Frank Washkuch

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Apple fixes eight QuickTime vulnerabilities

Apple fixes eight QuickTime vulnerabilities

Apple on Wednesday patched eight flaws in its QuickTime media player.
Frank Washkuch Jul 13 2007 8:28AM Security
Mozilla to patch Firefox flaw, vulnerable with Internet Explorer

Mozilla to patch Firefox flaw, vulnerable with Internet Explorer

Mozilla is set to patch a flaw in Firefox that can be exploited when the program is sent malicious data by Internet Explorer (IE).
Frank Washkuch Jul 12 2007 9:32AM Security
Image spam drops again, but researchers see more PDF stock spam

Image spam drops again, but researchers see more PDF stock spam

Levels of image spam dropped again in June, but researchers also saw increased use of PDF spam.
Frank Washkuch Jul 10 2007 9:35AM Security
Phishing scam targets top corporate brass

Phishing scam targets top corporate brass

Cyberattackers are doing their homework when targeting corporate executives, according to a recent report from MessageLabs.
Frank Washkuch Jul 9 2007 9:53AM Security
US$1M reward for dobbing in pirates

US$1M reward for dobbing in pirates

The US Business Software Alliance, an advocacy group representing major software manufacturers, has announced that it has raised its reward incentive for turning in suspected software pirates — from US$200,000 to up to US$1 million from July to October.
Frank Washkuch Jul 4 2007 11:37AM Security
3Com plans TippingPoint IPO

3Com plans TippingPoint IPO

Network infrastructure provider 3Com announced on Saturday that it will offer an initial public offering (IPO) of stock of its subsidiary, intrusion prevention vendor TippingPoint.
Frank Washkuch Jul 3 2007 11:50AM Security
IT security term of the day: whaling

IT security term of the day: whaling

Frank Washkuch Jul 2 2007 2:42PM Security
Is Harry Potter dead? A flash drive worm says so

Is Harry Potter dead? A flash drive worm says so

Harry Potter, the boy wizard whose adventures have sold millions of books and box office tickets, is dead — at least according to malware writers.
Frank Washkuch Jul 2 2007 10:08AM Security
Romanian NASA hacker appears in court

Romanian NASA hacker appears in court

A Romanian hacker accused of breaking into the networks of NASA and other federal agencies appeared in a Romanian court on Tuesday.
Frank Washkuch Jun 29 2007 9:58AM Security
Will Congress act on notification legislation?

Will Congress act on notification legislation?

Nearly six months into the term of the 110th Congress, it's unclear whether significant federal breach notification legislation will be passed before the November 2008 general election, breach experts said today.
Frank Washkuch Jun 28 2007 10:55AM Security
What’s next for Paris Hilton?

What’s next for Paris Hilton?

Frank Washkuch Jun 27 2007 1:51PM Security
Harry Potter, and last week’s other IT security news

Harry Potter, and last week’s other IT security news

Frank Washkuch Jun 27 2007 1:44PM Security
On responsible disclosure, Part 1

On responsible disclosure, Part 1

Frank Washkuch Jun 27 2007 1:43PM Security
What does the Apple iPhone mean for security pros?

What does the Apple iPhone mean for security pros?

Frank Washkuch Jun 27 2007 1:41PM Security
SecureWorks finds stolen data cache, variants of Prg trojan

SecureWorks finds stolen data cache, variants of Prg trojan

Researchers at SecureWorks have discovered several caches of stolen data containing the personal and financial information of 10,000 corporate and home PC users, as well as new variants of the Prg trojan.
Frank Washkuch Jun 27 2007 11:07AM Security
Apple patches two security flaws in OS X, releases Safari Beta 3.0.2

Apple patches two security flaws in OS X, releases Safari Beta 3.0.2

Apple on Friday released patches for a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in WebCore and a vulnerability in WebKit that allows arbitrary code execution — as well a third beta version of Safari for Windows.
Frank Washkuch Jun 26 2007 9:28AM Security
'Italian Job' trojan could lead to future localised attacks

'Italian Job' trojan could lead to future localised attacks

Security researchers said today that the recent MPACK-aided trojan attack is a sign that future mass-attacks may become increasingly localised.
Frank Washkuch Jun 25 2007 7:00AM Security
Experts investigate 'Harry Potter hack'

Experts investigate 'Harry Potter hack'

Was the final book in the Harry Potter series really breached by hackers? Security experts today said they doubt it.
Frank Washkuch Jun 22 2007 10:00AM Security
McAfee predictions accurate on phishing websites but not on mobile malware

McAfee predictions accurate on phishing websites but not on mobile malware

McAfee's Avert Labs researchers said they were accurate in predicting a 2007 rise in password-stealing websites and public awareness of identity and data theft, but were off-base in foretelling a jump in mobile malware and adware.
Frank Washkuch Jun 20 2007 9:43AM Security
Image spammers change tactics

Image spammers change tactics

Although numerous security vendors have testified to a decrease in image spam in recent months, that hasn't stopped spammers from tweaking their methodologies.
Frank Washkuch Jun 18 2007 10:04AM Security

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