are justified.
After Attacks, Adobe Patches Now Come Faster
Hackers like Adobe Systems, and now the company knows it all too well.
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Protecting PII: How to Work with IT to Manage Risk
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