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Apple pours OS X Snow Leopard another Java fix

Apple on Tuesday patched Java 6 for OS X Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion, fixing 34 flaws that Oracle addressed the same day for Windows.

By Gregg Keizer | 19 June, 2013 11:00

Tags: net applications, Apple, security, Mac OS X, Malware and Vulnerabilities, Oracle
More malware is travelling on P2P networks these days

Hackers have found a devious new way to disseminate malware: They're using peer-to-peer networks.

By Lucian Constantin | 17 June, 2013 10:18

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, security, Damballa, Malware and Vulnerabilities
Microsoft to tackle under-attack Office bug next week

Microsoft today said it will ship just five security updates next week, the fewest in any month so far this year, to patch 23 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows and Office.

By Gregg Keizer | 06 June, 2013 20:23

Tags: Lumension, Bull, Microsoft, Windows, software, Malware and Vulnerabilities, operating systems
Apple fixes irritating Mountain Lion bugs, firms up Java defenses

Apple on Tuesday updated OS X Mountain Lion, likely for one of the last times, with a combination of compatibility and reliability bug fixes as well as vulnerability patches.

By Gregg Keizer | 05 June, 2013 11:00

Tags: Apple, security, Mac OS X, Malware and Vulnerabilities
Google Chrome bags a rare critical vulnerability fix

Google today patched 12 vulnerabilities in Chrome, including one of the few labeled critical that it has fixed in the five-year history of its browser.

By Gregg Keizer | 04 June, 2013 20:05

Tags: Google, Malware and Vulnerabilities, internet

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Bank security weaknesses led to cyber looting of $45M from ATMs

Alberto Yusi Lajud Pena, found dead in the Dominican Republic two weeks ago, was the leader of the New York cell of an international gang of cyber thieves that authorities allege stole a staggering $45 million from ATM machines around the world.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 10 May, 2013 20:26

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, security, Malware and Vulnerabilities
Security Manager's Journal: Spam makes a comeback

Out of the blue, phishing attacks previously caught in the spam filter are getting through to employee inboxes.

By Mathias Thurman | 11 March, 2013 10:18

Tags: security, FedEx, Malware and Vulnerabilities
How to talk security so people will listen (and comply!)

Sure you want users to comply with security edicts, but would you phish your own employees or share your company's hack history? At least some CIOs say yes. Insider (registration required)

By Stacy Collett | 03 January, 2013 13:04

Tags: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), symantec, security, intel, Malware and Vulnerabilities
Security Manager's Journal: Security has to extend to your customers

When a security manager's company sells software, he can't ignore the potential vulnerability of those products.

By Mathias Thurman | 22 October, 2012 10:12

Tags: security, application security, Access control and authentication, Malware and Vulnerabilities