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    VeriSign bolsters security for .com, .net sites 16/11/2009 17:23:00

    More than 95 million Web sites – including 80 million using .com names and 15 million using .net names – will have access to new security mechanisms that prevent visitors from being unknowingly sent to phony sites engaged in phishing and pharming attacks.
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    Trade group releases new list of 'awful' Internet laws 19/08/2009 05:38:00

    A Maine law that would require e-commerce vendors to get parental permission before collecting any personal information about teens and children is so broad that it could lead to lawsuits against vendors of many Internet services, according to the NetChoice trade group.
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    ICANN says new policy has killed 'domain tasting' 13/08/2009 20:54:00

    The entity in charge of the Internet's addressing system is declaring victory over an abusive trend in registering domain names.
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    Open-source project aims to makes secure DNS easier 31/07/2009 04:27:00

    A group of developers has released open-source software that gives administrators a hand in making the Internet's addressing system less vulnerable to hackers.
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    More holes found in Web's SSL security protocol 30/07/2009 18:27:00

    Security researchers have found some serious flaws in software that uses the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption protocol used to secure communications on the Internet.
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    Microsoft rushes patches to fix 'big deal' programming flaw 29/07/2009 08:33:00

    As promised, Microsoft today patched six vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE) and Visual Studio with the first "out-of-cycle" update since it plugged a hole last October that the Conficker worm later used to run rampant.
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    DNS remains vulnerable one year after Kaminsky bug 27/07/2009 08:59:00

    A year has passed since security researcher Dan Kaminsky disclosed a serious flaw in the DNS that makes it possible for hackers to launch cache poisoning attacks, where traffic is redirected from a legitimate Web site to a fake one without the Web site operator or end user knowing.
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    Adobe confirms Flash zero-day bug in PDF docs 23/07/2009 08:51:00

    Adobe is investigating a critical vulnerability in its Flash format that is currently being exploited by hackers using malicious PDF documents, according to the company's security team and outside researchers.
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    Microsoft admits it knew of critical IE bug in early '08 13/07/2009 08:45:00

    Microsoft on Thursday confirmed it has known about a bug behind widespread Internet Explorer (IE) attacks for more than a year, but defended its security process against critics.
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    NeuStar offers temporary fix for Kaminsky bug 17/06/2009 07:05:00

    NeuStar has developed a proprietary system for thwarting Web traffic hijacking attacks that the company plans to market until standard DNS Security (DNSSEC) mechanisms are deployed widely across the Internet.
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    Lawmakers: Keep ICANN oversight with US 05/06/2009 06:23:00

    Several U.S. lawmakers and an executive with the world's largest domain-name registrar called on the U.S. government to maintain oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) after a major agreement between two expires in September.
 
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