Hoping to deal with a growing problem, Twitter has quietly introduced a feature to prevent users from posting links to …
Mozilla patches three public Firefox bugs
Mozilla patched Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.0 to quash three security vulnerabilities, including a pair unveiled last week at Black …
Adobe patches 12 Flash bugs, 3 caused by Microsoft
Adobe patched 12 vulnerabilities in Flash Player, including three it inherited from faulty Microsoft development code and one that hackers …
Twitter: A Growing Security Minefield
In June, the world watched as tweets from the streets of Tehran flooded Twitter. Frequent Twitter users–and people who hadn't …
McAfee updates managed cloud security service
McAfee's latest version of its managed security service includes new features that let companies scan their Web sites for vulnerabilities …
Microsoft working on quick-fix capability for IT patch tools
Under the dark cloud of recent zero-day attacks, Microsoft is quickly working to update its enterprise patching tools to incorporate …
Mozilla quashes first critical bug in Firefox 3.5
Mozilla on late Friday issued the first patch for Firefox 3.5, fixing a flaw that went public Monday. One noted …
Will new top-level domains promote cybersquatting?
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is hosting two meetings this week – one in New York …
Microsoft working on quick-fix capability for IT patch tools
Under the dark cloud of recent zero-day attacks, Microsoft is quickly working to update its enterprise patching tools to incorporate …
SSL hack vulnerability details to emerge
Confidential online connections like banking transactions made from public wireless hotspots remain vulnerable to attacks despite improved security that was …
Firefox 3.5’s first vulnerability ‘self-inflicted,’ says scientist
Mozilla confirmed the first security vulnerability in Firefox 3.5 and said that the bug could be used to hijack a …
Microsoft patches 9 bugs, leaves one open for hackers
Microsoft delivered six security updates that patch nine vulnerabilities, fixing two bugs already being used by hackers but leaving one …
Adaox signs up with Kerio Technologies
ADAOX has signed a distribution agreement with global security solutions provider, Kerio Technologies. As per the agreement, ADAOX will distribute …
Twitter suspends accounts of users with infected computers
Twitter is suspending the accounts of some users whose computers have fallen victim to a well-known piece of malicious software …
Microsoft admits it knew of critical IE bug in early ’08
Microsoft, last week, confirmed it has known about a bug behind widespread Internet Explorer (IE) attacks for more than a …
Newest IE bug could be next Conficker
The critical bug that Microsoft confirmed but has yet to patch is a prime candidate for another Conficker-scale attack, a …
Web threats soars in Threatscape Report by Fortinet
Fortinet announced that its June 2009 Threatscape Report showed dominance and significant growth in Web threat traffic, marked by increased …
Symantec desktop security software boasts reputation analysis
Symantec is readying the 2010 editions of Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus, adding to its flagship consumer software a …
CoSoSys unveils web-based protection against threats from portable devices
CoSoSys, a leading developer of endpoint security and portable storage device applications, announces the availability of My Endpoint Protector (MyEPP), …
Heightened DLP needs fuel arms race between vendors
Data-loss prevention is rapidly becoming the next big battlefield in IT security. Innovative start-ups in DLP, such as Reconnex, Orchestria, …