Security

Fri, October 05, 2007 - Microsoft will release critical patches for its Windows and Word software next Tuesday as part of its monthly release of security patches.

Thu, October 04, 2007 - The Federal government pulled the plug on the ca.gov Web domain used by the State of California on Tuesday, setting into motion a chain of events that threatened to grind government business to a standstill within the state.

Wed, October 03, 2007 - Chinese Internet Security Response Team apologizes for hosting code that loads script onto a visitor's machine.

Wed, October 03, 2007 - Microsoft's Blue Hat security event, the second since Vista's release, had a more collegial tone than past meetings with the vendor, security researchers say.

Wed, September 26, 2007 - A critical flaw in the way that the AOL's instant messaging client displays Web-based graphics could be exploited by criminals to create a self-copying worm attack, security researchers are warning.

Wed, September 26, 2007 - Sun Microsystems is taking a page from Microsoft's security group and changing the way it updates Java for the desktop.

Thu, September 20, 2007 - A serious flaw has been identified in the PDF file format that can allow an attacker to completely compromise a Windows box.

Mon, September 17, 2007 - Stolen bank account numbers are commanding the highest price in an underground trade of personal details stolen by hackers, according to a survey released Monday by security vendor Symantec.

Wed, September 12, 2007 - California man indicted by federal grand jury allegedly hacked into financial and credit card processing systems over the past two years.

Wed, September 12, 2007 - Knowing that terrorists have used cybercafe computers to avoid government detection, a Mumbai-based awareness group urges police to install keyboard trackers to detect terrorist activity.