Oracle to fix 73 security bugs next week
Oracle plans to release a large number of security patches for its various software products next week, including six bug-fixes for its flagship database software.
Stories by Robert McMillan
Report: HP to buy ArcSight for US$1.5 billion
Hewlett-Packard will soon purchase security vendor ArcSight for $1.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
Scam preys on required TweetDeck update
Scammers are trying to take advantage of the fact that many users will soon have to update their version of the TweetDeck Twitter software.
Apple exec stashed US$150,000 in shoe boxes
Federal agents found more than US$150,000 in cash when they searched the house of Apple manager Paul Devine earlier this month, prosecutors said in court Monday.
Stuxnet industrial worm was written over a year ago
A sophisticated worm designed to steal industrial secrets has been around for much longer than previously thought, according to security experts investigating the malicious software.
How to steal corporate secrets in 20 minutes: Ask
A few companies in the Fortune 500 need to upgrade their Web browsers. And while they're at it, a little in-house training on social engineering wouldn't be a bad idea, either.
ATM hack gives cash on demand
Barnaby Jack hit the jackpot at Black Hat on Wednesday. Twice.
Finjan sues McAfee, Symantec over patent claims
Finjan has sued five rival security companies, including Symantec and McAfee, claiming it holds crucial patents used by popular antivirus products and security services.
Microsoft: 10,000 PCs hit with new XP 0day attack
Nearly a month after a Google engineer released details of a new Windows XP flaw, criminals have dramatically ramped up online attacks that leverage the bug.
With iOS, Apple gets the OK to borrow a Cisco name
Three years after being sued by Cisco Systems for giving its iPhone the same name as a Cisco product, Apple has taken another page from the Cisco playbook, renaming its iPhone operating system, iOS.
Symantec to buy VeriSign's authentication business
Symantec will pay US$1.28 billion to acquire VeriSign's security business.
Facebook fixing embarrassing privacy bug
Facebook is fixing a Web programming bug that could have allowed hackers to alter profile pages or make restricted information public.
Google stops sniffing Wi-Fi data after privacy gaffe
Google has decided to stop its Street View cars from sniffing wireless networking data after an embarrassing privacy gaffe.
Windows 7 'compatibility checker' is a Trojan
Scammers are infecting computers with a Trojan horse program disguised as software that determines whether PCs are compatible with Windows 7.
With consumer business boost, Symantec turns a profit
Although sales were flat in its enterprise businesses, a jump in consumer sales helped Symantec boost earnings by about 5 percent during its most recent quarter.
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