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The automatic update features in many software applications are proving to be vulnerable to attack. Hackers are taking notice. You should, too. What are the potential security implications of virtualisation? The answer is: they are considerable. In the lead up to next month’s conference, Gartner’s local security analyst reveals data security and cloud computing will be hot topics at this year’s Security Summit. It's been some time in the making, but Microsoft soon will make its first service pack for Vista widely available. While the final version started shipping to manufacturers earlier this month, Microsoft says it's making some final tweaks to its distribution channels before general availability in a few weeks. So what can we expect? The new scoring system promises to make it easier for security managers and the IT industry to better measure the real-world risks associated with software flaws. Buffer overflows have long been a primary vector of attack against computer systems — and the rise of local buffer overflow vulnerabilities and zero-day attacks makes it a problem that's likely to grow more troublesome. SaaS is no longer just about CRM — more security vendors are revamping their applications to be delivered as services over the web. Due to the interactive nature and required access to exploit, local privilege escalation vulnerabilities have traditionally been thought to have a minimal impact on the strategies enterprise IT departments incorporate to protect networks when compared to other code execution vulnerabilities. Mobile threats were considered the next major security issue by IT professionals who attended the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas last week, according to a survey released today by Symantec. Last month's race between a group of security researchers who promised to disclose, every day, a newfound vulnerability in the Apple OS X platform, and an opposing group, led by a former Apple employee, to independently plug those security flaws, has sparked new debate around the validity of third-party security patches. Just like the detectives do on weekly television crime dramas, put yourself in the mind of the bad guy. Pretend that you're the criminal who brokers stolen personal information with organised crime syndicates overseas. Put yourself behind the eyes of the malicious hacker who plans to breach merchant networks and compromise wholesale volumes of consumer payment card information, the kind of information that can be bartered within the internet's dark underbelly. There's been plenty of talk about the security capabilities of Windows Vista, but what's at the heart of the security defenses within Microsoft's latest operating system? This article aims to take a close look at the technology that will make a difference. Hackers are setting up fake blogs after being tipped off about the latest hot topics from Google Trends. Google has had its Hot Trends system hacked for the second time. The holiday season is officially underway. Retailers are bustling around to display choice merchandise, while consumers are busy spending. With businesses focused on meeting their end-of-year sales goals and planning for 2007, security may not be a top priority, which can be a costly mistake. The fourth annual Gartner IT Security Summit kicks off this month and SC met with Andrew Walls, Gartner's local security analyst, for a sneak peak at the event's hot topics. Antivirus product sales will slow in Australia in the next five years as enterprises broaden their use of security technologies. Conference organiser reveals the hot topics and speakers at Australia’s premier security conference which kicks off next week. Hot: It's one of the primary methods that malicious hackers use to find new application and operating system vulnerabilities. The recent controversy at this year's Black Hat security conference highlighted a growing trend in vulnerability research and reporting — the inability of some to make a distinction between technically interesting, novelty attacks versus real threats.