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IE8 bug makes 'safe' sites unsafe
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| The latest version of Microsoft's Internet
| Explorer browser contains a bug that can
| enable serious security attacks against
| websites that are otherwise safe.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/20/internet_explorer_security_flaw/
Two arrested for Zbot Trojan
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| Officers from the Metropolitan Police's
| Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) have made
| Europe's first arrests in the battle
| against the ZeuS or Zbot Trojan which
| threatened to compromise thousands of
| computers.
|
| Officers from the PCeU, assisted by Greater
| Manchester Police, arrested a man and
| woman, both aged 20 years, in Manchester
| for offenses under the 1990 Computer Misuse
| Act and the 2006 Fraud Act.
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http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=1143
Senate Panel: 80 Percent of Cyber Attacks Preventable
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| If network administrators simply instituted
| proper configuration policies and conducted
| good network monitoring, about 80 percent
| of commonly known cyber attacks could be
| prevented, a Senate committee heard
| Tuesday.
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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/cyber-attacks-preventable
Web security company warns of 'cyber arms race'
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| Warning of a "cyber arms race," a leading
| Web security firm said that China, France,
| Israel, Russia and the United States were
| among countries that have developed "cyber
| weapons."
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http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20091118/tc_afp/uschinafranceitcomputersecurityinternetmcafee_20091118033731
Most security products not up to scratch
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| For example, anti-virus products often
| failed to prevent malware infection at the
| first attempt, while firewalls or IPS
| (intrusion prevention) products failed to
| make the grade in blocking attack traffic.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/17/security_kit_testing_fail/
Hackers target world's leading climate research unit
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| E-mails reportedly from the University of
| East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU),
| including personal exchanges, appeared on
| the internet on Thursday.
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A university spokesman confirmed the email system had been hacked and that information was taken and published without permission.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8370282.stm
Recent:
Is Microsoft Overhyping Security In Windows 7?
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| Microsoft has been aggressively marketing
| the security improvements in Windows 7, but
| some security experts believe this strategy
| could leave the software giant open to some
| unpleasant repercussions.
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http://www.crn.com/security/221601336;jsessionid=1PUCNFDYQWQKVQE1GHPSKH4ATMY32JVN
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