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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Security pros provide interim IE patch
September 22, 2006
Third-party fix plugs a Microsoft browser hole that's increasingly being exploited in cyberattacks.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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