This month's Patch Tuesday included a fix for an Internet Explorer exploit found by Steven Fewer. Plus: Anonymous releases personal information of San Francisco public transit users; Facebook, Twitter and Research in Motion discuss possible actions to dissuade rioting in London; AOL attacked by a server-side incursion.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/15/2011
Microsoft released a report updating the progress of the Microsoft Security Response Center in ensuring software security.
The August patch cycle's 13 fixes target 22 flaws in various Microsoft technologies.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/09/2011
Developing secure mobile applications is doable if developers are willing to apply the proper testing and auditing techniques.
- By Rutrell Yasin
- 08/08/2011
The hacker group Anonymous exploited a hole in a third-party provider's site and exposed 10G of data from rural sheriff's offices.
- By Kevin McCaney
- 08/08/2011
Microsoft researcher says the threat to systems is raised when the UAC feature is disabled. Plus: Large-scale hacking scam is thrown into the spotlight; Two different hacking groups take credit for Syrian Government Web site hack.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/08/2011
The August patch from Microsoft will be thick with security fixes.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/04/2011
Microsoft rolled out a second release of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2011.
Partners and users are equally responsible for making a secure Microsoft experience; Plus: IE lacks the security chops of rival browsers; HTML 5 may not be as secure as Microsoft points out; More.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/01/2011
New Apple OS playing catch-up to Microsoft's security practices. Plus: A huge 78 vulnerabilities fixed in newest Oracle update; Federal government focuses on security; Cloud insurance on the way?
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/26/2011
A strong focus of this year's BlackHat conference will be on the growing adoption of the cloud, and what enterprises can do to stay safe. Plus: Researcher warns that Skype may be a large target for hackers; Symantec reports that mobile hackers are becoming more sophisticated.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/18/2011
According to a blog post, a cash reward of $250,000 was announced today by Microsoft for any information that leads to the conviction of the Rustock botnet perpetrators.
One "critical" and three "important" security bulletins are on tap from Microsoft this month, marking a rather light Patch Tuesday compared to previous months.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/12/2011
A search engine optimization tactic is believed the cause of skewed Internet search results. Plus: Google+ gets slammed by spam; Secure Pocket Drive allows for safe PC repair of systems infested with malware.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/11/2011
Windows IT pros may be breathing a sigh of relief that the only fireworks in July occurred on a day off for U.S. workers.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/07/2011
No more free support or security updates for those products. Those who still need the support will have to pay extra to continue getting non-security updates.
Microsoft advises using the recovery console to remove the malware. Plus: Twitter's recent security rating; malware disguises itself as Windows Vulnerabilities Rescuer; debate over mandatory implementation of E-Verify.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/05/2011
Today Microsoft released data on the decreased infection rates of the Rustock botnet ring since law enforcement cracked down on the operation.
Windows has retracted previous advice for removing 'Popureb' rootkit; now, infected systems can be fixed via a Windows recovery tool.
Trojan:Win32/Popureb.E can only be completely removed by wiping a system and starting from scratch. Plus: Microsoft vs. Mozilla heats up; Sony readying for wave of class action lawsuits based on PlayStation Network outage.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/27/2011