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Apple patches Pwn2Own flaw used to hack Safari

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According to Apple's advisory accompanying the patch, the actual vulnerability was not in the Safari browser but in the way ATS (Apple Type Services) handles certain fonts.

WordPress blogs hacked, redirecting to malware

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The attacks occurred mostly on WordPress blogs hosted by Network Solutions but it appears that there are multiple security weaknesses in play.

Sun Java flaw exposes Windows users to dangerous Web attacks

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The flaw occurs because the Java-Plugin Browser is running "javaws.exe" without validating command-line parameters.

Adobe suggests workaround for PDF embedded executable hack

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Adobe is suggesting that users configure its PDF Reader product to limit the damage from an attack.

Adobe 'zero-day' flaw is eight months old

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The current zero-day attacks against Adobe Flash Player are not quite zero-day after all.   According to new information, Adobe’s security response team knew about the vulnerability since December 31, 2008 (see image below) but it was misdiagnosed as a “data loss corruption” issue.When word of the attacks surfaced this week, Adobe quickly locked access to [...]

China's Green Dam and the cyberwar implications

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Guest editorial by Oliver DayChinese military leaders have always been aware of the military advantage the US has over the People’s Liberation Army.  Reading through their published assessments of Sino-US war possibilities confirm our belief that we would dominate them in the air, land and sea.  However the PLA was born of asymmetric warfare and [...]

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