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The Black hat security conference held in Las Vegas last week experienced a major problem – in the shape of three French journalists. Security experts have urged users to be wary of pirated early versions of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 7 operating system because they may contain malware. Users are encouraged to patch their systems immediately with an out-of-band fix from Microsoft for a major Internet Explorer vulnerability. The Devil makes work for idle hands, according to Kaspersky Lab. Since Microsoft's Windows Server Service vulnerability was patched in late October, exploits have continually surfaced. A worm, exploiting the emergency Microsoft patch, turns infected computers into bots that can launch DDoS attacks. Facebook users are being warned that the popular social networking site accidentally exposed personal information about its members this week. Microsoft is spearheading its second global security initiative in a week by setting up a scheme to try to tackle multi-vendor security threats. Microsoft said on Thursday it plans to release seven patches -- three of them rated "critical" -- in the June Patch Tuesday round of bug fixes this week. The infamous Storm botnet has been linked to a new spam run recorded earlier this week. A research posting to the Debian security list last week has led to the confirmation of a serious hole in two flavours of the Open Sauce Linux operating system.
An incident handler from SANS' Internet Storm Center has warned businesses to ensure their servers are secure as SSH attacks rose five-fold early this week Debian Linux got a bit of a black eye this week with the announcement that a nasty cryptographic vulnerability exists in its version of the OpenSSL package. Conference organiser reveals the hot topics and speakers at Australia’s premier security conference which kicks off next week. Microsoft has refuted a claim made earlier this week by PC Tools that Windows 2000 is less susceptible to malware than Vista. Microsoft fixed six vulnerabilities, three of them rated critical, with four patches in its May Patch Tuesday round this week. All were file-format vulnerabilities impacting client-side Windows machines rather than servers. Almost two-thirds of UK businesses do not effectively control their internet security, according to a new study. Researchers have identified malicious links present on fake LinkedIn profiles claiming to belong to Beyonce Knowles, Victoria Beckham and about 25 other celebrities. Despite the ongoing financial crisis, IT security spending is expected to grow this year, according to two reports from Forrester. The number of websites defaced in protest of the Israeli invasion of Gaza dramatically spiked over the weekend as the war entered its 10th day on Monday.