Symantec patches critical Norton flaw
A bug in the way Norton Antivirus software uses the ActiveX programming language could cause serious problems for users of Symantec’s products.
Vonage nearly done deploying patent workarounds
Vonage Holdings has “substantially completed” the deployment of workarounds for two of three VoIP patents claimed by Verizon, Vonage announced Thursday.
Phishing researcher ‘targets’ the unsuspecting
Cybersecurity researcher Markus Jakobsson could make a fortune with the online attacks he executes on a regular basis. But instead spends much of his time perpetrating online attacks of unsuspecting Web surfers — without actually harming them, of course — to see what types of ruses people will fall for and to predict potential new techniques phishers might pursue.
Dell to pay $48.5M to ousted CEO
Dell will pay former CEO Kevin Rollins $48.5 million for his stock options six months after he resigned in the wake of investor criticism about the vendor losing market share to HP.
Microsoft plans nine security updates for next week
Microsoft will release nine sets of security patches next week, including six critical updates for Windows, Office, Internet Explorer and its Visual Basic development software.
RSA to buy data leak detection company Tablus
EMC’s RSA group plans to acquire data leak protection vendor Tablus.
Security firm automates generating attack code
Security firm Immunity has released a tool aimed at largely automating the process of putting together security exploits, a move some believe will lead to a dramatic rise in the number of “zero-day” exploits making the rounds.
Podcast
Kittens stopping spam: Wave of the future
Keith and special guest co-host Jonathan Summey talk about the new security threats coming out of recent hacking conferences, whether big vendors are having a Linux Love Affair, and why videos of kittens might put an end to all of your spam.
Live Chat
Live chat with Cool Tools columnist, Keith Shaw
You love his blog, his Twisted Pair podcast show, and his Cool Tools videos. Talk with Keith live about today’s best techno-toys. 2 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 17.
Blogs
Today at Cisco Subnetreleased a slew of security alerts over the past 2 days, including Wednesday, when Cisco.com suffered a near three-hour outage. Infectious Greed counted John Chambers uttering the phrase “Web 2.0” 11 times during Cisco’s Q4 conference call. Blogger Brad Reese says beware of buying new Cisco gear on eBay.
Cisco
From Microsoft SubnetSssh — Microsoft is quietly planning to release another service pack for XP. Loads of Windows flaws to be fixed on Tuesday. Sue Hanley shows you the money or how to measure it in your collaboration project.
