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  1. Cyberattacks on U.S. military jump sharply in 2009
  2. Banks on watch after suspected card breach
  3. EU security agency highlights cloud computing risks
  4. NSA on cyber attacks and Microsoft collaboration
  5. Three Charged in Comcast Cyber-Attack
  6. Microsoft Uncovers Vulnerability in Google Chrome Plug-in for IE
  7. Cisco launches iPhone security app
  8. Zero-day vulnerabilities in Firefox extensions discovered
  9. Three charged with Comcast.net hijacking
  10. Cloud computing security benefits, risks and recommendations
  11. Three indicted for Comcast hack last year
  12. Security pro says new SSL attack can hit many sites
  13. Businesses slow to adapt to changing security environment
  14. Track your stolen laptop for free with Prey
  15. Fake Payment Request Attack Ramps Up
  16. Most security products flunk test on basic use: ICSA Labs
  17. More vigilance needed as social networking rises: F-Secure
  18. Microsoft denies it built 'backdoor' in Windows 7
  19. Cyberattacks on U.S. military jump sharply in 2009
  20. Updater and Tuneup Technology Preview
  21. PHP 5.3.1 is released. With many of the websites on the net relying on PHP and the number of attacks we see, consider upgrading. This release has over 100 bug fixes, some of which are security related., (Fri, Nov 20th)
