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Cyber Crooks Hot On Heels Of Computer Users: Cisco
Cisco CEO John Chambers said at RSA that security defenders are just a few steps head of cybercriminals and that security must be built into the network
THREAT POST
Critical Infrastructure Security Still Lagging
SCADA networks historically have focused on safety, compliance, and reliability, with security becoming a factor only recently
THE WASHINGTON POST
Hack Against ISP Hijacks Bank, Google Adsense
Attackers hacked a major Brazilian ISP's DNS this month, serving up malicious software and phishing scams to more than 1 million customers
NETWORK WORLD
NKill Aims To Catalog Vulnerabilities Of Every Computer
A researcher is building a search engine that will track the security vulnerabilities on every computer connected to the Internet
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Obama's New High-Security BlackBerry Coming Soon
President Obama's top secret BlackBerry 8830 is getting a final encryption and security checkup from the National Security Agency -- it will replace the combined BlackBerry and Sectera Edge device he has been using to secure his mobile communications
SOPHOS
Good Riddance -- Zango Shuts Down
Notorious adware distributor finally closes its doors
SC MAGAZINE
RSA: IT Security Budgets Faring Well
Panel of industry watchers says spending is holding up under economic pressure
NETWORK WORLD
Government, Military Officials At RSA Warn Of Cyberthreats
Feds discuss efforts to break up cybercrime rings
NETWORK WORLD
Controversial Einstein Systems To Inspect U.S. Government's Internet Traffic
Special-purpose IDS is designed to provide early warning of viruses and worms
BKIS SECURITY BLOG
Wordex -- First Malware Exploits MS Word (MS08-072) In The Wild
First exploit for newly discovered Word vulnerability
DIGITAL JOURNAL
International Hackers Attacking NYPD's Computers
Boys in blue are pasted with 70,000 attempts a day, probably from China
ZDnet
New Ransomeware Locks PCs, Demands Premium SMS For Removal
Researchers say new attack is less sophisticated than previous exploits
H-ONLINE
Linux Cache Poisoning Easier Than On Windows?
Sample code for exploiting Linux is published
WASHINGTON POST
A Pentagon Cybercommand Is In The Works
Reorganized command would coordinate military cyberdefense, develop offensive weapons
CNET
Congress To Probe P2P Sites Over 'Inadvertent Sharing'E
House reopens probe of Lime Wire and other peer-to-peer file-sharing companies
COMPUTERWORLD
Researcher Wants Hacker Groups Hounded Mercilessly
Botnet expert proposes "special ops" units to disrupt hacker activity
THE REGISTER
Teenage Hacking Menace Jailed For 11 Months
Hacker built botnet to launch DDoS attacks, "swatted" online rivals
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Most Businesses Don't Have Their Heads Around Cloud Security
Companies concerned, but not doing anything about it, Ponemon/Deloitte study says
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
Coders' Rights Project
New EFF project protects white hat hackers in the face of new legal challenges
TECHWORLD
Tony Blair's Facebook Profile Hijacked
Attackers levy abusive attacks on former British prime minister and his wife
SEARCH SECURITY
Cryptographers Say Cloud Computing Can Be Secured
Shared infrastructure's security problems are tough, but not insurmountable, experts say
WALL STREET JOURNAL
Computer Spies Breach Fighter-Jet Project
Hackers download terabytes of data, but the most sensitive information was stored offline
MX LOGIC
Mac Botnet Used For DDoS Attacks
Researchers document what might be the first Mac-based botnet
H SECURITY ONLINE
Weaknesses Found In Several Virus Scanners
Researcher identifies flaw in BitDefender, avast, ESET, and Fortinet products
NEW ZEALAND HERALD
MSN Website Hacked
Attackers replace news stories with pie-faced photo of Bill Gates on New Zealand site
SPAMFIGHTER
New Conficker Variant Enters Into Spam Business
Conficker.E spreads in much the same way that Conficker.B did, Symantec says
SPAMFIGHTER
Mounting Malware Threat To The U.S. Federal Government
Feds see nearly 5,5000 malware "breaches" in 2008, up sharply from 2007
EXAPROTECT
Loss Of Company Reputation Is Greatest Threat Posed By Stolen Laptops
Public breach disclosures can hurt a company's image, according to Dell study
IT BRIEF
250,000 Malicious Sites Created Daily
Malware sites going live at an unprecedented pace, AVG report says
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Oracle Agrees To Acquire Sun Microsystems
In a surprise twist, Oracle said it will buy for $7.4 billion, following failed talks between IBM and Sun
USA TODAY
Starwood Sues Hilton Hotels Over Alleged Corporate Espionage
Hotel giant alleges Hilton stole more than 100,000 electronic and hard copy files with trade secrets to help expand its luxury hotel offerings
THE IT SECURITY GUY
Federal Cybersecurity Report Almost Due
The administration's 60-day cybersecurity review is due to be completed this week, but expectations are low about what the report will recommend, and when it will go public
HEISE ONLINE
Mobile Phone Web Sessions Hijacked Via SMS
Italian security experts demonstrate how Web traffic on a mobile phone can be diverted to a proxy server controlled by an attacker
COMPUTERWORLD UK
Plans To Reveal Software Flaw Stopped By Vendor Concerns
Black Hat Europe researchers cancel a presentation set to expose a major security vulnerability after worries of potential attacks before the vendor could patch it
MX LOGIC BLOG
Waledac Variant Uses SMS Spy Social Engineering Theme
The Waledac botnet is using a new tack, luring victims to download a program that purports to read others' SMS messages online
COMPUTERWORLD UK
Three-Quarters Of IT Managers Find Inappropriate Material On Employee Laptops
A survey of U.S. security and IT professionals shows 75% have found "inappropriate" pictures, videos, or browser cache links on employee laptops
FOX NEWS
Feds Seeking Computer Hackers To Secure Nation's Networks
General Dynamics Information Technology advertises on behalf of the Homeland Security Department for someone who could "think like the bad guy"
WIRED
Documents: FBI Spyware Has Been Snaring Extortionists And Hackers For Years
FBI-produced spyware program used in federal investigations into extortion plots, terrorist threats, and hacker attacks in past seven years, newly declassified documents show
INFORMIT
Software Security Comes of Age: Reaches $500M Threshold
Despite recession, software security market is growing, says Gary McGraw
CNET
Pirate Bay Defendants Found Guilty
Swedish court found the four defendants in the high-profile Pirate Bay case guilty, sentencing each to a year in jail for illegal file-sharing operation
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CVE-2013-3744
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 21 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Deployment, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2400.
CVE-2013-3743
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 6 Update 45 and earlier and 5.0 Update 45 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to AWT.
CVE-2013-2473
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 21 and earlier, 6 Update 45 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 45 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2463, CVE-2013-2464, CVE-2013-2465, CVE-2013-2469, CVE-2013-2470, CVE-2013-2471, and CVE-2013-2472.
CVE-2013-2472
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 21 and earlier, 6 Update 45 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 45 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2463, CVE-2013-2464, CVE-2013-2465, CVE-2013-2469, CVE-2013-2470, CVE-2013-2471, and CVE-2013-2473.
CVE-2013-2471
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 21 and earlier, 6 Update 45 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 45 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2463, CVE-2013-2464, CVE-2013-2465, CVE-2013-2469, CVE-2013-2470, CVE-2013-2472, and CVE-2013-2473.