Black Hat tests Vista / Microsoft preps patch dozen / US ratifies cybercrime treaty
Virus program incurs church wrathSymantec is being criticized by the U.K. church for labelling the software Visual Liturgy as spyware. - BBC News
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Symantec atones for church spyware mistake - CNET News.com
Symantec in unholy row - Vnunet.com
Symantec fixes its church spyware mistake - ZDNet UK
Microsoft gets good reception at Black Hat
Although Microsoft is not the typical guest at the Black Hat conference, the company's presentation of security features in Vista was well recieved. - CNET News.com
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Users still wary of Vista security - Computerworld
Microsoft hopes to swallow Blue Pill - Computerworld
Microsoft takes LSD to test Vista security - eWEEK
Microsoft sways Black Hatters with Vista security pledge - eWEEK
Vista vulnerable to stealthy malware - InformationWeek
Microsoft to hackers: Try to break Vista - AP/MSNBC
Symantec: Vista security is flawed - NewsFactor
Vista hacked at Black Hat - CNET/The New York Times
Blog feeds may carry security risk
Using malicious JavaScript it is possible to attack RSS and Atom feed readers, security experts warned at Black Hat. - CNET News.com
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RSS for hackers? - Internetnews.com
Dozen Windows, Office updates coming next week
Microsoft will be releasing 12 security bulletins with security updates for both Office and Windows next Tuesday. - CNET News.com
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Microsoft heads for another big Patch Tuesday - Computerworld
Microsoft plans Patch Day Dozen - eWEEK
Two IT execs at Ohio University fired after data breach
Two of the top IT officials at Ohio University has been fired after about two months suspension following a major data breach. - Computerworld
Security vendor detects aggressive mobile worm variant
Antivirus firm F-Secure reports about a new and more aggressive variant of mobile worm Commwarrior. - Computerworld
Senate approves cybercrime treaty
The U.S. Senate has voted to ratify the Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime, to allow greater international cooperation. - Computerworld
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U.S. ratifies cybercrime treaty - Red Herring
Senate ratification of cybercrime treaty praised - SC Magazine UK/US
Senate ratifies cybercrime treaty - AP/Washington Post
Unpatched flaw in Cisco firewall revealed
Albeit less controversial than last year's disclosure, this year's Black Hat brings another Cisco vulnerability to light. - Computerworld
New Google feature flags dangerous sites
Google users will now get a warning, if they click on a search result from Google that points to a dangerous website. - Computerworld
IG flags TWIC for security holes
The U.S. Department for Homeland Security needs to fix a number of serious security vulnerabilities in the Transportation Workers Indentification Credentials program. - Federal Computer Week
The battle lines are drawn in the war on spyware
Gray area spyware vendors are getting less funding, but that leaves the field to the true bad guys, spyware-fighters warn. - Government Computer News
Govt. scrambles to keep up with cybersecurity challenges
The U.S. Defense Department are asking software coders to help develop forensic tools to aid in cybercrime investigations. - Government Computer News
Researcher discloses serious Xerox flaw
A security flaw in Xerox WorkCenter could provide access to information being printed on the company's multifunction printers. - InfoWorld
Browser cache: Goodies for hackers
Information stored in the cache of web browsers can provide a hacker with useful information. - Internetnews.com
Spam's next target: IM
Instant messaging users can be the next major targets of spam as email filtering technologies improve. - InternetWeek.com
Survey: Hacks decline, worries don't
Losses due to hacking declined for the fourth consecutive year, but the dip may reflect changes in companies' willingness to report. - InternetWeek.com
Warning: Your Wi-Fi is vulnerable to attack
Recent disclosures of Wi-Fi vulnerability shows that wireless security may be a bigger problem than just encryption. - NewsFactor
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Hacker exposes security flaw in wireless computers - Sydney Morning Herald
IT pros still most worried about Windows
The increase in threats towards the Mac-platform has not changed the opinion among Black Hat attendees that Windows is still most vulnerable. - SC Magazine UK/US
To disclose or not to disclose?
While the security community still do not agree on how to disclose vulnerabilities, most agree that it has become better over the last years. - SC Magazine UK/US
How to clone the copy-friendly biometric passport
Copying the chip-information of the new biometric passports opens up new opportunities for forgers. - The Register
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Biometric passport cracked and cloned - Silicon.com
Online security must be non-intrusive
Consumers don't want to be bothered by online security measures, unless they understand why they are there. - Vnunet.com
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