  22. Can Adobe Beat Back the Hackers?
  23. Hack brings 10.6.2 back to Atom processors
  24. Security-Assessment Uncovers DSL Vulnerabilities
  25. FAA identifies computer error that caused delays
  26. Computers get second life at BBA hardware lab
  27. Federal officials say U.S. can stop only 4 of every 5 cyber attack
  28. 3 Basic Steps to Avoid Joining a Botnet
  29. 10 Lessons Google Must Learn About OS Security
  30. Potential Fix for Banned Xbox 360s
  31. Hackers to sharpen malware, malicious software in 2010
  32. Microsoft's Mobile OS is Losing Marketshare to Apple, RIM
  33. Mozilla not interested in building a Firefox OS
  34. AOL slashes staff number by a third
  35. IT Salaries and the Law of Supply and Demand
  36. Thierry Henry's Wikipedia page defaced
  37. eBay Founder Starting Online News Site
  38. How to Carry Out Successful Cloud Governance and Adoption
  39. Intel fixes drive bricking firmware update for flash drives
  40. Pentagon expands exclusive deal with McAfee
  41. An introduction to the FBI's anti-cyber crime network
  42. Google Chrome OS Security Model Breaks the Traditional Mold
  43. UK police make Zeus Trojan arrests
  44. Up Close and Technical look at SocialPet
  45. Inside the Google Chrome OS security model
  46. 10 Lessons Google Must Learn About OS Security
  47. Poisoned Google search results
  48. World’s first wireless USB external hard drive
  49. A look at Securitybyte & OWASP AppSec Asia Conference 2009
  50. Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome Frame
  51. Hackers exploit release of Twilight New Moon film
  52. 3 Basic Steps to Avoid Joining a Botnet
  53. FAA fixes computer glitch, delays remain
  54. Thousands of web sites compromised, redirect to scareware
  55. T-Mobile Confirms U.K. Data Breach
  56. Fedora to allow the installation of packages, without root privileges? , (Thu, Nov 19th)
  57. Biggest threats to federal systems and critical infrastructure
  58. FCC to review regulatory and legal impacts to cloud services and identity management
  59. Call for Papers: CARO2010 Workshop
  60. Are 64-bit Windows inherently safer?
  61. NSA on cyber attacks and Microsoft collaboration
  62. Tomorrow's spam - today
  63. T-Mobile Customers Suffer Data Breach
  64. Security vendor Fortinet sparkles in IPO
  65. Pentagon expands exclusive deal with McAfee
  66. BlackBerry Security Exec Warns of Smartphone DDoS Attacks
  67. New books: ModSecurity, Snow Leopard, social Web applications
  68. Federal government using PS3 to crack pedophile passwords
  69. Top 10 free Windows tools for IT pros
  70. First Programmable Quantum Computer Created
  71. Viruses, Malware Creeping into Online Games
  72. Could you log off from your entire online life?
  73. All Blacks face dressing down over Twitter leak
  74. Beatles download websites shut down
  75. National Security Agency beefed Win 7 defenses
  76. A 25-Year Battery
  77. Bigger Not Necessarily Better, When It Comes to Brains
  78. Internet Explorer 9 To Get GPU Rendering
  79. Google To Unveil Chrome OS Tomorrow
  80. Hackers hit Latvian president's site on independence day
  81. Hands-On Gifts for Hackers, Makers and the DIY Obsessed
  82. BlackBerry security exec warns of smartphone DDoS attacks
  83. Massive T-Mobile UK security breach involves insiders
  84. Is electro smog causing your headache?
  85. Penetration Testing Grows Up
  86. Fortinet shares soar on first day of trading
  87. China military says website had 230 million attacks
  88. British police bust Zbot Trojan ring
  89. Vulnerability in IBM SolidDB memory caching software
  90. Firefox 3.6 Beta Blocks Third-Party Add-ons From Components Directory
  91. No SOAP for this Navy
  92. Two arrested for Zbot Trojan
  93. Employee data breach at MassMutual
  94. Cyber criminals worked furiously in 2009
  95. Firefox 3.6 to prevent harmful add-ons
  96. China defense ministry site fends off hackers
  97. Fake Facebook page steals login details
  98. The Mass. 201 CMR 17 Survival Guide
  99. Two thirds of Brits to shop online for Christmas
  100. UK police reveal arrests over Zeus banking malware
  101. Using a Cisco Router as a “Remote Collector” for tcpdump or Wireshark, (Wed, Nov 18th)
  102. Q&A: Wireshark
  103. U.K. Police Arrest Two Tied to Zeus Trojan
  104. Gumblar is back with a vengeance
  105. Data-stealing malware soars
  106. Netgear Wireless-N Dual-Band Access Point
  107. Firefox 3.6 to prevent harmful add-ons
  108. T-Mobile personal user data breached and sold
  109. Microsoft Windows SMB Response Denial of Service Clarifications
  110. IBM feels cozy on sidelines as Oracle-Sun deal languishes in anti-trust purgatory
  111. The link between high speed and cybercrime
  112. Risk Assessment Framework Helps Bank Secure Apps
  113. How Jindal Poly Films Fought Internet Threats
  114. Heartland CEO: Encryption on track despite dispute
  115. How to hack China for just $1,800
  116. Firefox 3.6 locks out rogue add-ons
  117. Smartphones on Wi-Fi vulnerable to security attack
  118. The six greatest threats to US cybersecurity
  119. End of an Era: Pirate Bay Tracker Shuts Down
  120. Mac laptops less reliable than ASUS, Sony notebooks
  121. Official Bruce Schneier action figure steps onto market
  122. How to hack China for just $1,800
  123. Network sites 'need help buttons'
  124. Microsoft adds access controls for SQL Azure online database
  125. Who's Talking About Me?
  126. Microsoft Kernel Engineers Talk About Windows 7's Kernel
  127. Hack your brain to read a barcode
  128. Cyberwar Could Threaten Security of Critical Infrastructure
  129. Half man, half machine: The cyborgs are coming
  130. Microsoft reveals top 25 computer security threats
  131. Fedora 12 'Constantine' has been released
  132. Hacktivists ransack Hitler defender's email
  133. Experts Claim Rise in Themed Malware Assaults
  134. The Cloud Security Survival Guide
  135. Shadowserver to Take Over as Mega-D Botnet Herder
  136. Metasploit 3.3 is official
  137. 64-bit Windows safer, claims Microsoft
  138. The Botnet Hunters
