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Mozilla released an update to Firefox 3 on Tuesday that patches 12 security vulnerabilities, four of which it rated as critical. Firefox 3.0.9 targets 12 security vulnerabilities Here are some examples of targeted attacks that are occuring. They come disguised as valid looking files (PDF, DOC, XLS, PPT). Spammers and attackers are using the wide spread news about . . . → Read More: News from the Week The developers of Firefox released a new version this week to fix several security vulnerabilities. If you have Firefox configured to automatically download the latest version (the default), you should not have to do anything to get the update. An article from CNet reports on how the Conficker worm got into some critical hospital systems. It’s written . . . → Read More: Weekend Reading from Around the Web Here are some of the terms you’ll often see related to some of the nasty programs floating around the Internet. Backdoor Backdoors are software programs that allow attackers remote access to infected machines across the Internet or a local network. Botnet A bot, sometimes referred to as zombie, is a computer that has been infected with malware that allows a . . . → Read More: Malware Glossary Verizon reported data security breaches increased significantly in 2008. Although not all the news is bad for smaller businesses. Despite being more secure, data thieves aim for companies and organizations that have a larger amount of records, which makes it a higher pay day when they’re successful. In previous years, hackers targeted smaller companies with weaker security, . . . → Read More: Best Weekend Reading Conficker Worm Still In The News Conficker Finally Awakes & Dumps Payload So it seems something big was brewing with Conficker, they just didn’t want to do what everyone expected and unleash it on April 1st when all eyes were on them. It seems like they are going for the old ransom tactic and duping users into buying . . . → Read More: Best Weekend Reading |
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