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    Security experts name top 25 programming screw-ups 13/01/2009 08:09:00

    A group of more than 30 computer organizations has taken what some are calling a big step toward making software more secure.
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    Chinese team mistakenly released unpatched IE7 exploit 12/12/2008 08:06:00

    Chinese security researchers mistakenly released the code needed to hack a PC by exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 browser, potentially putting millions of computer users at risk -- but it appears some hackers already knew how to exploit the flaw.
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    Apple yanks antivirus advice from its Web site 05/12/2008 06:14:00

    Apple late Tuesday yanked a controversial support document from its Web site that had urged Mac users to run antivirus software because the recommendation was "old and inaccurate," a company spokesman said Wednesday.
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    Hackers launch PDF attacks, exploit just-patched Reader bug 10/11/2008 10:43:00

    Attackers are exploiting one of the vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader that was patched earlier this week, a security researcher warned Friday as he urged users to update as soon as possible.
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    Apple's patch process a mess, say researchers 23/09/2008 07:57:00

    Apple's patching process proves that the company isn't serious about moving Macs into the enterprise, security researchers said Monday.
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    How to keep your tech career afloat 03/09/2008 07:55:00

    Anyone who has worked in IT for more than five minutes knows that the field has been in a dramatic transformation for the past 10 years, invading and conquering other organizational domains such as communications and security, while also wrestling with the new issues that technology has wrought such as employee mobility. In most organizations, IT has had to transform itself from a bunch of techies installing and troubleshooting equipment to a key enabler of business strategy and competitiveness.
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    New risks in 802.11n 21/07/2008 10:48:08

    Along with the potential performance and coverage benefits of 802.11n come a few new security risks, says industry security guru Joshua Wright. Wright presented a Webinar last week that outlined several new vulnerabilities that high-speed 802.11n networks introduce.
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    Linux can save us 18/07/2008 15:03:34

    In case you haven't noticed, the economy is collapsing.
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    ISC: Unpatched Windows PCs fall to hackers in under 5 minutes 15/07/2008 08:48:47

    It takes less than five minutes for hackers to find and compromise an unpatched Windows PC after it's connected to the Internet, a security researcher said today.
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    Storm botnet stages Fourth of July attacks 07/07/2008 08:43:21

    As predicted, hackers tried to trick users into downloading the Storm bot Trojan Friday by unleashing a flood of Fourth of July spam bearing links to malicious sites, several security companies reported.
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    Researcher finds new flaw in QuickTime for Windows 29/04/2008 09:41:38

    A security think tank says it has found a vulnerability in Apple's QuickTime multimedia player that can be exploited remotely to compromise Windows Vista PCs upgraded to Service Pack 1, as well as XP SP2.
 
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