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| Microsoft to issue more critical patches next week for Win7 than XP |
(Thu, 09 Feb 2012)
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Microsoft today said it would deliver nine security updates next week, four of them critical, to patch 21 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office, .Net and Silverlight.    |
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| Website operator pleads guilty to terrorist threats |
(Thu, 09 Feb 2012)
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The founder of several Muslim jihad websites has pleaded guilty to three charges related to making online threats, including threatening the writers of the television show "South Park," the U.S. Department of Justice said.    |
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| Citadel banking malware is evolving and spreading rapidly, researchers warn |
(Thu, 09 Feb 2012)
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A computer Trojan that targets online banking users is evolving and spreading rapidly because its creators have adopted an open-source development model, according to researchers from cyberthreat management firm Seculert.    |
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| US falls behind in social-media race, expert says |
(Wed, 08 Feb 2012)
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The U.S. government is losing a race in cyberspace -- a social-networking race for the hearts and minds of Internet users, a computer security expert said Wednesday.    |
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| Google ships Chrome 17, touts more malware alerts and page preloads |
(Wed, 08 Feb 2012)
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Google patched 20 vulnerabilities in the desktop edition of Chrome and added new anti-malware download warnings to version 17.    |
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| Trustwave admits issuing man-in-the-middle digital certificate; Mozilla debates punishment |
(Wed, 08 Feb 2012)
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Digital Certificate Authority Trustwave revealed that it has issued a digital certificate that enabled an unnamed private company to spy on SSL-protected connections within its corporate network, an action that prompted the Mozilla community to debate whether the CA's root certificate should be removed from Firefox.    |
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| More Security News |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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