Microsoft patches 22 bugs, stops Autorun hole that helps Conficker

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	Microsoft patches 22 bugs, stops Autorun hole that helps Conficker Patch Tuesday is a biggie, as expected, with a surprise addition for XP, Vista that stops USB infections via Autorun.As expected, Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday is big: 22 bugs fixed via 12 updates, including patches for three zero-day exploits. Microsoft also made a change to the Autorun services in XP and Vista that it hopes will put a cramp in the spread of Conficker. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: St. Bernard, now doing business as EdgeWave Spend Less on Web Security, Earn $15 GC iPrism Web Security offers award-winning protection at the perimeter, while it helps enforce your AUP. And our TCO is the lowest on the market - proven in an independent study. We'll try to match the cost of your current solution, or any competitive offer you have. You'll earn cash just for checking us out. Click here for the EdgeWave Bid Desk. In this Issue Google uncorks iPhone language translation app Out of control: Giant US electronic records project could top $1B Geekiest marriage proposals of all time Security researcher feels the wrath of Anonymous Check Point expands security blade platform, intros best-practices program Identity theft down but cost skyrockets U.S. Energy lab nabs 10-petaflop IBM supercomputer for future research Bug bounty program reveals 22 unpatched flaws, 5 in Office Malware exploding, especially on mobile devices Android Market's instant app download a security threat, Sophos says FedEx says tracking system "back to normal" after software glitch Assange attorney: Text messages mention 'revenge' WHITE PAPER: IBM The Benefits of Cloud Computing Although the benefits of cloud computing are clear, so is the need to develop proper security for cloud implementations. The following whitepaper provides an overview of key security issues related to cloud computing, concluding with the IBM Point of View on a secure cloud architecture and environment. Read Now Google uncorks iPhone language translation app Google Translate iPhone app accepts voice input for 15 languagesGoogle today announced a new Apple iPhone app that promises to let users translate text in 57 languages and voice in 15 languages. Read More Out of control: Giant US electronic records project could top $1B GAO report says National Archives records software project could top $1.4BThe government's all-encompassing digital federal records keeping system is costing a lot more - perhaps as high as 41% more -- than originally planned and could top $1.4 billion if estimates from the Government Accountability Office are correct. Read More Geekiest marriage proposals of all time Here are more than 20 marriage proposals that are beyond the capacity of ordinary men.They say there's a lid for every pot. And when a geek has found his lid, there comes a time when he wants to take a soldering iron to it and make sure it's not going anywhere. But a true geek can't just hide a ring in the dessert and get down on one knee. Oh, no. He must pop the question with creativity and flair, to make it as memorable as possible for his geek princess in the only ways a geek knows... Read More Security researcher feels the wrath of Anonymous Wikileaks defenders Anonymous are firing both barrels at a security researcher who promised to name people in the group. Aaron Barr vowed he'd expose organizers of the online activist group Anonymous next week, but in response Anonymous hacked his Twitter account, broke into his company network and posted more than 44,000 of the company's e-mails.They also posted his home address, phone number and Social Security number on his Twitter page. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Combating Cyberwar Threats Threats posed by cyberwar cannot be defended using the traditional all-or-nothing security that's aimed solely at keeping attackers out of the government enterprise. Learn why Tripwire's solutions provide the real-time awareness necessary to fight cyberwar. Read More! Check Point expands security blade platform, intros best-practices program Check Point is introducing four applications for its a la carte security platform that allows customers to create tailored security appliances on off-the-shelf hardware. Read More Identity theft down but cost skyrockets Identity theft related to credit and debit cards dropped by 28% in 2010 over 2009—but the out-of-pocket cost to victimized consumers rose by 68%. Read More U.S. Energy lab nabs 10-petaflop IBM supercomputer for future research The U.S. Department of Energy today said it would use IBM's 10-petaflop Blue Gene supercomputer to help researchers design ultra-efficient electric car batteries, understand global climate change and dig up space exploration mysteries. Read More Bug bounty program reveals 22 unpatched flaws, 5 in Office As it had promised last year, the world's biggest bug bounty program today released information about nearly two dozen unpatched vulnerabilities, including five in Microsoft Office. Read More WHITE PAPER: PacketMotion Remote Office Security This white paper covers how PacketSentry's distributed architecture makes it easy to apply security controls in international offices so that central IT Security staff can quickly and effectively mitigate many of these risks, without depending on remote IT staff or log sources. Read now! Malware exploding, especially on mobile devices Mobile malware is soaring and Adobe is the main vector of attack, according to new figures from security firm McAfee that were issued Tuesday. Read More Android Market's instant app download a security threat, Sophos says Android Market's instant-download feature for applications that customers buy has a flaw: It could open up Android devices to malicious downloads from attackers, according to security firm Sophos. Read More FedEx says tracking system "back to normal" after software glitch FedEx, which Monday saw a nationwide software glitch impact the mobile devices called PowerPads used by its package-delivery personnel, said it has resolved the problem. Read More Assange attorney: Text messages mention 'revenge' Text messages sent by the two women who accuse WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of rape and assault mention "revenge" and "economic gain," according to testimony during the second day of his extradition hearing. Read More
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