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News (56)

• PDF security risk greater than originally thought

  A recently discovered security weakness in the widely used Acrobat Reader software could put Net users at more risk than previously thought, experts warned on Thursday in the US.

• Mozilla fixes critical flaws in Firefox 2.0, Thunderbird

  Mozilla has fixed seven vulnerabilities in the latest release of Firefox SeaMonkey and Thunderbird are also affected.

• Flaw threatens most SMB security devices

  A flaw affecting eight vendors' Universal Threat Management (UTM) security appliances was identified by US-based security firm Calyptix last week.

• Apple patches 10 iPhone flaws

  Apple today released ten iPhone security updates, including seven within the MobileSafari browser.

• Web attackers get better at hiding

  Cybercrooks who rig Web sites to break into PCs are getting better at hiding their malicious code, a security expert said this week.

Features and Case Studies (9)

• Superguide: the death of 'trusted' Web sites?

  The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?

• Windows flaw opens PCs to attack

  A vulnerability in all versions of Windows could allow attackers to use a malicious Web site or HTML e-mail message to trap victims and take control of their PCs, warned Microsoft.

• Developers must take personal responsibility: Gartner

  We sat down with security analyst Andrew Walls at Gartner ITExpo and asked him how Web 2.0 affects application security. He talked to us about how traditional desktop security measures are falling short in a Web 2.0 world and how developers need to take more personal responsibility for the security of their code.

• Photos: Running Apple's Safari securely

  Despite Apple's public claim that its engineers "designed Safari to be secure from day one," researchers have already found several dangerous flaws. Here are several steps you can take to disable various features in Safari to reduce the risk of hacker attacks.

• Phishing attacks hook more and more victims

  Phishing attacks have increased in quantity and quality over the past two months, according to research published by the Anti-Phishing Working Group on Monday.

Reviews (4)

• Mozilla Firefox 1.5

  While Firefox 1.5 isn't too different from the original release, what's new should attract even more Firefox users -- and that's ultimately good for the Internet.

• Is IE emptying your bank account?

  Internet Explorer is broken, and the bad guys know it. As you type, criminal hackers could be recording your bank login and password information. Robert offers some tips for staying safe online.

• New threat exposes Internet Explorer, again

  Microsoft Internet Explorer contains two newly discovered flaws. Here are the details on patching the holes and a look at how Microsoft seems to be dancing around the problem.

• Should You Set Your Sights on Windows XP

  Microsoft's Windows XP has received a fair amount of hype in the lead up to its release-Matt Lake and Josh Mehlman assess its usefulness for businesses.

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