Latest security news.
Users urged to patch serious hole in BIND 9 DNS server, 07/25/07: A security researcher has reported a serious vulnerability in BIND 9, the software widely used in the Internet’s DNS addressing system.
Dumpster-diving for e-data, 07/23/07: Dumpster-diving — going through trash bins in hopes of finding paper records with valuable information like customer names or future product plans — is alive and well in the age of USB flash drives and portable music players.
Pump-and-dump scammers turn to Excel, 07/23/07: Pump-and-dump stock scammers have begun using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to deliver their get-rich-quick schemes, another in a series of moves they’ve made trying to slip past antispam filters.
Free security tool ferrets out unpatched software, 7/24/2007: A Danish security vendor is offering a free tool designed to inform users when their applications need patching.
Extreme Networks upgrades secure-switch software, 07/24/07: Extreme Networks this week unveiled two security offerings designed to allow customers improved insight and control over their networks.
Study: Backup, security to boost personal storage demand, 07/23/07: More complex data protection and data backup requirements for consumers and small to midsize businesses will catapult the use of personal storage devices to a compound annual growth rate of more than 20% from 2006 to 2011, according to an IDC study released Monday.
Mozilla patches security holes in Thunderbird, 07/23/07: The Mozilla organization has released an update to its Thunderbird 2.x e-mail client that fixes two critical security holes. These same fixes were also recently implemented in Firefox 2.0.0.5.
Online communities a godsend for IT managers, survey says, 07/23/07: Study shows IT managers who participate in online communities for troubleshooting, systems and security management, and application deployment benefit professionally by saving time when solving IT problems.
China busts large piracy syndicate with FBI’s help, 07/24/07: A flurry of raids and arrests in China over the last two weeks have ended what is estimated to be the world’s largest piracy syndicate in operation for more than six years.
