Geeks "R" Us: Google Alert - Vulnerabilities

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Google expands the scope of its vulnerability reward programs to cover
Chromium OS
Reseller News
By Lucian Constantin, Iasi, Romania | Monday, 13 February 2012 Encouraged
by the success of its Web and Chromium vulnerability reward programs,
Google has decided to expand their scope in order to cover security issues
in Chromium OS as well.
<http://reseller.co.nz/reseller.nsf/inews/google-expands-the-scope-of-its-vulnerability-reward-programs-to-cover-chromium-os>
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Google wallet suspends prepaid credit card functions
Computerworld New Zealand
Rooting is discouraged by phone makers because not only may it void the
device's warranty, but it can create security vulnerabilities in the
mobile. Both the flaws found in Google Wallet last week can be foiled if an
owner activates the screen lock ...
<http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/google-wallet-suspends-prepaid-credit-card-functions>
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In Cyber, Losers Ignore, Survivors React, and Winners Predict
Forbes
The CodeRed worm targeted a vulnerability in Microsoft's web server
software that had been known for months. A patch was even available. Yet,
thousands of US Government and other web servers were successfully attacked
in 2000.
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardstiennon/2012/02/12/in-cyber-losers-ignore-survivors-react-and-winners-predict/>
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Microsoft to fix Internet Explorer hole
iT News
By Greg Masters on Feb 13, 2012 10:34 AM (7 hours ago) Microsoft will this
week issue nine security bulletins to fix 21 vulnerabilities, with four
labelled "critical" and the rest "important". The company on Thursday said
the critical fixes would ...
<http://www.itnews.com.au/News/289947,microsoft-to-fix-internet-explorer-hole.aspx>
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