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Security guru Bruce Schneider asked Infosec delegates to consider the psychology of security threats and their decision-making process.



The first quarter of 2008 has been marked by a "dramatic increase" in web-based threats, with a new infected webpage being discovered every five seconds, security experts warn. Adobe has admitted that some of its software contains vulnerabilities that could leave computers open to attack, following information published on the Heise Security website. Company concedes security software not up to scratch. Vulnerabilities acknowledged in server antivirus offerings. The open-source alternative to Microsoft Office has released patches to rectify two critical flaws. F-Secure and Trend Micro forced to patch flaws in their own software. With flaws in many new products, vendors should listen a bit more to the research community perhaps Data collected by a Microsoft security researcher suggests that the company had to patch far fewer software vulnerabilities than competing vendors in 2007. Update patches kernel flaws. Cisco sewed up two serious vulnerabilities in its widely deployed IP telephony software that could allow attackers to initiate a system shutdown or takeover. Oracle has issued its first pre-release security patch announcement, flagging up no fewer than 52 critical updates, just as a security company has highlighted the vulnerability of many databases. There's been plenty of talk about the security capabilities of Windows Vista, but what's at the heart of the security defenses within Microsoft's latest operating system? This article aims to take a close look at the technology that will make a difference. Security experts today reported two vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products - one of which likely will not be patched until next month's security update. Vulnerabilities could allow unauthorised administrator access. Security organisations are warning users to be vigilant following the discovery of a new crop of tools for exploited PDF flaws. Microsoft plans to issue four security patches next week, all for "critical" flaws. Sun Microsystems has issued fixes for a number of vulnerabilities in its Java offerings, while six flaws in Apple TV were patched. You have probably heard by now that the root cause of most security vulnerabilities is in the software we run, and that these vulnerabilities are introduced into the software during the development process. That much has been well understood for several years. What hasn't been well understood is the solution to the problem. Sun Microsystems has patched a number of flaws in its Java products that affect users running Windows, Linux and Solaris.