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Sober is not scary!  We are ready
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Sober is not scary! We are ready

Security experts believe that network security administrators need not worry about the Sober virus outbreak that was predicted and early January 2006, so be prepared to…

December 12, 2018
The killer 'Sober's algorithm has been broken
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The killer 'Sober's algorithm has been broken

Security firm F-Secure Corp has announced that it has successfully dismantled the algorithm used in the Sober worm. This success promises to help the anti-virus program…

December 12, 2018
Microsoft patched the vulnerability in IE
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Microsoft patched the vulnerability in IE

As expected yesterday (December 13), Microsoft released a security bulletin in December to patch four dangerous vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE) and Windows 200…

December 12, 2018
New Trojan forged McAfee
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New Trojan forged McAfee

Websense Security Labs has just warned users about a new type of Trojan that is spreading across the Internet by spoofing a new patch of McAfee antivirus software. The e…

December 12, 2018
Google fixes the gap in Desktop Search
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Google fixes the gap in Desktop Search

Google quickly corrected vulnerabilities in its search engine Desktop Search after it was reported that hackers used them to attack the system through a security flaw in…

December 12, 2018
Adware and spyware are now ... rootkits
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Adware and spyware are now ... rootkits

According to security firm F-Secure, the number of rootkits that attacked Windows-based systems discovered this year has increased rapidly. This is the result of the adv…

December 12, 2018
Spyware is the biggest threat on the web
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Spyware is the biggest threat on the web

According to British security firm Sophos, spyware is spreading strongly in businesses this year because the main purpose of cybercrime when distributing this dangerous…

December 12, 2018
2005: Five failures of cyber security
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2005: Five failures of cyber security

Network security is a hot issue as the number of newly emerging viruses, worms, and Trojans in 2005 increased by nearly 50% compared to 2004. If continuing with this mom…

December 12, 2018
Cannot resist denial of service attacks
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Cannot resist denial of service attacks

DDoS attacks on a number of recently launched business and organization websites in Vietnam have caused victims to be frustrated but there is no way to deal with or sear…

December 12, 2018
Mozilla: 'Firefox 1.5 doesn't make a mistake?'
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Mozilla: 'Firefox 1.5 doesn't make a mistake?'

A private security firm has just warned a security flaw in the open-source browser Firefox 1.5 and thinks the exploit code could be changed for remote code execution att…

December 12, 2018
Add a security risk in Sony's CD
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Add a security risk in Sony's CD

Sony BMG Music Entertainment and the Electronic Frontier Foundation copyright group have announced the discovery of a new security risk in Sony's CD products. This secur…

December 12, 2018
Windows continues to be attacked
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Windows continues to be attacked

In the past two days, the Windows operating system has continued to become the target of hackers through the vulnerabilities discovered in the past. First, the exploitat…

December 12, 2018