Security experts’ predictions for the sleek high-end device vary, but they agree that Apple’s first phone will be scrutinized closely.
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Will the iPhone be iPwned?
August 1st, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Consumer Tech · Flaws and vulnerabilities · Research · Security · SecurityFocus
Firm finds new danger in dangling pointers
July 25th, 2007 · No Comments
The common software flaw should be considered a security threat, not a quality control issue, researchers say.
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Newsmaker: DCT, MPack developer
July 20th, 2007 · No Comments
One of the three Russian developers behind the MPack infection kit virtually sits down with SecurityFocus to discuss the program and making a business out of cybercrime.
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Tags: Cybercrime · Flaws and vulnerabilities · Interview · Security · SecurityFocus · Software · Viruses and worms
Spammers dump images, switch to PDF files
July 18th, 2007 · No Comments
A wave of spam e-mail messages carrying attachments in the Portable Document Format gathers speed, hitting companies and consumers worldwide.
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Flaw auction site highlights disclosure issues
July 13th, 2007 · No Comments
WabiSabiLabi gets mixed reviews, but security pros agree that interesting times are ahead.
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Fast flux foils bot-net takedown
July 10th, 2007 · No Comments
Malicious coders are increasingly playing a shell game, using a technology known as “fast flux” to make locating key servers more difficult.
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Lawmakers worry over gov’t network breaches
June 27th, 2007 · No Comments
Hearings on the Hill reveal a significant number of security breaches at the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, State and Energy.
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Amero case spawns effort to educate
June 19th, 2007 · No Comments
Following a judge’s ruling to throw out a verdict based on faulty digital forensics, a group of security professionals, legal experts and educators look to the future.
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Group: Anti-hacking laws can hobble Net security
June 15th, 2007 · No Comments
A working group of security researchers, digital-rights activists and government prosecutors discuss whether bug hunters can find vulnerabilities in Web sites without violating laws.
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Judge nixes teacher’s conviction on porn pop-ups
June 6th, 2007 · No Comments
A Connecticut judge grants a new trial for substitute teacher Julie Amero, saying that forensics information discovered after her conviction has direct bearing on her case.
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