Internet Explorer is the 'sweet spot' for attackers so far in 2014

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	Internet Explorer is the 'sweet spot' for attackers so far in 2014 After analyzing public vulnerabilities and exploit trends in the first half of 2014, Bromium Labs concluded that Internet Explorer is the “sweet spot for attackers.”“Internet Explorer was the most patched and also one of the most exploited products,” the report (pdf) states. Microsoft’s browser “set a record high for reported vulnerabilities in the first half of 2014” and also “leads in publicly reported exploits.”Adobe Flash player has been another prime target. “Flash exploits require DEP and ASLR bypass for successful execution.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee The Only Next Gen Firewall to Stop AETs The risk of network security systems being compromised by AETs continues to grow as more and more cybercriminals actively exploit this vulnerability. The answer is to combine stream-based inspection with data normalization on multiple protocol layers. The risk of network security systems being compromised by AETs continues to grow as more and more cybercriminals actively exploit this vulnerability. The answer is to combine stream-based inspection with data normalization In this Issue Arrests made after international cyber-ring targets StubHub The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2014 (so far!) 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Learn More Finding life in space by looking for extraterrestrial pollution If what we know as advanced life exists anywhere other than Earth, then perhaps they are dirtying their atmosphere as much as we have and that we could use such pollution components to perhaps more easily spot such planets in the universe. That’s the basics of new research put for this week by researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics that stated if we could spot the fingerprints of certain pollutants under ideal conditions, it would offer a new approach in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.+More on Network World: The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2014 (so far!)+ The researchers pointed specifically to the future James Webb Space Telescope should be able to detect two kinds of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) -- ozone-destroying chemicals used in solvents and aerosols. They calculated that that the James Webb could tease out the signal of CFCs if atmospheric levels were 10 times those on Earth. A particularly advanced civilization might intentionally pollute the atmosphere to high levels and globally warm a planet that is otherwise too cold for life.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More File-encrypting Android ransomware 'Simplocker' targets English-speaking users The malware was updated to use FBI-themed alerts and encrypt backup files, researchers from ESET said Read More Friday is SysAdmin Appreciation Day: Here's one way to make sure you're appreciated Friday is the 15th annual SysAdmin Appreciation Day. Pictured above is a related poster created by and featuring the IT department of the Launch Federal Credit Union, which serves Florida’s Cape Canaveral region.“We didn’t feel appreciated enough last year,” writes a Launch FCU sysadmin on a SpiceWorks message board, “so we sent this email to all employees and displayed 20 of these posters in visible places in every department.”In case you can’t make out all the words in the picture, the key sentence reads: “So appreciate an IT person today and we may allow you to use your computer tomorrow.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: e-SignLive Security for E-Signatures and E-Transactions To help identify the security requirements against which you should evaluate electronic signature solutions, this 5-page whitepaper answers questions like: How do I know who e-signed the document? 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