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Web services are increasingly ... dangerous
With more and more users turning to check mail, paying and working with Web applications, cybercriminals began to cling to them to exploit account information and other…
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SMS becomes a trojan spread tool
Hackers are using text messages via mobile phones to entice users to access a malicious website to build the network.
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Add a security error in Cisco products
A security hole in the Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) has just been discovered and published. Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) is an important part of…
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Apple upgraded bug fixes for Mac OS
Apple Computer, yesterday (June 27), released an update to the Mac OS X operating system to fix some security flaws and add some new features.
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Laptops can be controlled via Wi-Fi drivers
Security researchers have discovered a new trick that allows them to control the entire laptop system by installing an error code into a wireless Internet-connected devi…
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Yahoo Messenger generates a DoS vulnerability
Secunia has quoted an independent security researcher as saying that Yahoo Messenger (YM) instant messaging has generated a new vulnerability that could potentially allo…
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MS Office has security problems
Experts have warned about a deadly weakness in how to handle Macromedia Flash files that can put users at risk of attack. Flash files embedded in MS Office files can run…
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Explosive errors in Microsoft software
Serious security holes account for 70% of these, but it is still too early to draw any conclusions. Just when the king of Microsoft empire - Bill Gates - was just new
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McAfee released a trial version of the new security service
McAfee has just released a trial version of its security platform
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Launched the official version of Opera 9
Opera 9 browser has been tested in April 2006 with a lot of features designed to increase web browsing efficiency, enhance security and bring greater control over approv…
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Cisco Call Manager opens to welcome hackers
Security vulnerabilities in Cisco Call Manager software can give hackers a chance to reconfigure VoIP settings and gain access to individual user account information.
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Virus protection is a problem for all operating systems
Sophos security firm believes that point of view
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Add a security error that threatens MS Excel
Users of Microsoft Excel have to face the risk of being hacked when there is a completely new security error discovered in this application. Not only that, but the malic…
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Sixem-A worm and 'World Cup nude'
Security experts warn users to be more careful before a computer worm takes advantage of the 2006 World Cup sporting event to spread. With the name Sixem-A, the computer…
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Microsoft stops all Windows XP SP1 support
This is the latest announcement from Microsoft to remind the solution providers and users about when the company stopped providing free support with this version of the…