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Skype Deals With Account Hijacking Exploit
InformationWeek
That finally led Skype Wednesday to acknowledge the security vulnerability
and begin working on a fix. "Early this morning we were notified of user
concerns surrounding the security of the password reset feature on our
website. This issue affected some ...
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Analysts: Patch Microsoft IE Drive-By Vulnerability First
Sci-Tech Today
Despite the release of Windows 8 in late October, security researcher
Andrew Storms noted that three of Tuesday's bulletins already affect it.
Much of the core operating system is reused from version to version, even
in new releases, and all software ...
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GFI Launches VIPRE 6.0 For Business
Dark Reading
Clearwater, Fla. – November 13, 2012 – GFI Software&trade today
launched the latest edition of VIPRE Business, which for the first time
provides small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with access to a single
solution for antivirus, patch management ...
<http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability-management/167901026/security/news/240135007/gfi-launches-vipre-6-0-for-business.html>
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MS plugs 'highly exploitable' IE 9 hole in November Patch Tuesday
Register
Vulnerability management firm Qualys rates the Internet Explorer update
(MS12-071) as easily the most urgent. Left unpatched, the set of four flaws
easily lend themselves to exploitation through drive-by download style
attacks. Microsoft rates its ...
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/14/nov_patch_tuesday/>
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Microsoft Updates Windows 8, Internet Explorer 9 in Patch Tuesday
PC Magazine
Microsoft fixed 19 vulnerabilities in November's Patch Tuesday update, four
in Internet Explorer 9, and three in all versions of the Windows operating
system, including the brand-new Windows 8. The company released six
bulletins, four of which have ...
<http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/none/304971-microsoft-updates-windows-8-internet-explorer-9-in-patch-tuesday>
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tool kits fuel cyber arms race
Sydney Morning Herald
Security researchers and consultants, including Linn, use such hacking
tools to identify vulnerabilities and help organisations patch them.
Bad-guy hackers, known as black hats, and cyberwarriors use similar illicit
kits to spy on, steal from and wreak ...
<http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/free-hacking-tool-kits-fuel-cyber-arms-race-20121114-29bvb.html>
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Skype account hijacking vulnerability required only an email address
Infosecurity Magazine
A vulnerability that allows hackers to track the location of Skype users
was disclosed to the company by a researcher over a year and a half ago,
but the company has done nothing about it. Skype subject to "persistent"
cross-site scripting ...
<http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/29345/skype-account-hijacking-vulnerability-required-only-an-email-address/>
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Cybersecurity weaknesses persist in Energy unclassified systems
FierceGovernmentIT
In the public version of an annually required report (.pdf), auditors say
they identified 38 different types of vulnerabilities in unclassified
systems, a decrease from the 56 they found in fiscal 2011. But, 16 of the
extant vulnerabilities were carry ...
<http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/cybersecurity-weaknesses-persist-energy-unclassified-systems/2012-11-14>
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