Archive for: March 2008

A bug has been found in a major Linux Wi-Fi driver that can allow an attacker to take control of a laptop — even when it is not on a Wi-Fi network.

There have not been many Linux Wi-Fi device drivers, …

What’s New
Prevent Unauthorized Changes/Proactive Intrusion Blocking
Improved security policies find and stop unwanted attempts to change your operating system and critical software.

Image Spam Filtering
Stop seeing spam that tries to evade filters by delivering images

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In the same vein, if your web browser (what you are using to read this) can accomplish a number of other things on your computer, perhaps that is because it is made by the same company that made your operating …

The biggest problem is e-mail. E-mail can deliver a virus/trojan program right to your computer that can destroy your computer (or do any number of nasty things) with a single click if your e-mail program is able to automatically do …

You shouldn’t have a plug coming directly from your cable or DSL device (sometimes incorrectly called a cable or DSL modem) into your computer. That network plug in your computer was designed to be connected to a TRUSTED network, not …

There’s been an important fix to close a security hole in the OPML Community. If you have a server running, and if you haven’t modified the code, at the top of the hour it should have updated, and you should …

Cybercriminals are using a loophole in Google’s Web site to redirect unsuspecting Web users to malicious Web sites that try to install malware. 

McAfee Avert Labs has spotted spammed HTML-formatted e-mails that include a link that appears to point to Google, …

Three vulnerabilities pose a risk to users of version 6.0.0 to 6.0.2 of Adobe’s products. First, there’s a vulnerability in the handling of Flash files embedded in PDF documents that can be exploited to read files on user’s systems. Adobe …

You can no longer trust Office or QuickTime files that arrive in e-mail, even from organizations and people you deal with regularly.

For that matter, any file from a popular software application, sent by e-mail or accessible at a website,

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RatePoint.com a startup sproviding online reputation management platforms for businesses, has hit the jackpot with VerSign .

Some medical devices such as implantable cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers are now equipped with wireless technology, allowing for remote device checks and freeing patients from repeated doctor visits. But this convenience may come with unanticipated risks. A team of researchers …

Securing your data on your mobile equipments gives an another challenge for security professionals because mobile data is at greater risk. The risk associated with mobile data are

1- Theft

2- Integrity

3- Compliance

4- Aunthenticity

5- Responsibility

The above risks are of serious nature as the …