Eric Schmidt: Google dropped idea of buying newspaper GOOGLE considered buying a newspaper but dropped the idea, the head of the internet search giant said in an interview with the Financial Times. Google chairman and chief executive officer Eric Schmidt said the California company had also considered using its charitable arm, Google.org, to support news [...]
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Analyzing malicious PDF documents, (Sun, May 24th)
Analyzing malicious PDF documents, (Sun, May 24th) As we announced in a recent ISC diary, Adobe is changing its patching model and strategy, but it seems still JavaScript will be enabled by default in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. As a consequence, I foreshadow more PDF vulnerabilities, exploits and attacks in the near future (let’s hope [...]
Google’s new Chome browser comes with privacy option
Google’s new Chome browser comes with privacy option Google has introduced its latest version of Chrome, and claims to have enhanced speed and privacy features. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/1J9YdfVXANU/
Office of U.S. Marshals infected by Neeris virus
Office of U.S. Marshals infected by Neeris virus The office of U.S. Marshals was infected with a computer virus on Thursday that was able to infiltrate their computer network because the federal law enforcement agency was running an out-of-date anti-malware solution. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/u2cTc9WEDHs/
Phishers continue to wage war on Facebook, Twitter
Phishers continue to wage war on Facebook, Twitter Social networking sites are all the rage within phishing circles these days. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/COEloGZT0oA/
Phishers continue to wage war on Facebook, Twitter
Phishers continue to wage war on Facebook, Twitter Social networking sites are all the rage these days within phishing circles. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/COEloGZT0oA/
Google Accelerates Chrome 2 For Windows
Google Accelerates Chrome 2 For Windows Google’s Chrome browser got faster Thursday with the release of Chrome 2.0.172.28. No, that’s not an IP address. While Microsoft prefers to hide incremental update designations in Internet Explorer to confound hackers, Google wants everyone to know that its engineers are upgrading everything as fast as they can. At [...]
Conficker attempting to infect 50,000 per day
Conficker attempting to infect 50,000 per day Publicity around the Conficker worm has been relatively quiet for the past month, but security researchers say it hasn’t gone dormant. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/oVdrYuBih98/
Conficker attempting to infect 50,000 per day
Conficker attempting to infect 50,000 per day After Conficker failed to put an end to the internet on April 1, word about the worm has been relatively quiet for the past month, but security researchers say it has not gone dormant. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/oVdrYuBih98/
Adobe to issue scheduled patches, invest more in code review
Adobe to issue scheduled patches, invest more in code review Adobe, responding to widespread industry criticism that it was not effectively reacting to issues, unveiled on Wednesday a new approach to securing code and patching flaws. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/1N-mbQtMJII/
OTA seeks comment
OTA seeks comment The Online Trust Alliance (OTA), an industry group whose mission is to eliminate email and internet fraud, has released for comment a draft document outlining its Online Trust Principles. OTA said the principles listed in the document are a major step toward establishing business practices for greater online protection. After a 30-day [...]
Clinton White House data on missing National Archives drive
Clinton White House data on missing National Archives drive The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has lost an external hard drive that contained copies of sensitive data belonging to the Clinton administration, the agency confirmed Wednesday. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/cv7B2cK3oLw/
Netbook comes with factory-sealed malware
Netbook comes with factory-sealed malware In a rare occurrence, a brand-new factory-sealed netbook has been found to contain malware, according to researchers at Kaspersky Labs. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/tO5uE3BHlkw/
GAO report finds security lagging at federal agencies
GAO report finds security lagging at federal agencies Federal agencies continue to be lax in their implementation of information security programs, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/OSIQaJ9p-X4/
Google Threatened With Sanctions Over Photo Mapping Service in Germany
Google Threatened With Sanctions Over Photo Mapping Service in Germany A German data protection official on Tuesday threatened Google, the world’s largest search company, with “unspecified sanctions” if the company did not change its Street View panoramic photo mapping service to conform to the country’s strict privacy laws. Source – NY Times Reddit It | Digg This | Add [...]
