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HSBC deploys phone-based two factor authentication (16 Dec, Computerworld)
Microsoft sees 'huge increase' in IE attacks (16 Dec, Computerworld)
Critical IE 7 exploit making the rounds (16 Dec, CNET)
Firefox users hit by password-stealing Trojan (12 Dec, Computerworld)
Malware-hosting web pages triple in 2008 (12 Dec, Computerworld)
Security vendors warn of Christmas e-crime spike (2 Dec, VNUNET)
Microsoft warns of malware exploit known vulnerability (27 Nov,NWA)
Spam increasing again after shutdown of hosting company (26 Nov, CNET)
Google opens up for mashup security (20 Nov, VNUNET)
Visa's digital credit card could raise legal stakes (19 Nov, The Register)
Global firms ignoring web-based threats (18 Nov, VNUNET)
Public still vulnerable to web fraud (17 Nov, VNUNET)
vnunet.com analysis: Online security war is social not technical (14 Nov, VNUNET)
Human error becomes biggest security fear (14 Nov, VNUNET)
F-Secure warns of mobile malware growth (13 Nov, VNUNET)
Mozilla fixes 11 new flaws in Firefox, six critical (13 Nov, Computerworld)
Report: Insiders a greater threat to data leaks (12 Nov, CNET)
Microsoft fixes four flaws with two patches (11 Nov, CNET)
Denial, exposure and online security (11 Nov, The Register)
Visa trials PIN payment card to fight online fraud (10 Nov, The Register)
ActiveX poses threat to Vista, Microsoft says (10 Nov, Computerworld)
Google starts fixing Android 'reboot' bug (10 Nov, CNET)
Data losses hit 280 million people (7 Nov, VNUNET)
WPA wireless encryption cracked (6 Nov, CNET)
A smaller Window for Internet attacks (5 Nov, Computerworld)
MySpace plugging photo peephole(4 Nov, CNET)
Core Security finds critical Adobe Reader hole(4 Nov, CNET)
Windows 7 security: An overall improvement? (30 Oct, CNET)
Microsoft issues security patch for unreleased software (27 Oct, CNET)
Yahoo jobs site used in phishing attack (23 Oct, CNET)
Microsoft's urgent security update (23 Oct, CNET)
Malware risks are growing exponentially (21 Oct, CNET)
Botnets on cell phones in 2009? (16 Oct, CNET)
Adobe addresses Flash Player 'clickjacking' flaw (16 Oct, CNET)
Clickjacking -- should you be worried? (13 Oct, Computerworld)
Network security makes a quantum leap (13 Oct, CNET)
Being smart about Web mail (8 Oct, CNET)
Clickjacking' attack hides behind the mouse (8 Oct, CNET)
Another iPhone bug? (7 Oct, CNET)
Spam volume down in September (6 Oct, CNET)
Skype: We didn't know about security issues(3 Oct, CNET)
Malware masquerades as YouTube video (3 Oct, VNUNET)
New phishing attempt targets bank customers(2 Oct, CNET)
Researchers find security holes in NYT, YouTube, ING, MetaFilter sites (2 Oct, CNET)
Security firms fail on Windows Server (2 Oct, VNUNET)
Cisco study highlights data loss risks worldwide (30 Sep, CNET)
Identity theft victim wins right to sue county clerk over posting of personal data (30 Sep, Computerworld)
How 'carders' trade your stolen personal info (29 Sep,CNET)
Limbo malware grabs personal banking data (26 Sep, Computerworld)
Experts warn of new PDF attacks (26 Sep, VNUNET)
Encryption key management: Critically important, frighteningly immature (25 Sep, CNET)
BlackBerry users neglecting security ( 25 Sep, VNUNET)
Firefox update fixes a dozen flaws (24 Sep, CNET)
Skype spam on the rise (24 Sep, CNET)
Study shows pop up warnings ineffective (23 Sep, VNUNET)
Defending instant messaging (20 Sep, CNET)
Identity theft bill set for approval (20 Sep, VNUNET)

Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail all vulnerable to Palin-style password-reset hack(19 Sep, Computerworld)

iPhone game brings Windows malware (18 Sep, VNUNET)
Fake antivirus attacks rise (16 Sep, VNUNET)
Peekaboo! Facebook fills photo security hole (16 Sep, CNET)
Security scrutiny for Facebook apps (15 Sep, CNET)
Mac OS 10.5.5 packs fixes for slew of security flaws (14 Sep, CNET)
Hackers hit Large Hadron Collider Web site (12 Sep, Computerworld)
New tool creates fake YouTube pages for spreading malware (11 Sep, CNET)
Acrobat 9 crashes with malformed URLs (11 Sep, CNET)
Hacker gets two years for stock manipulation (11 Sep, VNUNET)
Payment card security standard under fire (10 Sep, VNUNET)
Why data security starts in the database (10 Sep, VNUNET)
iPod Touch update addresses DNS vulnerabilities (9 Sep, CNET)
Bonjour for Windows 1.0.5 patches two DNS vulnerabilities (9 Sep, CNET)
Microsoft fixes eight critical flaws with four patches (8 Sep, CNET)
Google reveals Chrome security patch details (6 Sep, CNET)
Facebook botnet risk revealed (6 Sep, CNET)
Security firm spots Chrome 'SaveAs' flaw (6 Sep, CNET)
Chrome suffers first security flaw (3 Sep, CNET)
Apple to fix hole in password-protected iPhones (28 Aug, CNET)
Rising fraud threats in virtual worlds (27 Aug, CNET)
Firefox extension protects against man-in-the-middle attacks (26 Aug, CNET))
Ubuntu issues security patch for kernel flaw (26 Aug, CNET)
Red Hat, Fedora servers compromised (22 Aug, CNET)
Malicious Flash ads attack, spread via clipboard (20 Aug, CNET)
Apple's MobileMe lacks key security feature (20 Aug,Computerworld)
Online encyclopedia lists internal network security threats (20 Aug,Computerworld)
Opera patches 7 bugs but keeps one secret (20 Aug,Computerworld)
Android security team appeals to bug hunters (19 Aug, CNET)
Paedophile internet 'librarian' jailed indefinitely(19 Aug, VNUNET)
Spammers go down to Georgia (19 Aug, VNUNET)
More security holes plague MySpace, possibly Facebook (18 Aug, CNET)
VMware users crippled by 'time bomb' snafu (18 Aug, Computerworld)
Microsoft puts out 11 fixes, pulls another (18 Aug, Computerworld)
'Malvertizement' epidemic visits house of Newsweek.com (18 Aug, The Register)
Cisco plugs online meeting bug (18 Aug, The Register)
GlobalSign revokes cert of rogue security app (16 Aug, The Register)
Security Bites 112: Out of the shadows (15 Aug, CNET)
Home Office reaches half-way hash in secure data handling (15 Aug, The Register)
Microsoft ramps up vuln ActiveX controls cull (15 Aug, The Register)
Mystery web attack hijacks your clipboard (15 Aug, The Register)
Phishing scam dupes hundreds of MobileMe users (14 Aug, Computerworld)
AOL phisher jailed for 7 years (14 Aug, The Register)
μTorrent silently fixes long-standing zero-day vuln (14 Aug, The Register)
Bear prints found on Georgian cyber-attacks (14 Aug, The Register)
Dutch police smash Shadow botnet (14 Aug, VNUNET)
Malware heats up in July (14 Aug, VNUNET)
   
 

 

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