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Adobe Readies Patch for Security Bug as Attacks Continue
In an advisory June 4, Adobe warned users that a vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader, Flash Player and Acrobat was actively being exploited by attackers. The bug exists in Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris as well as the authplay.dll component that ships with Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x for…
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Microsoft Windows Smartphones Target of Hacker Attacks
(Reuters) – Hackers have planted viruses in video games for smartphones running on Microsoft Corp’s Windows operating system, according to a security firm specializing in mobile devices. The games — 3D Anti-Terrorist and PDA Poker Art — are available on sites that provide legitimate software for mobile devices, according to John Hering, CEO of San…
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Former Chief of Privacy at Facebook to Task over Privacy Issues
Former Facebook privacy officer Chris Kelly has joined the ranks of public officials taking Facebook to task over privacy issues. Kelly is not the first politician to call for Facebook to make changes recently. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) made headlines in late April when he requested the Federal Trade Commission set privacy guidelines for social…
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Pretty Dangerous Format The Rising Trend of PDF Attacks
Pretty Dangerous Format The Rising Trend of PDF Attacks Malicious hackers use the PDF file format’s extended features against users by modifying PDF files in order use them as attack tools that exploit vulnerabilities in the Adobe products that read the files. No Title According to Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report, researchers at the company…
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Clickjacking at Top Websites Beaten By Researchers
Four researchers from Stanford and Carnegie Mellon outlined how frame busting, a protection meant to defeat clickjacking, can be circumvented on Twitter and other popular sites. The term clickjacking was first used in 2008 by WhiteHat Security CTO Jeremiah Grossman and Robert “RSnake” Hansen, CEO of SecTheory. In order to combat the attack, websites instituted…
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Failure to Patch
Failure to Patch One of the number one reasons hackers are so successful today is that they are able to prey upon systems with known vulnerabilities. Partners do a great disservice to customers when they don’t patch in a timely fashion. Misconfiguring Systems Partners should always harden customer systems with good configurations that follow the…
