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Verizon Data Breach Report Highlights Insider Vulnerabilities
AOL Government
Jacobs said that financially motivated hackers usually take a smash and
grab approach, scanning for vulnerabilities, using keylogger and other
spyware to tap valuable data. "Intellectual property isn't usually
something on the perimeter," he said. "It ...
<http://gov.aol.com/2012/10/23/verizon-data-breach-report-highlights-insider-vulnerabilities/>
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Google's Vulnerability Reward Program: Making Friends with Hackers
CloudTimes
google top100 Googles Vulnerability Reward Program: Making Friends with
Hackers One of the more common criticisms being levied at the cloud
industry is the security risks inherent in the model. And the reason why
it's still fending off these criticisms ...
<http://cloudtimes.org/2012/10/23/google-vulnerability-reward-program/>
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Anti-Terrorism Operation in North Caucasus Exposes Russia's Vulnerabilities
Heritage.org (blog)
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA — The Kremlin's control over the North Caucasus
region has come under scrutiny as a massive counterterrorism operation in
the area got underway. The latest counterterrorism operation took place in
the republic of ...
<http://blog.heritage.org/2012/10/23/anti-terrorism-operation-in-north-caucasus-exposes-russias-vulnerabilities/>
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Adobe Plugs Several Buffer Overflow Holes in Shockwave Player
Threatpost (blog)
Adobe announced today it has repaired a host of critical buffer overflow
vulnerabilities and an array out of bounds vulnerability in Shockwave
Player and urges users to update to the latest version of the software,
version 11.6.8.638. The company said ...
<http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/adobe-plugs-several-buffer-overflow-holes-shockwave-player-102312>
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How zero-day exploits can improve security
GCN.com
Available as a free open-source tool and in more sophisticated commercial
products from Rapid7, it contains libraries of vulnerabilities and modules
to exploit them. The framework lets developers and researchers build
exploits to test for holes in IT ...
<http://gcn.com/articles/2012/10/23/how-zero-day-exploits-can-improve-security.aspx>
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Experts warn about security flaws in airline boarding passes
Washington Post
The vulnerabilities center on the Transportation Security Administration's
pre-screening system, a paid-for program in which the screening process is
expedited for travelers at the airport: Laptop computers can remain in hand
baggage, as can approved ...
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Oracle Could Fix Serious Java Security Flaw 'In 30 Minutes'
TechWeekEurope UK
Given how much criticism was levelled at Oracle for failing to patch a
separate Java vulnerability it had known about for months, and which was
recently actively exploited by cyber criminals, it would have been little
surprise if the firm had issued an ...
<http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/oracle-java-security-flaw-97085>
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