SAN FRANCISCO - Web 2.0 sites that enable people to create content are increasingly used to carry out a wide range of attacks, according to a new security study. Websense's State of Internet Security, released Tuesday, notes that attackers are focusing their attention on interactive Web 2.0 elements. Some 95 percent of user-generated comments on
STANFORD, Conn. - Security services provided "in the cloud" have the potential to provide cost savings and faster deployment compared with equivalent-capacity, premises-based equipment, but providers are yet to deliver on customer expectations, according to Gartner. And that's bad news in more ways than one, because technologies at the "Peak of Inflated Expectations" on a
NEW YORK - The New York Times' Web site is grappling with problems created by an "unauthorized advertisement" that essentially hijacked browsers and took them to an antivirus site that tried to install software. The rogue ad had warned readers that their computer may be infected with a virus and redirects them to a site
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is investigating reports of a zero-day vulnerability affecting Windows 7 and Vista. The flaw in Windows 7 could allow an attack which would cause a critical system error, or "blue screen of death," according to researcher Laurent Gaffie, reported by CNET News.Com. Gaffie wrote in his
DEARBORN - ISSA Motor City hosts a booth and conducts its September meeting at SecureWorld Expo. You will earn CPEs for attending SecureWorld as well as the standard ISSA Meeting CPEs when you attend the ISSA Chapter Meeting and Luncheon at SecureWorld. ISSA Motor City is hosting a panel discussion on Social Networking and is
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google has fixed two high-severity vulnerabilities in the stable version of its Chrome browser that could have let an attacker remotely take over a person's computer. With one attack on Google's V8 JavaScript engine, malicious JavaScript on a Web site could let an attacker gain access to sensitive data or run
LANSING - A court's chief judge can set rules on the use of cell phones and other electronic gear in a courtroom, the Michigan Supreme Court has decided on a 4-3 vote, so long as the devices are not used to take pictures of jurors or witnesses. The court late Tuesday published its new version
LANSING - Michigan government has again been certified that it is compliant with the Payment Card Industry's strict standards for ensuring that cardholder information is protected and secure. The PCI Data Security Standards apply to financial institutions, Internet vendors and retail merchants and detail the security measures and auditing procedures required to protect private cardholder
SAN JOSE, Ca. - Symantec is providing a fix for customers who got error messages after a patch deployment went awry for some Norton users, the company said on Tuesday. The problem started last Wednesday when Symantec deployed patches for Norton AntiVirus 2009, Norton Internet Security 2009, and Norton 360 v3 via LiveUpdate. Some customers
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft only just released final code for Windows 7 to manufacturers and the company is already facing a security risk. The Windows Genuine Advantage antipiracy system in the Windows 7 Ultimate release to manufacturers has reportedly been compromised by some Chinese hackers, according to a variety of Chinese forums, and first reported