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	Microsoft fixes critical DLL hole in Office but not XP SP3 Patch Tuesday included Microsoft's first (and only) DLL hijacking patchThis month's fairly light Patch Tuesday included a critical patch for Microsoft Office that fixed a couple of dangerous issues, including Microsoft's first and only patch for the DLL hijacking vulnerability that made big news in August. The Office patch also included a fix for a scary drive-by exploit which could infect a PC if an evil e-mail showed up in the preview box of Outlook. Read More WEBCAST: Websense, Inc. Securing the Social Web Organizations around the world are racing to take advantage of social networking and media like Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Along with these new resources, comes new risk as user-generated content circumvents traditional security technologies such as antivirus and URL filtering. 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Read More FCC investigating Google over Street View The FCC confirmed on Wednesday that it is investigating whether Google broke any federal eavesdropping laws when collecting data for its controversial Street View mapping service. Read More Protecting card data at the point of sale Best methods for navigating the POS security standard minefield Read More Three charged with phishing after Sears investigation Three men have been arrested on phishing charges after local police got a tip that somebody was sending boxes filled with computer equipment to abandoned houses in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos How to implement a data loss prevention strategy This paper guides IT professionals through the steps necessary to implement a practical data loss prevention (DLP) strategy. It starts off by quickly looking at what's driving data loss prevention, the consequences of data loss and how it can be comprehensively tackled using Sophos solutions. Read Now Virus infecting phones in China costs you $300,000 a day A virus masquerading as an antivirus application (how's that for irony?) has been infecting countless mobile phones in China. The virus lets hackers take control of the phone who then spam the phone's entire address with links that allow the virus to spread to even more phones. Read More Security reality vs. feelings: Steinberger on Schneier Bruce Schneier recently presented an excellent brief lecture as part of the TED series. One of his core ideas is that there are two basic ways we think about security: reality and feeling. Read More Malicious websites increase by over 100% in a year The number of malicious website on the net has increased by more than 100 percent, since last year, says Websense. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Protecting Sensitive Data in Non-Production Environments The ideal data privacy solution must provide the necessary data masking techniques to satisfy the simplest and most complex policy requirements. These techniques must produce results that accurately mask context-sensitive data and include a way to propagate masked data elements consistently across applications and operating environments. Read now NATO clause V could deter cyberattack, says defence minister Cyberattacks should be subject to the same laws, treaties and international conventions as in the physical world, UK defence minister Nick Harvey has said in a Chatham House speech which laid down an important new marker in government attitudes. Read More Women more likely to fall for Internet fraud Women are significantly more likely than men to fall for Internet scams, a new piece of research has claimed after conducting an online test. Read More Google vs Facebook: Adult supervision desperately needed You'd think the drinking water in Silicon Valley has been replaced with baby formula, given how childish some of the biggest companies in tech have acted this year. First on the Romper Room roll call is Steve Jobs, who has thrown tantrums over Adobe Flash, Android, lost prototypes, the tendency of his uberphone to lose its signal when held the wrong way, and various other prickles that have lodged in his big boy pants. Read More Firesheep, Blacksheep, and Protecting Your Wi-Fi Data Despite the convenience, free public Wi-Fi networks like those found in hotels, Starbucks, and McDonald's are also a serious risk when it comes to your data and personal information. A new Firefox plug-in makes it even easier for tech novices to snoop wireless traffic, making it even more crucial than ever that users understand the risks and take precautions when using Wi-fi hotspots. Read More
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