Microsoft said it will deliver just one security update next week, a fix for PowerPoint that's probably the patch for …
Windows 7 RC ignores file extension security risk
Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) continues a long-running Microsoft practice that puts users at risk, a security researcher said today. …
Adobe promises patch for zero-day PDF bug by next Tuesday
Adobe has promised to patch the newest zero-day vulnerability in its popular Adobe Reader software no later than next Tuesday, …
McAfee reports huge drop in spam
Global e-mail spam volumes have dropped 20% for the first quarter this year compared with the same period last year, …
Leaked copies of Windows 7 RC contain Trojan
Pirated copies of Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) on file-sharing sites contain malware, according to users who have downloaded the …
Phishers hit Facebook with scam messages
Facebook users were hit with a phishing attack that tried to steal names and passwords from users of the popular …
On the offense
Showtime Arabia is the leading Pay TV network in the Middle East and North Africa, with the significant subscriber base …
New zero-day exploit targets Adobe Reader
Adobe Systems Inc. today confirmed that it's investigating reports that its popular PDF viewing software, Adobe Reader, contains a critical …
McAfee launches ‘online 911’ for cybercrime victims
McAfee has launched a new Web site designed to help cybercrime victims recover from hacker attacks. The company bills its …
Oracle-Sun deal renews calls for OpenOffice.org’s independence
Oracle Corp.'s purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. last week is reviving calls for Sun's open-source OpenOffice.org suite to be spun …
IE 8: Its Security Is Worth the Download
Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8 in March, and whether to install it is likely your biggest update decision right now. …
Conficker.E to self-destruct on May 5th?
The evolution of the multi-faceted Conficker worm is expected to take another turn this May 5th when the latest version, …
Windows bugs never really die
Hackers can successfully attack Windows PCs months — even years — after Microsoft Corp. fixes a flaw, a security expert …
RSA chief calls for ‘inventive collaboration’ among security vendors
Two years after suggesting that independent security vendors were headed for extinction, Art Coviello, president of RSA, is calling for …
Mozilla patches 12 Firefox bugs, a third of them critical
Mozilla Corp. patched 12 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 3, just days before it hopes to roll out the newest beta …
Microsoft, Oracle issue patches for slew of holes
Microsoft Corp. last week released eight security updates that patch 23 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Excel and other software …
New Twitter worm targets celebrities
A worm referencing celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Oprah Winfrey is rapidly spreading across microblogging site Twitter, security firm …
Microsoft patches ‘insane’ number of bugs
Microsoft released eight security updates that patch 23 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Excel and other software in the company's …
IT trembles over mobile management
There is a widespread lack of confidence among IT professionals in their ability to deliver consistent mobile service levels. Yet …
TippingPoint offers customer filtering service
TippingPoint will announce at next week's RSA Conference a service that creates filters for its intrusion prevention gear to block …