  139. Cyber agencies mum on how they try to identify cyberattackers
  140. The six greatest threats to US cybersecurity
  141. 3 basic steps can thwart most cyberattacks, NSA security official says
  142. Cyberwarfare: The Issue China Won't Touch
  143. Overseas hackers suspected
  144. Can the law keep up with technology?
  145. Secure USB flash drive
  146. Cyberwar Could Threaten Security of Critical Infrastructure
  147. The Pirate Bay Cuts BitTorrent Tracker
  148. Brief: No cyberwar yet, but soon, says firm
  149. Brief: Survey: Majority of Web sites vulnerable
  150. Improved DNS security for .com and .net domains
  151. Raising security awareness in India
  152. Thousands of web sites compromised, redirect to scareware
  153. Metasploit Framework 3.3 Released, (Tue, Nov 17th)
  154. Fedora 12 released
  155. Security service protects PCs from attack
  156. Michael Jackson is riskiest celebrity of 2009
  157. New security products underperform, says ICSA
  158. Yahoo jobs site in SQL attack worry
  159. The Cloud Security Survival Guide
  160. Endpoint security frustrates IT
  161. Shadowserver to take over as Mega-D botnet herder
  162. Healthcare vulnerability to data breach
  163. Metasploit Project Releases Update to Security Testing Framework
  164. India's largest security conference opened its doors
  165. OpenVPN Fixed OpenSSL Session Renegotiation Issue, (Tue, Nov 17th)
  166. Best practices for DNS security
  167. eWeek Newsbreak Nov 16 2009
  168. Best practices for DNS servers
  169. Metasploit Framework 3.3 released
  170. The Queen could better manage security of personal information than civil servants are
  171. Most security products flunk quality tests
  172. Trojan bank fraud gang sentenced
  173. IT Security as Easy as Mikado...
  174. Most Security Products Fail First Certification Tests
  175. Working at Home: A Wi-Fi, H1N1, Family Survival Guide
  176. SSL flaw could have been used to hack Twitter
  177. MS Provides Guidance on Windows 7 Zero-Day Vulnerability
  178. Hackers outwit Windows 7 activation
  179. Microsoft Investigating Windows 7 SMB Crash Bug
  180. Obama said to be again close to naming cybersecurity chief
  181. Secure advanced Web server for Unix
  182. Researcher Demonstrates SSL Vulnerability on Twitter
  183. 10 Scenarios That Could Make Apple License Mac OS X
  184. The Windows 7 chkdsk bug that won’t go away
  185. Lawsuit claims HP PCs suffer constant lockups, crashes
  186. Cloud SLA: Another Point of View
  187. FTC Warns Web Sellers of Unproven Flu Products
  188. How Will We Keep Supercomputing Super?
  189. Viacom's top lawyer: suing P2P users "felt like terrorism"
  190. The best jobs for IT compensation
  191. Hackers create tools for disaster relief
  192. Adobe Flash Vulnerability Revealed
  193. Yahoo praised for fixing website flaw
  194. Encryption Is Cloud Computing Security Savior
  195. Mum lands in jail over net scam
  196. 80% of Security Products Fail to Meet Expectations
  197. Facebook Status as Alibi?
  198. MasterCard to Authenticate Online Transactions by Phone
  199. The truth about computer bugs
  200. Apple tablet: One tech gadget for all
  201. Android 2.0 posted for download, ported to T-Mobile’s G1
  202. Microsoft will reissue Windows 7 tool under open-source license
  203. Apple Scores Massive Win in Psystar Case
  204. Office 2010 Beta 2 bits leak to the Web
  205. NASA Announces "Significant" Amount of Moon Water Discovered
  206. New PC Aims to Encourage Elderly Users to get Online
  207. Gates: Jobs Has "More Inspiration" Than Any Other Tech Leader
  208. Second Windows 7 activation hack appears
  209. Microsoft confirms 'detailed' Windows 7 exploit
  210. Facebook isn't always fun
  211. Network-based e-mail ? Ready for prime time?
  212. Bebo is work social network for cyberbulling
  213. Network and Security Operations Convergence
  214. Google Street View Battle Highlights Privacy Challenge
  215. UK hails first cybercrime cooperation with banks
  216. Washington Watch National ID Program in Deep Trouble, as Budget Is Cut 40%
  217. InfoWorld's top 10 emerging enterprise technologies
  218. UK ID cards rollout hit by delay as launch date revealed
  219. Brief: Survey: Majority of Web sites vulnerable
  220. Brief: Microsoft fixes kernel, Office flaws
  221. News: Researcher busts into Twitter via SSL reneg hole
  222. News: Security firm chokes sprawling spam botnet
  223. First Windows 7 zero-day bug confirmed by Microsoft
  224. Malicious "Balance Checker Tool"
  225. VeriSign sets timetable to fix DNS hole
  226. (IN)SECURE Magazine issue 23 released
  227. Hackers bypass Windows 7 activation
  228. ICSA Labs: Security products often fail and are insecure
  229. Most security products fail to perform
  230. Microsoft Issues Advisory on Windows 7 Security Bug
  231. DNS Security Makes Strides, But Challenges Remain
  232. Safe online shopping tips
  233. Network-based e-mail ? Ready for prime time?
  234. Blue Coat unveils secure Web gateway appliances
  235. VeriSign bolsters security for .com, .net sites
  236. Week in review: cyber war, SQL injection, spam evolution, Apple and Microsoft patches
  237. Reports of a successful exploit of the SSL Renegotiation Vulnerability?, (Mon, Nov 16th)
  238. Don't restart the clock on Gary McKinnon
  239. EvriChart: A Linux Success Story
  240. Adobe joins Patch Tuesday barrage: 29 PDF security flaws
  241. Microsoft delays Forefront business security client six months
  242. Microsoft confirms first Windows 7 zero-day bug
  243. How Secure is Your Jailbroken iPhone?
  244. Fake Verizon 'balance-checker' is a Trojan
  245. Job Search Scams: Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft
  246. Amazon called out over cloud security, secrecy
  247. DNS problem linked to DDoS attacks gets worse
  248. GAO: Los Alamos National Lab's cybersecurity lacking
  249. Microsoft advisory for Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote SMB DoS Exploit released, (Sat, Nov 14th)
  250. Man-in-the-middle attacks demoed on 4 smartphones