Thursday, August 24, 2006

Student data exposed / Unpatched bugs proliferate / Old bug haunts PowerPoint

U.K. tops spyware infection charts
According to Webroot U.K. suffers from the highest infection rate for spyware in Europe. - Computerworld

Five reasons you need a new approach to AV security
Changes in malware tactics mean that there are new demands for what anti-virus software must be able to do. - Computerworld

Investigator: Report cybercrime
Reporting incidents of cybercrime can prove beneficial to the attacked, as it will help building better defenses. - InfoWorld

Keeping up with the hackers
Five areas of IT security that can help an organization stay up to date with current threats. - InternetWeek.com

Student borrowers' personal data posted
The U.S. Education Department says that up to 21,000 people with federal student loans will receive free credit monitoring after weekend breach. - AP/Los Angeles Times

PowerPoint attacks use old bug, not new flaw

Reports of attacks using a zero-day flaw in PowerPoint is incorrect, according to Microsoft. The attacks uses a bug fixed in March. - TechWeb

Unpatched enterprise security bugs proliferate
Security firm NGS Software reports a backlog of 175 unresolved vulnerabilities that the company have found, but vendors have yet to fix. - The Register

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