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Security spend to rise

December 09, 2009

IT spending is likely to increase for many organizations in 2010, according to a survey released last week by investment bank Pacific Crest Securities. In the survey of 80 CIOs, 71 percent of respondents said they plan to increase their 2010 IT budgets, with server investment ranking as the top priority, followed by security. Forty-eight percent of respondents, meanwhile, said security spending is likely to increase the most on a dollar basis in 2010. — AM
 

Microsoft patch batch includes fix for zero-day IE flaw

December 08, 2009

Microsoft on Tuesday delivered six patches as part of its monthly security update, but only one -- addressing five flaws in Internet Explorer -- requires immediate deployment, experts said.
 

Researcher demonstrates Pentagon XSS vulnerability

December 08, 2009

A cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting the Pentagon website is not a major security threat -- but it could turn into one, said a researcher who examined the bug.
 

Report finds enterprises failing to protect sensitive data

December 09, 2009

Just 40 percent of respondents in a recent survey said all of their organizations sensitive data is adequately secured.
 

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Web attacks are financial boon for crooks, Cisco finds

December 08, 2009

Spam and spyware still are profitable for cybercriminals, but the big money is in banking trojans and other web exploits, Cisco's annual security report has found.
 

Adobe sets Illustrator fix

December 08, 2009

Adobe has confirmed a vulnerability in its Illustrator CS3 and CS4 software, a computer drawing tool, and plans to patch the buffer overflow bug on Jan. 8, according to an advisory issued Monday. The flaw, deemed "critical" by Adobe, could be exploited to execute arbitrary code on victim machines. As users await a fix, Adobe recommends they avoid opening .eps files from untrusted sources. — DK
 

Attackers try to swindle FTP credentials

December 07, 2009

Phishers are after FTP credentials in a widespread campaign targeting webmasters that use online hosting providers.
 

NASA sites hacked via SQL injection

December 07, 2009

Two of NASA's sites were accessed by an individual, apparently claiming to demonstrate they were susceptible to SQL injection.
 

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How we test products

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Call for Papers — SC World Congress New York & SC Congress Canada

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