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Oracle on Tuesday patched 41 vulnerabilities, including 17 impacting its flagship Oracle database product, in its April Critical Patch Update (CPU) round of security fixes. Apple late Wednesday released an update to popular media player QuickTime, addressing 11 vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers to compromise PCs. Emulating a special OEM BIOS marker offers way to bypass Vista's anti-piracy. Westpac confirmed this week that all its Australian ATMs will soon be protected by anti-skimming technology that will reduce unauthorised devices from scanning card holder information. Mozilla has released updates to its Firefox 2 and 3 browsers to offset a number of security holes. Alternative web browser Opera has delivered an update to address seven critical vulnerabilities. Based on two recent trademark applications, Microsoft is planning a privacy mode for the next version of Internet Explorer. Is ignorance bliss? Not when it comes to data loss. Spammers have developed automated techniques to create fake pages on Google's Blogger service that are used to hawk typical junk mail merchandise. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone systems relying on so-called "soft phone" software are open to thousands of potential vulnerabilities, researchers at Sipera Systems' said at the annual Black Hat conference last week in Las Vegas. On the heels of Microsoft's release of the Internet Explorer 7 (IE7), Mozilla on Tuesday is scheduled to officially unveil the third version of its popular alternative Web browser, Firefox. A new Spanish-language worm that predicts death to the recipient and disables anti-virus software is making its rounds on Microsoft’s instant messenger service, security experts warned this week. The first malware to cross-infect a PC and a Windows wireless pocket device has been discovered, the Mobile Antivirus Researchers Association (MARA) said today. Permeo’s Base5 is a RedHat-based solution that turns a standard server into an SSL VPN. Obviously, this means you need to supply your own server, and you will need to check the hardware support – our first attempt to install the software crashed anaconda (RedHat’s installer) in its usual ugly way. With malicious attacks at an all time high, the emphasis put on securing the corporate network has led to many companies investing in technologies such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems. Yet whilst companies have been busy securing the network, they have largely ignored the area of application security. Symantec continued its acquisitive pattern by inking a deal to acquire Sygate Technologies, a supplier of endpoint security products.

The battle for secure remote access to the corporate network is dominated by two contenders – in one corner are IPsec VPNs and in the other SSL VPNs. IPsec VPNs are frequently included with general-purpose security appliances and so are relatively cheap to implement. But they can be complex to operate and this is where SSL VPNs win out; a key feature is the minimal client configuration – users simply connect via a standard web browser.

Symantec is negotiating to buy Veritas Software, a maker of data backup and storage products, for $13 billion, according to published reports. Despite the dangers of phishing becoming increasingly predominant in the news, a new generation of phishing frauds are steadily wreaking havoc on businesses. Spam - unsolicited email - is driving IT departments crazy. It wastes network and storage resources, steals time from staff and diverts IT resources to managing defences and poring over quarantine lists.