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Publication: Security - Infoworld

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Mozilla postpones default blocking of third-party cookies in Firefox

p>Mozilla has postponed blocking third-party cookies by default in Firefox 22, in order "to collect and analyze data on the effect of blocking some third-party cookies." The nonprofit organization is, however, not softening its stand on protecting ... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 17 2013]

Entities: Brendan Eich

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

In a sea of malware, viruses make a small comeback

p>The computer virus seems to be making a subtle comeback. The term virus is frequently used as a catch-all for malicious software, but actually describes a very specific type of program that infects files and replicates, noticeable impairing a computer. ... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 17 2013]

Entities: Malware, Virus, Computer Virus, Replication

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Pushdo botnet is evolving, becomes more resilient to takedown attempts

p>Security researchers from Damballa have found a new variant of the Pushdo malware that's better at hiding its malicious network traffic and is more resilient to coordinated takedown efforts. The Pushdo Trojan program dates back to early 2007 and ... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013]

Entities: Botnet, Malware, Spam, SpyEye Trojan, ZeuS Botnet

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft: Invulnerable software is not possible

div id="tw-edit" style="padding: 8px; background: none no-repeat scroll center top #ffffff; position: relative; float: right; width: 243px; height: 182px;"> While Microsoft has instituted processes intended to make its software secure and even opened ... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013]

Entities: Microsoft Corporation, RISK-FREE

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Oracle Corporation

Oracle renumbers Java patch updates, confuses users even more

p>Oracle has changed the numbering of its Java security updates, prompting one expert to say, "As if Java updates weren't confusing already." The changes were posted in an Oracle support document last week. ... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013]

Entities: Java (IT), Oracle Corporation, Security

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

How to keep the feds from snooping on your cloud data

p>A cottage industry is growing up around virtual padlocks that consumers can place on cloud services so that the vendors themselves can't get to the information -- even if the government requests access. And in recent years there have been a lot ... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013]

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

7 steps to securing Java

p>Java, the popular OS-independent platform and programming language, runs on just about every kind of electronic device imaginable, including computers, cell phones, printers, TVs, DVDs, home security systems, automated teller machines, navigation ... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013]

Entities: Automated Teller Machines, Medical Devices

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Facebook attacked with credential-harvesting malware

p>A new variant of the Dorkbot malware was discovered spreading through Facebook's internal chat service, in an attempt by cyber criminals to harvest users' passwords. Bitdefender researchers discovered links to the malware circulating among Facebook ... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 15 2013]

Entities: Malware, Facebook Inc, Dorkbot, BitDefender

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Microsoft rushes Internet Explorer 8 patch release

p>Just 11 days after issuing an advisory, Microsoft has released a patch for a bug in Internet Explorer 8 that bedeviled the U.S. Department of Labor earlier this month. Microsoft's speedy release of this patch "is an outstanding example of Microsoft's ... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 15 2013]

Entities: Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Corporation, Andrew Storms, Security Software, US Department of Labor

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Social media privacy laws a mixed bag for businesses

p>New social media privacy laws that have been enacted in several states around the country, or those in the works, present something of a mixed bag for businesses. While the laws generally limit companies from asking job seekers and employees for ... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 15 2013]

Entities: Social Media

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 3 reports

Sorry, IT still doesn't do attitude adjustments

div id="blog-edit" style="padding: 8px; background: none no-repeat scroll center top #ffffff; position: relative; float: right; width: 243px; height: 182px;"> Technology is now so ingrained in our culture that we're surprised when it's not immediately ... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 15 2013]

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Internet Explorer 10 beats Chrome and Firefox at blocking malware downloads

Internet Explorer 10 users are far less likely to suffer malware infections while Web browsing compared to users of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Opera, according to a recent independent study by NSS Labs . ... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 14 2013]

Entities: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome Browser, Malware

Quotes

p>Mozilla has postponed blocking third-party cookies by default in Firefox 22, in order "to collect and analyze data on the effect of blocking some third-party cookies." The nonprofit organization is, however, not softening its stand on protecting privacy and putting users first, Brendan Eich, Mozilla's CTO and senior...

