Security news
Backup habits
2010/03/12Europeans differ in their approach to PC backup, a new survey has found. The Germans do it efficiently, the French with enthusiasm, while the British sometimes have trouble taking it seriously at all.
Twitter fights bad guys
2010/03/11Twitter has announced it will begin scanning links posted by users to thwart phishing attacks and the spread of malware on the site.
Patch Tuesday: 2 bulletins
2010/03/10In line with its advance notification, Microsoft issued 2 security updates, fixing flaws in Windows and Office. The company also warned about a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
The file switch trick
2010/03/09Replacing PDFs with dodgy Flash files has become a new cybercriminal tactic.
Next week: Patch Tuesday
2010/03/05Microsoft is planning to deliver 2 security updates on March 9, addressing a total of 8 vulnerabilities.
US cybersecurity initiative
2010/03/04Howard Schmidt, cybersecurity advisor to President Obama, announced the launch of a new web page, proving the commitment of the US government to its transparent cybersecurity strategy.
MS10-015 re-released
2010/03/03After revising its logic, Microsoft has resumed offering the patch that could crash infected systems.
Over half of software vulnerable
2010/03/02Flaws that allowed Google attack are widespread, says Veracode.
Microsoft investigates new bug
2010/03/01Microsoft is investigating an unpatched bug in VBScript that hackers could exploit to plant malware on Windows XP machines running Internet Explorer.
