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  1. Website exposes sensitive details on military personnel
  2. How a Phishing Attack Exposed an Energy Company to Hackers
  3. Windows 7, Vista zero-day flaw reported
  4. Canon 5D Mk II Hacked into Extraordinary 1080p HD Camcorder
  5. Six urban myths about encryption
  6. Comcast to offer 100 Mbps service to businesses
  7. Fines proposed for going without health insurance
  8. Nasa looks to Mars, not moon
  9. Flickr releases official iPhone client
  10. 2010 could be the last year for IPv4 as we know it
  11. What do Linux vendors want with those former Microsoft graphics patents?
  12. Seven Japanese Companies to Develop Microprocessor to Compete Against AMD and In
  13. Bug Fixes in Sun SDK 5 and Java SE 6, (Tue, Sep 8th)
  14. Microsoft Updates for September 2009
  15. Windows 7, Vista exposed to 'teardrop attack'
  16. Is it possible for data to be both anonymous and useful?
  17. Microsoft Fixes Critical Windows Vulnerabilities in Patch Tuesday Updates
  18. How a Phishing Attack Exposed an Energy Company to Hackers
  19. Microsoft September 2009 Black Tuesday Overview, (Tue, Sep 8th)
  20. Cisco Security Advisory TCP DoS, (Tue, Sep 8th)
  21. Cyber security exercises prepare you to deal with security threats
  22. Gemalto acquires Trusted Logic
  23. Microsoft releases five security bulletins for Windows
  24. EasyPeasy 1.5 released
  25. Gartner: Security software and services budgets to increase in 2010
  26. Windows 7 zero-day reported
  27. Symantec adds Quorum antimalware analysis to consumer security software
  28. Close to Patch Tuesday, new flaw surfaces
  29. Windows zero-day reported
  30. Microsoft Security Advisory 975191 Revised, (Tue, Sep 8th)
  31. Host-based IDS OSSEC 2.2 released
  32. WordPress blogs at risk from worm
  33. Vista/2008/Windows 7 SMB2 BSD 0Day, (Tue, Sep 8th)
  34. WordPress worm: upgrading is vital
  35. SaaS vulnerability scanning for internal networks
  36. F-Secure Internet Security 2010 pre-installed on Nokia Booklet 3G
  37. Nokia Booklet 3G
  38. The path to comprehensive ID management
  39. Encrypted mobile phone calls from anywhere
  40. OpenLR: Opens source dynamic location referencing technology
  41. Microsoft sued over XP's "spyware" copy protection
  42. SSD Summer Slam: 12 New 2.5" And 1.8" Drives Rounded-Up
  43. Facebook makes you smarter, Twitter makes you dumber
  44. 25% of all fraudulent online purchases made in County Durham
  45. Online travel takes off with EV SSL security
  46. 'Generation Y-pay?' refuses to pay for downloads
  47. SCALE 8X Call For Papers now open
  48. Anybody recognize these packets?, (Tue, Sep 8th)
  49. Apple's Sloppy Security Moves
  50. Don’t call students hackers, says director of hackbase.com
  51. The dark side of open source software is Stoned
  52. Linux kernel speeds up on the desktop
  53. Hackers turn attention to ATMs
  54. Microsoft confirms hackers are exploiting IIS server bug
  55. Rumored Fan Check Virus Scares Facebook Users
  56. Microsoft to release five critical updates today
  57. Hacking firms one click ahead of law
  58. Windows Mobile 6.5 phones coming Oct. 6
  59. Seclists.org is finally back, (Mon, Sep 7th)
  60. Request for packets, (Mon, Sep 7th)
  61. Tweet, and Win a Nikon D60 SLR
  62. Brief: WordPress warns of wayward worm
  63. Brief: Snow Leopard users suffer Flash back
  64. Small English town outpaces others in likely online fraud
  65. European banks warned: brace for rise in cash machine fraud
  66. Google Book Search settlement: Will it include privacy rules?
  67. Q&A: Enterprise threats and compliance
  68. Unencrypted details of 43,000 pupils on stolen laptop
  69. WordPress blogs under attack from spam hack
  70. Oracle delays security updates for user conference
  71. Microsoft Promises IIS Bug Patch
  72. Firefox adds Flash plug-in update protection
  73. Federal IT strategy, hope over reality
  74. Vormetric's agent-based approach provides strong key management across all apps
  75. Alarming increase in ATM crime
  76. Microsoft IIS flaw being exploited in attacks
  77. All-in-one software protection solution by Arxan
  78. Encrypting Data, (Mon, Sep 7th)
  79. Hackers break into police computer as sting backfires
  80. EchoStar ordered to pay TiVo (another) $200m
  81. How Team of Geeks Cracked Spy Trade
  82. Scientists propose new hypothesis on the origin of life
  83. Microsoft to lay off 27 from Redmond
  84. Milky Way's Not-so-distant Cousin Likely Harbors Supermassive Black Hole
