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Data-wiping Shamoon targeting Middle East energy sector

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Shamoon, malware that overwrites files to the point of making computers unusable, has been described as a targeted, yet damaging threat.

Chinese firewall maker booted from Microsoft sharing program

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The leak of details regarding a major Windows bug, which resulted in the removal of DPTech Technologies as a trusted Microsoft partner, calls into question how impervious a vulnerability sharing program can be.

Thanks to weak passwords, Conficker worm still rampant

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Detection numbers continue to rise for the infamous Conficker worm within enterprises, even though there is a patch available and no new variants have appeared in two years.

News briefs: The latest from the Google, Anonymous and others

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News briefs: The latest from the PCI Security Standards Council, Google, Anonymous, Facebook and others...

Duqu detection kit released

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The Hungary-based research lab responsible for detecting the Duqu trojan has released a toolkit to find traces of the trojan on a computer or in a whole network.

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