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Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical by Colin Neagle
Progress continues as Microsoft will issue fewest February patches since 2009

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Security Researchers: 'Did Google Pull a Fast One on Firefox and Safari Users?' by Ms Smith
A new report from NSS Labs raises questions about Google's Safe Browsing API and proprietary protections to...
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Cisco ASDM GUI tips and tricks for managing your Cisco ASA by Jamey Heary
A look at some of the ASA ASDM features that will make your life a bit easier

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Microsoft to issue more critical patches next week for Win7 than XP

Microsoft today said it would deliver nine security updates next week, four of them critical, to...
Business owner sentenced for E-Rate fraud

The former owner of two Illinois technology companies was sentenced Thursday to serve 30 months in...
Website operator pleads guilty to terrorist threats

The founder of several Muslim jihad websites has pleaded guilty to three charges related to making...
FBI unbolts Steve Jobs 1991 investigation file

The FBI today released a background check it did on Apple's founder Steve Jobs when he was being...
Citadel banking malware is evolving and spreading rapidly, researchers warn

A computer Trojan that targets online banking users is evolving and spreading rapidly because its...
Foxconn said to have been hacked by group critical of working conditions

Hackers claimed to have stolen internal data from Apple supplier Foxconn, and leaked the...
Swedish e-commerce startup's execs charged in NYC sex crime

Two Swedish nationals with the same names as top executives of e-commerce startup Klarna were...
US gov't falling behind in social-media race, expert says

The U.S. government is losing a race in cyberspace -- a social-networking race for the hearts and...
Spammers impersonate well-known developers to publish rogue apps on Android Market

Spammers are impersonating well-known Android software developers in order to distribute rogue apps...
Researchers crack satellite encryption

Researchers at a university in Bochum, Germany claim to have cracked encryption algorithms of the...
EU to stengthen its cybersecurity watchdog

A push by European authorities to strengthen the European Union's cyber security watchdog has...
When 'Viagra' Comments on Your Blog, and Other Spam Red Flags

Comment spam, also known as blogspam, has existed since the dawn of blogs. It's created for one...
Europe cares about privacy, so you must too

In late January, the European Commission published a proposal "on the protection of individuals...
FTC warns makers of background checking apps

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to the makers of six mobile apps used...
Something fishy about Google Chrome's Safe Browsing API, lab says

A research firm that measures the security effectiveness of browsers noticed something it thought...
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Microsoft today said it would deliver nine security updates next week, four of them critical, to...

The former owner of two Illinois technology companies was sentenced Thursday to serve 30 months in...

The founder of several Muslim jihad websites has pleaded guilty to three charges related to making...

The FBI today released a background check it did on Apple's founder Steve Jobs when he was being...

A computer Trojan that targets online banking users is evolving and spreading rapidly because its...

Hackers claimed to have stolen internal data from Apple supplier Foxconn, and leaked the...

Two Swedish nationals with the same names as top executives of e-commerce startup Klarna were...

The U.S. government is losing a race in cyberspace -- a social-networking race for the hearts and...

Spammers are impersonating well-known Android software developers in order to distribute rogue apps...

Researchers at a university in Bochum, Germany claim to have cracked encryption algorithms of the...

A push by European authorities to strengthen the European Union's cyber security watchdog has...

Comment spam, also known as blogspam, has existed since the dawn of blogs. It's created for one...

In late January, the European Commission published a proposal "on the protection of individuals...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to the makers of six mobile apps used...

A research firm that measures the security effectiveness of browsers noticed something it thought...

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