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The old stock market mantra -- buy low, sell high -- could prove especially useful if you call your broker on Patch Tuesday. A government laptop used by Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez may have been breached during a visit to Bejing last December. McAfee announced today that it will acquire certification vendor ScanAlert in a deal potentially worth US$75 million. Because of the potential for clickjacking exploits, all users of Flash Player are recommended to upgrade. "Clickjacking" has the potential to affect any internet browser, using a bogus button to lure users to malicious sites. A newly released Open Source security program claims to have the potential to put antivirus software companies out of business. The amount of malware being punted around the internet is growing at an exponential rate, and traditional locally-based protection applications will soon buckle under the strain, web security firm F-Secure has warned. The United States central command was hit by an attack and affected computers in combat zones in the Middle East. Enterprises still seem to have turned a blind eye to the vulnerability that exists when information, in document and spreadsheet form, leaves the company via email and laptops. Managing firewall rule sets and policies is a complex and messy business. Simply following a few best practices can go a long way to simplify your life, cut costs, and improve security. Google has released the source code for a security tool it uses internally, The RatProxy software analyses web pages for potential security risks. There are three key objectives to keep in mind for determining the success of any roles-based access and identity management initiative, says Deepak Taneja. Human error is the main security issue for IT directors, according to research from Clavister. The automatic update features in many software applications are proving to be vulnerable to attack. Hackers are taking notice. You should, too. Adobe on Tuesday shipped a fix for its Reader and Acrobat products to eliminate critical flaws. The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued a formal warning to The Ad Company Pty Ltd for alleged breaches of the Spam Act 2003.
A worm, exploiting the emergency Microsoft patch, turns infected computers into bots that can launch DDoS attacks. Malware writers are leveraging the trusted Google name to launch a new wave of worm attacks against Facebook users, researchers said this week. Public and private proof-of-concept code has emerged for the gaping Windows hole plugged by Microsoft on Thursday in an emergency update. As it turns out, Microsoft's emergency fix plugs a previously unknown Windows vulnerability that was being exploited in limited attacks.