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Gumblar Malware's Home Domain is Active Again

ScanSafe researchers are seeing renewed activity regarding Gumblar, a multifunctional piece of malware that spreads by attacking PCs visiting hacked Web pages.
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Developer Finds Major Coding Errors in Facebook, MySpace

Social-networking sites MySpace and Facebook have apparently fixed coding errors that could have allowed an attacker access to all of their users' data and photos.

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Boston Celtics Clamp Down on Spam

Until recently, the Boston Celtics' e-mail infrastructure was outdated and badly in need of an overhaul.

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Postini Technology to Spread Across Google Apps

The Postini technology that lets Google Apps Premier administrators control their e-mail environments by establishing and enforcing usage policies, rules and parameters will be extended to the other applications of the suite.

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Federal Data Protection Law Inches Forward

A sweeping new bill that would implement a national standard for data protection and breach notification got a boost of support today from the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Microsoft Plans Six Patches Next Week, Ties November Record

Microsoft plans to will deliver six security updates on Tuesday, less than half the number it issued last month, to fix flaws in Windows and Office.

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Six Steps to Pull App Security Back to the Future

OWASP will host its 2009 AppSec DC conference next week, hoping to arm IT security practitioners with knowledge to improve application security. For a taste of what to expect, organization member Matt Fisher discusses what's wrong with app security today and six ways to make it better.

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Blue Coat Slashes Staff, Buys S7 Services Company

Security-appliance vendor Blue Coat Systems is laying off of close to 20 percent of its staff and restructuring its business in a drive to increase profitability.

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Developer Finds Major Coding Errors in Facebook, MySpace

Social-networking sites MySpace and Facebook have apparently fixed coding errors that could have allowed an attacker access to all of their users' data and photos.

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Apple Seeks New Sheriff to Lock Up IPhones

Just as a new hack, blacksn0w, promises to unlock iPhones with the latest Apple software from AT&T's wireless network, Apple is looking for a sheriff to lock the smartphones back up again, permanently.

 
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