  85. RedTube Files $6M Suit After Hackers Redirect Site
  86. ING Belgium, Dexia and HSBC France hacked
  87. Time For A New Way Of Thinking About IT Risk
  88. Hackers might view summit as 'a chance to make a statement'
  89. Scientist sees tech as a way of living
  90. Firefox adds Flash plug-in update protection
  91. Wordpress under attack, upgrade to 2.8.4
  92. Rising Establishes Cloud Security Alliance
  93. LG gearing up for assault on smartphone market
  94. Google searches for EU book deal
  95. Linux Runs the Stock Exchange
  96. Vietnamese blogger says he has been released
  97. Twitter DoS Attack Victim Having Lonely Day
  98. Supercomputing for the masses
  99. Critical Infrastructure and dependencies, (Sat, Sep 5th)
  100. Microsoft: Cyber-crooks exploiting unpatched IIS bug
  101. Old Flash for Snow Leopard, and Firefox Gets Fake Flash
  102. SANS Network Security 2009 @Night Classes, (Sat, Sep 5th)
  103. A closer look at F-Secure Internet Security 2010
  104. Brief: Microsoft warns of IIS flaw
  105. Brief: Snow Leopard users suffer Flash back
  106. Microsoft FTP in IIS vulnerability now under attack
  107. Microsoft Warns IIS Vulnerability Under Attack
  108. UK has the worst internet security in Europe
  109. A closer look at F-Secure Internet Security 2010
  110. Simplified authentication solution from Thales
  111. Workshop on Aggressive Computing and Security Call for Papers
  112. Cybercriminals exploit California bush fires
  113. XSS vulnerability in Ruby on Rails
  114. Details on fist update of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
  115. Forefront Client Security 1.0 on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
  116. New series of network video recorders from QNAP
  117. Burp Suite Professional 1.2.16 released
  118. Event: First International Alternative Workshop on Aggressive Computing and Security (iAWACS 2009)
  119. Build a free, multilayered security setup
  120. Microsoft to deliver five critical Windows patches next week
  121. Patch scramble throws Adobe updates off schedule
  122. Snow Leopard 'downgrades' Flash to vulnerable version
  123. What is Antivirus 2010?
  124. Secure business transactions using BlackBerry devices
  125. Fake anti-virus, (Fri, Sep 4th)
  126. So, you updated your Flash did you?, (Fri, Sep 4th)
  127. SeaMonkey Security Update, (Fri, Sep 4th)
  128. Vulnerabilities (plural) in MS IIS FTP Service 5.0, 5.1. 6.0, 7.0, (Fri, Sep 4th)
  129. Is Windows 7 on Patch Tuesday Agenda?
  130. Scareware goes Green
  131. Want a Wiretap Warrant? No Problem, Court Says
  132. Yahoo moving news site development team to Taiwan
  133. Millions in Australia lose international Internet link
  134. If you want an IT job, the U.S. is hiring -- big time
  135. Snow Leopard 'Bricks' Some Macs with 'Ball of Death'
  136. Employee infects council IT system
  137. Researchers find a new way to attack the cloud
  138. Reboot for UK's 'oldest' computer
  139. Has your sensitive data leaked into the wild?
  140. Apple Releases Java Update for Leopard
  141. Potential key to AIDS vaccine discovered
  142. Selling Open Source software in your company
  143. Microsoft To Release Five Critical Patches Tuesday
  144. Apache serves up details on recent compromise
  145. HANDS ON: Rolling out Windows 7
  146. How to address the two types of insider threats
  147. Ethical hacking: Protect yourself online
  148. Hackers strike OneWebDay idealists
  149. Fake Taiwanese govt website taken down within an hour
  150. Using Cybercitizens to Hunt Down Hackers
  151. Apple already testing Mac OS X 10.6.1 Update
  152. Patch Tuesday heads-up: Five 'critical' bulletins on tap
  153. Patch Tuesday heads-up: Six 'critical' bulletins on tap
  154. Apple plugs 15 Java for Mac security holes
  155. Microsoft Readies 5 Critical Windows Updates for Patch Tuesday
  156. Apple releases Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5
  157. RealVNC Remote Auth Bypass?, (Thu, Sep 3rd)
  158. Opera browser (finally) gets an auto-updater
  159. Newspaper sleeve protects MacBooks against theft
  160. Brits are worst in Europe at online security
  161. 'Digital tatoos' ignored by 33% of under 25s
  162. Half of Brits use same passwords online
  163. Apple ships vulnerable Flash version with new Mac OS
  164. Has your sensitive data leaked into the wild?
  165. Free trial software for medical practice HIPAA compliance
  166. Newspaper sleeve protects MacBook against theft
