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Three out of four financial institutions at risk, claims report. 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? IT managers must keep their eye on risks as mobile devices become widespread. With the emergence of new attack techniques and the reinvention of old ones, 2008 has been a year of cybercriminal innovation. PDF and Flash files will be used by cybercriminals much more in 2009. Calling it "old and innaccurate," Apple has pulled a release note that recommended Mac users install anti-virus software. For possibly the first time ever, Apple is recommending Mac OS X users deploy anti-virus solutions -- but it remains unclear exactly why. EU vice president calls for co-operation and information exchange between
member states. The automatic update features in many software applications are proving to be vulnerable to attack. Hackers are taking notice. You should, too. Bucking the trend of declines in spam last week, a new socially engineered attack is making the rounds. This year has not been a good one in terms of data breaches – from the loss of child benefit details to the loss of top secret information on known terrorists. Two security firms have revealed that spam attacks have increased in the last quarter. Chinese internet users have criticised what they deem to be Microsoft's violation of their right to privacy. Microsoft is issuing a critical fix for Windows users. A recent reduction in Yahoo and Hotmail spam has been caused by scientists. Democratic Nominee Senator Barack Obama has been showing up in seven times more spam emails than his US presidential election rival, Republican nominee Senator John McCain. A Swedish security company announced Wednesday that two of its researchers have discovered a 'generic' flaw in the TCP stack that could result in denial-of-service attacks. While it is unlikely we will ever abolish cybercrime, I do believe that we can make the internet a safer place. Global fraud losses rise 22 per cent as spectre of information theft rears its ugly head. Legislation has been introduced in the US Senate aimed at reducing intellectual property theft around the world.