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  • 08 June 2007

  • News: Inconsistent antivirus fix in works

    Antivirus products are inconsistent at best, revealed a recent report published by researchers at the University of Michigan. But while they aren't on their last legs, they could use a second wind.

  • News: ICT Security Standards Roadmap launches

    IT security specifications and standards organisations in Europe now have a a one-stop source for standards information. The ICT Security Standards Roadmap, is part of the website of the ITU (International Telecommunications Union), the telecommunications agency of the United Nations.

  • News: Symantec releases Norton AntiBot beta

    Symantec last night launched a free public beta for its Norton AntiBot software. Norton AntiBot will analyse your PC's behaviour to identify malware. Norton AntiBot is meant as a supplement to antivirus software, not a replacement.

  • News: Microsoft fixes four critical Windows flaws

    Microsoft will release six sets of security patches next Tuesday. Four of the software fixes will close critical flaws in the Windows operating system. The software will be released as part of "Patch Tuesday" - Microsoft's monthly security release.

  • News: Critical bugs found in Firefox and IE

    A security researcher has uncovered four bugs in web browsers. Two of the vulnerabilities affect Mozilla's open-source Firefox browser, and two flaws have been found in IE (Internet Explorer).

  • 07 June 2007

  • News: Critical flaws found in Yahoo Messenger

    Critical bugs have been discovered in Yahoo Messenger that could allow hackers to take control of a user’s system.

  • News: Mozilla confused over Firefox flaws

    Mozilla's security chief this week attacked as 'low-level' the Firefox bugs we revealed this week as low-level threats. Hours later Mozilla's chief security officer Window Snyder changed her mind and said that when used together, they could pose a greater risk.

  • News: Apple fixes holes in QuickTime for Java

    Apple last week patched two flaws in QuickTime for Java. The patches fix holes in both the Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.

  • 06 June 2007

  • News: Firefox and Google combine to block malware

    Mozilla may add a tool to its upcoming Firefox 3.0 web browser that will automatically block websites Google thinks harbour malicious downloads. Mozilla's security chief remained tight-lipped when asked about the potential web-security feature, however, saying Mozilla is "not ready to talk about the feature".

  • News: Sponsored search links pose security risk

    When searching with Google, Yahoo, Ask.com or other search engines, clicking a paid link in a results page poses more than twice the danger than using an "organic" link said McAfee yesterday. Security vendor McAfee did concede, however, that the percentage of dangerous sponsored links has fallen in the past six months.

  • News: Google slams Microsoft web security

    Google yesterday claimed that websites running Microsoft's web server software are twice as likely to be hosting malicious code as other websites. In reaching this conclusion, Google's Anti-Malware team last month looked at 70,000 web domains that were either distributing malware or hosting attack code.

  • News: Microsoft meets vendors to discuss ID protocols

    Microsoft is to meet this month with vendors and organisations that are backing several different identity management systems. The Microsoft meeting suggests that cooperation between the software giant and its peers is improving

  • 05 June 2007

  • News: European security alert system gets closer

    A pan-European system to notify SMBs (small and medium-size businesses) of IT security threats is a step closer today. Security experts from industry and academia met at a conference in Berlin today to refine plans for the EISAS (European Information Sharing and Alert System) at a conference in Berlin.

  • 04 June 2007

  • News: Firefox attacked as often as Internet Explorer

    The Mozilla Foundation last week revealed that it's had to patch several serious security flaws in its Firefox browser. The Firefox bugs also affect the SeaMonkey browser and Thunderbird email application.

  • News: Online keystroke attack proves tough to find

    A new method of attack is baffling security software and researchers with the lengths it goes to avoid detection.

  • News: 170 instant-messaging threats this year

    So far this year security vendor Akonix Systems has found 170 instant-messaging threats. This represents a 73 percent increase over the same period last year in instant-messaging threats.

  • News: Windows Live OneCare no longer 'worst antivirus'

    Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare climbed from last place of 17 antivirus programs tested in March, to 14th out of of 17 antivirus programs, according to researcher Andreas Cleminti.

  • 01 June 2007

  • News: Google Desktop open to hackers

    Just one day after a security researcher showed how Google's Firefox toolbar could be exploited in an online attack, a similar flaw has been discovered in the Google Desktop.

  • News: 'Critical' fix among 6 Firefox updates

    Mozilla has patched its flagship Firefox browser with fixes for six vulnerabilities, one of which was stamped ‘critical’ by the open-source developer. This was the third time Mozilla has updated Firefox in 2007.

  • News: Microsoft killing Vista betas today

    Free Windows Vista previews are coming to an end with Microsoft to force beta versions to reboot every two hours before crippling them completely in August

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