The SC Magazine Newswire

November 20, 2008 — Click here to view this newsletter online

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Hackers prevent research on malicious code

Dan Raywood September 17, 2008

Cybercriminals are randomizing content served from malicious web pages so that they can prevent security researchers from doing proper analysis.

Brad Pitt, Beyonce, most exploited stars in cyberspace

Dan Kaplan September 17, 2008

Brad Pitt tops the list of celebrities whose names, when searched on the web, turn up some not-so-friendly results.

Apple fixes another DNS vulnerability

Sue Marquette Poremba September 16, 2008

Apple released a security update for its Mac OS X to fix several security issues, most notably for the notorious DNS cache poisoning problem and a vulnerability within PostScript font names.

Google Docs flaw could allow others to see personal files

Dan Kaplan September 16, 2008

A security researcher claims to have discovered a vulnerability in Google Docs that could allow other users to intercept personal files.

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BusinessWeek website compromised

Chuck Miller September 16, 2008

The BusinessWeek magazine website has been infected with code that could redirect visitors to malicious servers.

Spam, malware spread by Google Groups

Sue Marquette Poremba September 15, 2008

Spammers are using thousands of Google Groups to spread unwanted email and malware.

CTO defends researcher's decision to reveal SCADA exploit

Dan Kaplan September 12, 2008

One technologist wants the public to understand why releasing exploit code for a dangerous vulnerability is sometimes the right thing to do.

Hot or not: What you need to know to keep Mac OS X secure

Amol Sarwate, manager, Vulnerabilities Research Lab September 17, 2008

Apple is the third largest PC maker with about an eight percent market share. This hasn't gone unnoticed by hackers.

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