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A number of Hewlett-Packard notebook models are vulnerable to an ActiveX attack that could permit a hacker to execute malicious code. Researchers at Aladdin Knowledge Systems have discovered a "significant" vulnerability in the page-caching technologies of three major search engines, allowing them to deliver malicious pages that have been removed from the web. Adobe has hosted a web page that redirects visitors to websites that contain malware. New research finds 44 per cent of second-hand devices still contain sensitive
data. When facing up to a data breach, first contain it then evaluate the associated risk, says the Office of the Privacy Commissioner which released a new guide on handling breaches, today. Security researchers have discovered a tool used by cybercriminals that stores the stolen data of more than 30,000 users. Hackers are using 404 error messages to their advantage by creating fake sites containing the message to load spyware and adware, security researchers said today.
Identity theft has become a multi-billion dollar issue that continues to accelerate, and protecting against it has become a multi-million dollar business, says Deloitte's Mark Steinhoff. Internet service providers (ISPs) are facing more security threats, while attacks are becoming larger and more sophisticated. Internet fraudsters did not wait long to capitalise on the election of Barack Obama, flooding inboxes on Wednesday with malware spam. As Americans go to the polls to elect their 44th President, the security industry is facing a possible end to spam linked to the candidates. With IT budgets being squeezed many companies will be forced to think about improving the security of their legacy systems, Benjamin Jun, told at the RSA Conference Europe 2008. Users might end up with rogue anti-virus software on their machines by searching for Halloween costumes online. EndPointSecurity installs a small footprint agent on the machine. Cloud computing has all the hallmarks of becoming a prevalent and valuable innovation that IT professionals should use to their advantage. Hackers are setting up fake blogs after being tipped off about the latest hot topics from Google Trends. Google's Chrome web-browser restricts privileges and stops access to ‘bad’ sites in what the company claims is a layered approach to security. There has been a vast increase in spam making reference to troubled high street banks. While it is unlikely we will ever abolish cybercrime, I do believe that we can make the internet a safer place. Protecting users from internet-borne threats falls on trusted websites, says Overstock's Sam Peterson. Dan Kaplan reports.