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Mar 16, 2009 0

Conficker/Downadup evolves to defend itself

The enigmatic Conficker worm has evolved, adopting new capabilities that make it more difficult than ever to find and eradicate, security researchers say. In a blog published late last week, researchers ...
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Mar 16, 2009 0

Stolen-data trove offers look inside a botnet

Getting hacked is like having your computer turn traitor on you, spying on everything you do and shipping your secrets to identity thieves.Researchers from U.K.-based security firm Prevx found one ...
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Mar 12, 2009 0

uTest and AutomatedQA partner to offer comprehensive software testing

uTest and AutomatedQA announced today that the two companies have formed a strategic partnership to offer a combined package of automated testing and community-based software testing ...
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Mar 7, 2009 0

Microsoft Confirms You Can Yank IE8 from Windows 7

Microsoft Corp. confirmed that users will be able to remove Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), as well as several other integrated applications, from Windows 7. Applications that can be switched off, which ...
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Feb 15, 2009 0

Apple fixes dozens of holes with OS X security update

Apple released a Mac OS X security update on Thursday that contains fixes for more than two dozen vulnerabilities, including one in Safari RSS that could lead to arbitrary code ...
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Feb 10, 2009 0

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Brings Four Fixes For Eight Flaws

As part of its February patch cycle, Microsoft on Tuesday released four security bulletins addressing eight vulnerabilities in its software. Two of the bulletins are designated "critical" and two ...
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Feb 7, 2009 0

Privacy group calls Google Latitude a ‘danger’ to security

A privacy group is calling Google Inc.'s new mapping application an "unnecessary danger" to users' security and privacy. The criticism comes just a day after Google Inc. unveiled Google ...
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Feb 6, 2009 0

IBM Rational Tool Scans For Malevolent Ajax, Flash Code

Both Flash and Ajax contain known potential security holes. Nevertheless, developers rely on them for building an interactive Web presence. IBM has added AppScan to its Rational tools line to ...
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Feb 6, 2009 0

Bad economy could slow enterprise adoption of Windows 7

The turbulent economy could hinder enterprise adoption of Windows 7, even though many companies opted to skip Windows Vista and are still running the outdated Windows XP OS, ...
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Feb 5, 2009 0

Tech is a safe career choice today

The once rock-steady tech job has been battered by ferocious waves lately: a dot-com bust, offshoring, outsourcing, H-1B replacements, cost-cutting, and now layoffs resulting from the global economic crisis. Weary ...
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