Mozilla postpones default blocking of third-party cookies in Firefox [Published Security - Infoworld - May 17 2013]

...Microsoft's speedy release of this patch "is an outstanding example of Microsoft's responsiveness to the security community and their users" wrote Andrew Storms, director of security of operations for security software provider Tripwire, in an email statement

Microsoft rushes Internet Explorer 8 patch release [Published Security - Infoworld - May 15 2013]

...improve security and are great for anybody that does not have their own update or patch management solution," said Wolfgang Kandek, CTO of Qualys. "People just don't want to deal with [updating software], nor should they have to" added Andrew Storms, director of security operations at Tripwire's nCircle

Security pros cheer hint of hands-off updates in Windows 'Blue' [Published Security - Infoworld - May 07 2013]

Clarifying an executive's highly quoted statement, "We are not interested in the U S "

Huawei says it's still interested in the U.S., but the U.S. isn't interested in Huawei [Published Security - Infoworld - Apr 25 2013]

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In a sea of malware, viruses make a small comeback [Published Security - Infoworld - May 17 2013]
Mozilla postpones default blocking of third-par... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 17 2013]
Pushdo botnet is evolving, becomes more resilie... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013]
Microsoft: Invulnerable software is not possible [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013]
Oracle renumbers Java patch updates, confuses u... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013]
How to keep the feds from snooping on your clou... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013]
7 steps to securing Java [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013]
Microsoft rushes Internet Explorer 8 patch release [Published Security - Infoworld - May 15 2013]
Microsoft rushes Explorer 8 patch release [Published Security - Infoworld - May 15 2013]
Social media privacy laws a mixed bag for busin... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 15 2013]
Facebook attacked with credential-harvesting ma... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 15 2013]
Sorry, IT still doesn't do attitude adjustments [Published Security - Infoworld - May 15 2013]
Internet Explorer 10 beats Chrome and Firefox a... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 14 2013]
Adobe releases critical security updates for Re... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 14 2013]
Android threats growing in number and complexit... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 14 2013]
It's better to call ahead before sending malwar... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 14 2013]
Intel's McAfee brings biometric authentication ... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 14 2013]
How Google should fix Android's shortcomings [Published Security - Infoworld - May 14 2013]
$45 million in cash stolen? That's chump change [Published Security - Infoworld - May 14 2013]
Block rogue apps with Windows Server -- for free [Published Security - Infoworld - May 13 2013]
A violent cellphone crime wave sweeps the US [Published Security - Infoworld - May 13 2013]
The unintended consequences of forced BYOD [Published Security - Infoworld - May 10 2013]
McAfee taps Intel to offer high-throughput intr... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 09 2013]
McAfee's new network security appliance has Int... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 09 2013]
Adobe warns customers of unpatched critical fla... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 09 2013]
Microsoft releases fix-it for Internet Explorer... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 09 2013]
Windows 7 patch KB 2670838 fries Firefox fonts [Published Security - Infoworld - May 08 2013]
Highly critical vulnerability fixed in Nginx We... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 08 2013]
Stealthy malware spreading among popular Web se... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 08 2013]
Security tools can't keep hackers at bay [Published Security - Infoworld - May 08 2013]

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In a sea of malware, viruses make a small comeback [Published Security - Infoworld - May 17 2013] p>The computer virus seems to be making a subtle comeback. The term virus is frequently used as a catch-all for malicious software, but actually describes a very specific type of program that infects files and replicates, noticeable impairing a computer. ...
Mozilla postpones default blocking of third-par... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 17 2013] p>Mozilla has postponed blocking third-party cookies by default in Firefox 22, in order "to collect and analyze data on the effect of blocking some third-party cookies." The nonprofit organization is, however, not softening its stand on protecting ...
Pushdo botnet is evolving, becomes more resilie... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013] p>Security researchers from Damballa have found a new variant of the Pushdo malware that's better at hiding its malicious network traffic and is more resilient to coordinated takedown efforts. The Pushdo Trojan program dates back to early 2007 and ...
Microsoft: Invulnerable software is not possible [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013] div id="tw-edit" style="padding: 8px; background: none no-repeat scroll center top #ffffff; position: relative; float: right; width: 243px; height: 182px;"> While Microsoft has instituted processes intended to make its software secure and even opened ...
Oracle renumbers Java patch updates, confuses u... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013] p>Oracle has changed the numbering of its Java security updates, prompting one expert to say, "As if Java updates weren't confusing already." The changes were posted in an Oracle support document last week. ...

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