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• 0-day exploits for IE flaw another reason to switch to IE 8

  <!--body--> Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday a new flaw affecting version 6 and 7 of its Internet Explorer web browser that could allow remote code execution. The security advisory noted that targeted attacks using the flaw were already in the wild. This information was confirmed by McAfee, reporting that exploitation of...

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  March 11, 2010, 7:45 am| Read full article | More articles from arstechnica.com

• 0-day exploits for IE flaw another reason to switch to IE8

  <!--body--> Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday a new flaw affecting version 6 and 7 of its Internet Explorer web browser that could allow remote code execution. The security advisory noted that targeted attacks using the flaw were already in the wild. This information was confirmed by McAfee, reporting that exploitation of...

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  March 11, 2010, 7:45 am| Read full article | More articles from arstechnica.com

• Q&A;: The Safety of Unsecure Networks

  Logging on to someone else's Wi-Fi network can leave your computer vulnerable.

  March 11, 2010, 3:58 am| Read full article | More articles from nytimes.com

• etc: Another botnet takes a beating as Kazakh ISP Troyak is taken offline, temporarily disabling most of the command-and-control servers for the Zeus network.

  <!--body--> Another botnet takes a beating as Kazakh ISP Troyak is taken offline, temporarily disabling most of the command-and-control servers for the Zeus network. Read More: Computerworld, abuse.ch Read the comments on this post

  March 10, 2010, 7:05 pm| Read full article | More articles from arstechnica.com

• Bad employee! 12% knowingly violate company IT policies

  <!--body--> By now, it's practically a mantra that the biggest problem with corporate IT security is the employees themselves. However, we usually assume that's due to ignorant users or poorly enforced policies. Not so for a chunk of the US working population—according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive, 12...

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  March 10, 2010, 3:17 pm| Read full article | More articles from arstechnica.com

• Twitter aims to filter out malicious links

  Twitter is launching a new service designed to stop users of the social-media site from getting duped by phishing links that steal their login credentials and other attacks. by Elinor Mills CNET News

  March 10, 2010, 1:35 pm| Read full article | More articles from updates.zdnet.com

• LifeLock fined $12 million over lack of life-locking ability

  

  <!--body--> Identity theft prevention service LifeLock is not as pristine as its reputation claims after all. The company agreed to pay out $12 million to settle charges with the Federal Trade Commission and 35 states, which had said that LifeLock's identity-theft-prevention claims were false and that the company actually made...

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  March 10, 2010, 11:37 am| Read full article | More articles from arstechnica.com

• etc: Cheapy cable outlet Monoprice may have been hacked. Monoprice says some customers (including some of us at Ars) have reported fraudulent charges, so check your statements!

  <!--body--> Cheapy cable outlet Monoprice may have been hacked. Monoprice says some customers (including some of us at Ars) have reported fraudulent charges, so check your statements! Read More: Monoprice Read the comments on this post

  March 10, 2010, 7:30 am| Read full article | More articles from arstechnica.com

• Perceived Security vs. Real Vulnerability: Is Your Data at Risk?

  

  With global organizations depending on the sharing of sensitive information to support everything from financial transactions to patient care records, many believe they are relying on secure methods to exchange data with trusted partners. However, there is often a significant and alarming gap between perceived security and real vulnerability. To...

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  March 10, 2010, 5:00 am| Read full article | More articles from technewsworld.com

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