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Google admits Desktop security risk

February 20, 2006 Google Desktop 3 Beta contains a security risk for businesses, says Gartner, and Google agrees. TAGS: Gartner Inc., Google Desktop, security risk, enterprise, Google Inc., risk, intellectual property, security, server

FedEx Kinko's payment card cracked

March 2, 2006 Anyone with some extra hardware and technical know-how could add value to the card, but FedEx says there's no risk. TAGS: Federal Express, researcher, payment, value, card, risk, security, code, video

Adobe fixes PDF reader flaws

July 12, 2006 If left unpatched, vulnerabilities in Adobe Systems' PDF reader software could put Windows, Mac users at risk of cyberattack. TAGS: PDF reader, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat, cyberattack, flaw, vulnerability, buffer-overflow, risk, Adobe PDF, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, security, operating system, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'

March 4, 2008 ATMs that rely on desktop PC technology--and that's a lot of them--are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks. TAGS: ATM, bank, business development, safe, risk, researcher, denial of service, security, U.K., patch management, desktop computer, PC, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Apple flaws put both Macs and PCs at risk

May 12, 2006 Patches arrive for more than 40 holes affecting QuickTime, used by Apple and Windows systems, and Mac OS X. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, flaw, Apple Computer, advisory, Apple Mac OS, risk, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, vulnerability, patch management, security, media player, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

Surfing a bigger risk than spam to company networks

September 15, 2006 Businesses are more likely to pick up a virus via employee Web surfing than from e-mail attachments, study says. TAGS: staff, malicious software, risk, monitoring, virus, security, e-mail

Sun's Solaris 10 at risk of zero-day exploit

February 13, 2007 Security bugs in Sun Microsystems' telnet service could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to a system. TAGS: Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., SANS Institute, security bug, SSH, attacker, vulnerability, risk, security, server, password

Security firms squabble over mobile threats

July 24, 2006 CA says F-Secure is hyping smart-phone risks, but Finnish company insists threats are real--just not widespread. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., Finnish company, Computer Associates International Inc., corporate security, Orange PCS, smart phone, threat, mobile operator, malicious software, risk, security, virus, antivirus

Going after the bigger insider threats

September 20, 2006 Eric J. Sinrod says new data debunks the notion that fired and disgruntled employees pose the greatest security risks. TAGS: data security, IT professional, access management, leadership, risk, information technology, training, America, security

Security pros provide interim IE patch

September 22, 2006 Third-party fix plugs a Microsoft browser hole that's increasingly being exploited in cyberattacks. TAGS: cyberattack, patch, iDefense, patch management, fix, security company, vulnerability, attack, flaw, risk, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft plugs worm hole in Windows

July 11, 2006 "Critical" flaw could let worm spread, company says, as it sends updates addressing 18 problems in Windows, Office. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, attacker, Web server, Microsoft Office, worm, patch management, risk, DHCP, Microsoft Windows Server, security, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., fix, service pack

Microsoft: BitLocker key to safe disk disposal

April 26, 2006 Says businesses using Vista with its hard drive encryption technology will have easy, safe way to dispose hard disks. TAGS: encryption technology, MessageLabs Ltd., back door, encryption, risk, Microsoft Windows Vista, hard drive, Microsoft Corp., security

The Democratic Party's dangerous experiment

February 5, 2008 Computer scientists David Dill and Barbara Simons caution that the risks of Internet voting may outweigh any perceived benefits. TAGS: e-voting, private equity, proposal, Democrat, vote, U.S., risk, U.K., security
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