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Adobe Reader 'piggyback snake bite home
A British security researcher has discovered several ways to use Adobe Reader features to open a backdoor, attacking PC systems.
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Symantec released Norton AntiVirus 2007
Symantec yesterday introduced a new version of its well-known security applications - Norton AntiVirus 2007 and Norton Internet Security 2007. It is expected that Symant…
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Microsoft does not patch Word 2000
Yesterday, Microsoft released a monthly security update to fix three serious security flaws in its products. The security bugs that need to be fixed most in Word 2000 ap…
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Cisco and Microsoft will have more secure networks in next year
After two years of working together, these companies said that it would take another year before acquiring integrated network security products. Implementing effective s…
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Samsung website contains Trojan
Security firm Websense has warned that the official website of Samsung Electronics in the US contains malicious software (malware). It is a trojan capable of recording k…
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Botware raged in August
Security firm Panda Software warned users not only to be cautious about security threats from viruses but also to other types of malware.
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Microsoft confirmed and committed to patch Word 2000
Microsoft has confirmed that a security error in Word 2000 could be exploited to
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A Sony PlayStation attack virus appears
Security firm Panda Software warned that Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld game device could also be attacked by malicious code.
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Apple patches serious security in QuickTime
Security update for QuickTime to fix a total of 7 serious security bugs in this multimedia application was officially released by Apple Computer yesterday.
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Phishing tricks are becoming more and more cunning
Crime of phishing (online scams) increasingly using social engineering mechanisms (more deceptive based on users' usual reactions and habits) are more complex and cunnin…
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Vietnam actively participates in trade information security group
Patricia M. Sefcik, Acting President of the Personal Information Security Sub-Group of the APEC E-Commerce Steering Group (ECSG) told reporters at the SOM 3 conference t…
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Sophos alert for victims' webcam Trojans
Security firm Sophos has warned of hackers using webcam spyware to steal sensitive information from victims' machines, then threaten them with information.
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Web applications and security challenges
The pioneer in this rather new field is Microsoft with the Microsoft Office Live software application package and Google with the newly released office software suite.
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Vulnerable because of two new security errors in AOL's ICQ IM
About 160 million of AOL's ICQ users may experience errors, even if the computer stops crashing if not quickly upgraded. A security company has just announced two vulner…