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Mac Botnet Now 600000 Infected Machines Strong
InformationWeek
The Flashback trojan is able to take over computers by exploiting
vulnerabilities in Java. Visiting or being directed to a compromised
website might allow the malware to take over your Mac. The malware relies
on JavaScript code to load a malicious Java ...
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Microsoft readies patch for gaping IE browser security holes
ZDNet (blog)
By Ryan Naraine | April 5, 2012, 11:38am PDT Summary: In all, Microsoft
will release 6 bulletins this month to address at least 11 documented
vulnerabilities in several software products. Microsoft plans to ship a
high-priority Internet Explorer update ...
<http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/microsoft-readies-patch-for-gaping-ie-browser-security-holes/11366>
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Patch Tuesday preview: 6 security bulletins, 11 vulnerabilities, 4 critical
CSO (blog)
It looks like this one will have six bulletins -- four of them for critical
issues -- and will address a total of 11 vulnerabilities. The bulletins
affect all versions of Windows, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office,
plus some of Microsoft's ...
<http://blogs.csoonline.com/network-security/2120/patch-tuesday-preview-6-security-bulletins-11-vulnerabilities-4-critical>
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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday will address exploits in Office 2010, IE9
Network World
By Colin Neagle, Network World Four of the six security bulletins Microsoft
will release on next week's Patch Tuesday are rated "critical" and will
address vulnerabilities in everything from Windows 7 and Office 2010 to the
.NET framework and Internet ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/040512-patch-tuesday-258022.html>
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Microsoft slates critical Windows, Office, IE patches next week,
including ...
Computerworld
Microsoft last patched MDAC vulnerabilities in January 2011. The bugs fixed
at that time, also pegged as critical, were in the MDAC ActiveX control
that allows users to access databases from within IE. Another component,
dubbed "Dedicated Administrator ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225883/Microsoft_slates_critical_Windows_Office_IE_patches_next_week_including_head_scratcher_>
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Good Technology Chooses Veracode to Improve Mobile App Security
MarketWatch (press release)
Through the partnership, Branchfire can develop and enhance its dynamic
mobile productivity software using the Good Dynamics platform, then upload
applications to the Veracode platform to identify and fix potential
vulnerabilities that may pose a ...
<http://www.marketwatch.com/story/good-technology-chooses-veracode-to-improve-mobile-app-security-2012-04-05>
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Researchers Release New Exploits to Hijack Critical Infrastructure
Wired News (blog)
By Kim Zetter The Modicon Quantum programmable logic controller, which is
used in critical infrastructure systems, contains common security
vulnerabilities that would allow attackers to upload rogue commands to it.
Photo: Reid Wightman/Digital Bond ...
<http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/exploit-for-quantum-plc/>
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Microsoft to sew up 11 security vulnerabilities next week
SC Magazine
Microsoft is readying six patches for 11 vulnerabilities as part of its
April security update, scheduled for release on Tuesday. Four of the six
fixes earned the software giant's highest severity rating of "critical" and
address flaws in Windows; ...
<http://www.scmagazine.com/microsoft-to-sew-up-11-security-vulnerabilities-next-week/article/235396/>
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Six Bulletin Items Announced Ahead of April's Microsoft Security Update
Microsoft Certified Professional
All four of the critical bulletins will address remote code execution
vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft .NET Framework,
Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Server Software and
Microsoft Developer Tools.
<http://mcpmag.com/articles/2012/04/05/six-bulletin-items-announced.aspx>
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Fighting security threats: May the force be with you
ARNnet
It is based on intelligence gathered by one of the industry's leading
security research teams through its research of public vulnerability
disclosures findings from more than 4000 clients, and the monitoring and
analysis of an average of 13 billion ...
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