  167. AutoNessus 1.3.2 released
  168. seclists.org Outage, (Thu, Sep 3rd)
  169. Video - Internet Security 2010
  170. Quality and compliance website monitoring
  171. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 now available
  172. Couple allowed to sue bank for security fail
  173. iPhone security issue regarding passcodes
  174. 7 tips for basic e-mail security
  175. Apache.org details recent security breach
  176. Apache.org details recent security breach
  177. Apache.org posts incident report for recent security breach
  178. BitDefender’s top 10 e-threats for August
  179. Appweb Embedded Web Server 3.0.0 released
  180. New version of DIGIPASS CertiID
  181. Opera 10 released, includes password manager
  182. F-Secure Internet Security 2010 now available
  183. Turn an Old Floppy Into a Password Safe
  184. Microsoft promises patch for critical Web server bug
  185. Protecting the irreplaceable
  186. Protecting the irreplaceable
  187. Virtualized DB administration platform from Ntirety
  188. Cyber Attacks on Malaysian Websites
  189. Telstra Outage, (Thu, Sep 3rd)
  190. Apple Ships Vulnerable Adobe Flash With Snow Leopard, Sophos Reports
  191. Microsoft offers Hyper-V as free download
  192. Yahoo's chief accounting officer resigns
  193. iPhone passcode bugs revealed
  194. Psystar starts selling Mac clones with Snow Leopard
  195. YouTube in Talks to Offer Premium Movie Rentals
  196. $32M Louis Vuitton judgment shows limits of ISP safe harbors
  197. 5 Things RIM Needs to Fix in its BlackBerries
  198. Snow Leopard ships with vulnerable Flash Player
  199. Apple Ships Vulnerable Adobe Flash With Snow Leopard, Sophos Reports
  200. Toll-Free PBX hack highlights need for code auditing
  201. O2 confirms investigation into wireless router security problem
  202. New wave of SQL attacks from China
  203. Apple’s Snow Leopard Is Less Secure Than Windows, But Safer
  204. GTA maker coughs up $20m for 'hot coffee' sex
  205. Gmail outage caused by overloaded servers
  206. Movie studios again demand HDTV disabling powers from FCC
  207. Security Expert Proves Hacking the Smart Grid Is a Snap
  208. Researchers Make Hydrogen Storage Breakthrough
  209. Western Digital Ships 2-TB Desktop Drive
  210. Pirate Bay Buyer Has Car and Motorcycle Repossessed
  211. Fancy a job spending 13 hours a day on Facebook?
  212. Video: Scanning for the IIS FTPd vulnerability with Nessus
  213. Password exposure vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server
  214. Brief: Judge dismisses everyone-a-hacker case
  215. Brief: Microsoft warns of IIS flaw
  216. Marshal8e6 Renamed M86 Security
  217. Energy Sector in Danger of Cyberattack
  218. Incident Response Pre Planning Return On Investment, (Wed, Sep 2nd)
  219. September: Month of Facebook bugs
  220. BitDefender?s top 10 e-threats for August
  221. French Pirate Party will fight for parliamentary seat
  222. Anti-phishing training adds attachments to mix
  223. The Wacky World of WiFi
  224. Security vendor Marshal8e6: Call us M86 Security
  225. Five indicted in long-running cybercrime operation
  226. Hitachi ID releases Identity Management Suite 6.1
  227. Microsoft IIS FTP Server NLST Buffer Overflow Clarifications
  228. 64GB eSata + USB flash drive from Kanguru
  229. The threat within: Protecting information assets from well-meaning employees
  230. Bad ethics in the wild: Twitter spamming and site stealing
  231. Microsoft Downplays SQL Server Database Vulnerability
  232. Video: Weaponizing the Web from DEFCON
  233. Managing physical and virtual infrastructure through VMware
  234. Oracle Database 11g Release 2 is now available
  235. Big News Tomorrow
  236. Cyber Attacks on Malaysian Websites
  237. Happy Birthday, Internet!, (Wed, Sep 2nd)
  238. Pseudonymous critic impugns integrity of all security professionals
  239. Is your health privacy at risk?
  240. After code released, Microsoft to patch IIS bug
  241. Facebook agreement with Canada will impact everyone
  242. Privacy, consumer groups want news laws to protect Web users
  243. RSA publishes virtualization security, compliance guidelines
  244. How to Succeed in a Two-Faced IT Security Job Market
  245. Four steps to smarter outsourcing
  246. Big News Tomorrow
  247. Microsoft issues advisory for IIS flaw
  248. Xirrus introduces RF Performance Manager for 802.11N networks
  249. Third Circuit upholds online gambling ban
  250. Shavlik updates Security Suite to manage virtual machines