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    Windows 7 may be secure, but are Windows users safe? 12/11/2009 07:40:00

    Windows 7 users got a nice surprise on Tuesday when Microsoft released its first set of security patches since unveiling the new operating system last month. Of the 15 bugs patched, none affected Windows 7.
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    DHS faces challenge in hiring 1,000 security experts 07/10/2009 03:33:00

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's effort to hire some 1,000 new cybersecurity experts could hit a wall because such skills are increasingly hard to find, according to security experts.
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    Alleged kingpin of data heists was a computer addict, lawyer says 21/08/2009 06:06:00

    Albert Gonzalez, the man described by federal authorities as the kingpin of a gang responsible for stealing more than 130 million payment cards, is a computer addict constantly looking for ways to challenge his abilities, according to his lawyer.
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    New initiative is looking for a few good cybersecurity pros 28/07/2009 05:43:00

    Amid concerns that the U.S. has a shortage of cybersecurity professionals, a new consortium of U.S. government and private organizations aims to identify students with strong computer skills and train them as cybersecurity guardians, warriors and "top guns."
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    Google's OS security claims called 'idiotic' 09/07/2009 05:11:00

    Google, while announcing its new Chrome operating system late Tuesday, said users would no longer have to worry about viruses, malware and security updates, but security experts disagreed on whether Google can deliver on those promises.
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    Small-business network security 101 02/07/2009 05:17:00

    Today more than ever, good network security is vital to businesses of all sizes. Cybercriminals, equipped with sophisticated software that automates the task of seeking out vulnerabilities, aren't focusing on large enterprises alone; any easy target will do. Fortunately, however, good security isn't as expensive or as complicated to implement as it used to be.
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    Adobe patches 13 critical PDF bugs in first quarterly update 10/06/2009 12:36:00

    Adobe issued its first regularly-scheduled security updates on Tuesday, fixing at least 13 critical flaws reported by outside researchers and secretly patching an unspecified number of bugs found by its own team.
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    Microsoft plans jumbo patch day next week 05/06/2009 05:02:00

    Microsoft today said it will deliver 10 security updates next week to patch serious bugs in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Word and Excel.
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    Microsoft puts Mac users at risk with patch policy, says researcher 14/05/2009 07:31:00

    A security researcher has called foul on Microsoft for doing exactly what it has thrashed hackers over for years: revealing information that can be used to hijack computers before a patch is available.
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    Five Ways To Survive a Data Breach Investigation 16/04/2009 09:11:00

    Security experts say it all the time: If a company thinks it has suffered a data security breach, the key to getting at the truth unscathed is to have a response plan in place for what needs to be done and who needs to be in charge of certain tasks. And, as SANS Institute instructor Lenny Zeltser advised in CSOonline's recent How to Respond to an Unexpected IT Security Incident article, "ask lots and lots of questions" before making rash decisions.
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    HP urges LaserJet users to patch printers 09/02/2009 09:01:00

    Hewlett-Packard has warned owners of some of its laser printers to update their devices' firmware or risk having remote attackers access previously-printed documents.
 
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