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MS08-051 – Critical: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949785) - Version:1.1
MS08-048 - Important: Security Update for Outlook Express and Windows Mail (951066) - Version:1.1

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Smart Cards Tokens News

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Oyster card hackers may have their research blocked

Jun 27, 2008

HMRC has radically improved its data security measures since the breach which caused it to lose 25 million child benefit records in October last year.

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Researchers crack London's Oyster card security

Jun 24, 2008

Researchers have successfully cracked the security of the Oyster card used for fare payments on buses and tubes in London.

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Dutch boffins work on open source smart card

Jun 20, 2008

Dutch Boffins at Radboud University in Nijmegen are developing new privacy-protecting smart cards for public transport, using good old open sauce.

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Apr 14, 2008

Oracle announced it plans to release patches for a number of products on Tuesday.

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IBM: We're gettting out of the security business

Apr 10, 2008

Veteran IBM executive Val Rahmani, just six weeks into the post of General Manager of IBM Internet Security Systems, uses RSA keynote to appeal for end to siloed security thinking.

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