Sunnyvale (ip-192.com): Symantec recommends that users disable or uninstall its pcAnywhere. The company, best known for its suite of antivirus software, says that source code stolen by hackers in 2006 may expose vulnerabilities in the remote access software. “Malicious users with access to the source code have an increased ability to identify vulnerabilities and build [...]
AET: New exploits target network security
October 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Helsinki (ip-192.com): Cybercriminals use a new category of malware - Advanced Evasion Techniques or AET’s - to avoid detection. The exploit poses a serious threat to network security worldwide and can lead to significant data breaches including the loss of confidential information. The new threats significantly extend on what is known today about evasion techniques. [...]
$500 Billion: IT departments face depth
October 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Stamford (ip-192.com): Global IT departments are facing about $500 billion in depth in 2010, research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. says. The depth could rise to a staggering $1 trillion by 2015. The scale of the maintenance backlog, created by a decade of tight budgets, is responsible for the red ink most IT departments in [...]
Microsoft: Emergency patch for shortcut bug
August 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Redmond (ip-192.com): Microsoft will release an "out of band" patch today to close a loophole that has been actively exploited by hackers and cyber criminals. The vulnerability in Windows Shell affects all versions of Windows from XP to Windows 7, including Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2008R2. "We're able to confirm that, in the past [...]
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