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    Adobe issues update for Shockwave Player 25/06/2009 06:16:00

    The patch fixes a vulnerability that is remotely exploitable
    Adobe Systems has released a patch for its Shockwave Player to fix a critical vulnerability, the company wrote on its security blog on Tuesday.
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    Fraudsters try to scam security expert on eBay 23/06/2009 03:23:00

    The first buyer of his laptop used a hacked account, the second tried to trick him into sending it without payment
    When security expert Bruce Schneier tried to sell a used laptop on eBay, he thought it would be easy. Instead, a sale was aborted twice -- first by a scammer using a hacked eBay account and then by a buyer who tried to trick Schneier into sending her the laptop after she cancelled payment.
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    Microsoft update removes rogue antivirus program 10/06/2009 04:12:00

    Internet Antivirus Pro has been a growing problem since April
    Microsoft has taken aim at a rogue antivirus program called Internet Antivirus Pro.
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    Poll: Companies still worried about open-source security 09/06/2009 09:37:00

    But security concerns about SaaS are diminishing, according to a new Forrester study
    Businesses in North America and Europe remain broadly worried about the security of open-source software, according to new data from Forrester Research.
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    'Google-like' tool aids network security 04/06/2009 04:27:00

    A Massachusetts startup's new tool turns network sessions into searchable XML documents
    Network administrators and security specialists have long had tools and software for analyzing the streams of traffic that course through company systems, but now a Marlborough, Massachusetts, startup wants to make the process a lot easier.
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    Thousands of Web sites stung by mass hacking attack 03/06/2009 03:08:00

    Attack methods are similar to those used by the Russian Business Network, a disbanded cybercriminal gang
    Up to 40,000 Web sites have been hacked to redirect unwitting victims to another Web site that tries to infect PCs with malicious software, according to security vendor Websense.
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    CA plucks automation assets from struggling Cassatt 03/06/2009 08:11:00

    CA purchases intellectual property and brings technology team on board from Cassatt
    CA has acquired for an undisclosed sum the assets of data center automation vendor Cassatt, perhaps salvaging the technological innovation developed earlier this decade at the financially struggling start-up.
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    Apple patches 10 critical QuickTime bugs 03/06/2009 08:30:00

    TippingPoint unknowingly pays for bug revealed in Mac Hacker's Handbook
    Apple on Monday patched 10 critical vulnerabilities in QuickTime, including one that was hinted at in a Mac hacking book three months ago.
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    Busted: the NSW Police crime fighting toolkit 02/06/2009 07:50:00

    State-wide background checks, facial recognition, faster forensics
    NSW Police will have access to a new forensic information database within nine months along with a suite of centralised records management and field imaging systems.
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    Obama's cybersecurity initiative wins praise 01/06/2009 04:50:00

    The president's focus on cybersecurity is a step in the right direction, experts say
    U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement Friday of a new cybersecurity push by the U.S. government won widespread praise from the technology industry, with many people saying his attention to the issue is a major step toward better securing the nation's computer networks.
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    Latest Kaspersky mobile software wipes data via SMS 28/05/2009 07:56:00

    Even if a thief swaps out the SIM card, Mobile Security 8.0 will also send a message with the new number to the phone's owner
    Kaspersky Lab's latest mobile security software due to be released next week can wipe data with a text message command even if a thief has swapped out the phone's SIM card.
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