Microsoft is reading Skype messages
Written by v2r on May 22, 2013 – 2:06 pm -Think your Skype communications are safe from prying eyes and ears? You might need to think again....
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Xbox One Kinect microphone “always on” security fears
Written by v2r on May 22, 2013 – 2:01 pm -The Xbox One Kinect microphone – one of the hi-tech new features of Microsoft’s new console – has raised security concerns since it “listens” to users even when the console is turned off. Technology site The Verge likened the new console to the Telescreen from 1984, saying that the Xbox One Kinect microphone function rais...
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Operation Aurora hack was counterespionage, not China picking on Tibetan activists
Written by v2r on May 22, 2013 – 11:02 am -Claims are made that the Aurora hackers weren't just Chinese-sponsored hackers bent on messing with Tibetan activists. Rather it was a Chinese counterintelligence operation that sought to discover if the US had uncovered the identity of clandestine agents operating within its borders....
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SSCC 109 – Laptop theft, money mules, LulzSec, Microsoft and more [PODCAST]
Written by v2r on May 21, 2013 – 4:20 pm -Episode #109 of our popular Chet Chat podcast series is out. Chet and Duck are back with their almost entirely reverent opinions on the latest computer security issues....
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Internet Explorer 10 beats Chrome and Firefox for blocking malware, says analyst report
Written by v2r on May 15, 2013 – 11:48 am -Internet Explorer 10 beats both Google’s Chrome and Firefox when it comes to blocking malware downloads, according to analysts NSS Labs. The company’s tests using 754 samples of real-world infected links found that Microsoft’s browser was far ahead of its competitors. The tests found that Internet Explorer 10 offered a me...
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May 2013 Patch Tuesday Includes Critical IE 8 Zero-Day Issue
Written by v2r on May 14, 2013 – 9:29 pm -IT administrators and the likes are expected to have a long day today, as Microsoft releases its security bulletin for May that resolves 33 vulnerabilities. Though this is not Microsoft’s biggest release (April 2011′s 17 bulletins addresomg 64 vulnerabilities come to mind), it is crucial for users to apply these securit...
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May Patch Tuesday critical for users of Internet Explorer and web-based services
Written by v2r on May 14, 2013 – 8:26 pm -Microsoft has just released its monthly updates for May 2013. The zero-day IE flaw used on the Dept of Labor website was fixed, as well as an IE 10 hole used at PWN2OWN. Critical fixes for Adobe Reader, Flash Player and ColdFusion also hit the streets today....
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Monday review – the hot 19 stories of the week
Written by v2r on May 13, 2013 – 10:52 am -It's that time of the week again - here's your roundup of everything we wrote in the last seven days....
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May Patch Tuesday coming up – Microsoft still not sure if latest 0-day fix will make the cut
Written by v2r on May 11, 2013 – 10:32 pm -Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for May 2013 will be published in the coming week. Paul Ducklin points out what to prepare for......
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Microsoft rushes out CVE-2013-1347 “Fix it” for the latest Internet Explorer zero-day
Written by v2r on May 9, 2013 – 10:19 am -The recent and widely reported US Dept of Labor website hack turned out to be a zero-day exploit against IE. Good news! Microsoft just published an emergency "Fix it" patch against the vulnerability......
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