REDMOND - Microsoft issued three security bulletins today fixing 11 holes, including one rated "critical" that could be used by an attacker to send a malicious e-mail that is previewed only or opened by default in Word. The priority update, MS10-087, resolves five issues affecting all currently supported Microsoft Office products, CNET News.Com reported. The
SAN FRANCISCO - The latest security fiasco on Facebook's application platform may involve business pages rather than personal accounts: Sendible, a company that makes software for businesses to manage accounts and presences on various social-media services, looked like it was hit by a virus or hacker on Tuesday afternoon: TechCrunch pointed out that Sendible-managed brand
SAN FRANCISCO - A new Web site could help turn security breach guesswork into science. Database breaches, social engineering attacks, and hacking incidents happen at companies every day, but very few end up being reported publicly. That's because organizations fear-and rightly so-damage to their reputation, public humiliation, and loss of customer confidence. But this silent
DETROIT - Fraudsters never stand still. Financial service customers have become conditioned to be wary of potential phishing emails following years of being inundated with phishing attacks and spam. This fact makes it harder for bilkers to lure victims with a artfully designed email and website, so they are experimenting with newer tactics now. Attackers
CUPERTINO - Apple has acknowledged a newly-discovered security flaw in the iPhone and is promising to offer a fix with next month's release of iOS 4.2. The new flaw allows someone to access the phone dialer on a locked iPhone by punching a certain sequence of buttons, thereby giving them the ability to make phone
CUPERTINO - A new Trojan horse malware that affects Mac OS X has been uncovered by Macintosh Security site SecureMac. The Trojan is called "trojan.osx.boonana.a" and is being disguised as a video and distributed through social-networking sites like Facebook. The Trojan horse appears as a link on people's Facebook pages that may have the text
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Mozilla is advising fans of Firefox to update the stable version of the browser after it released a patch for a security bug last week marked "critical." Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Firefox 3.6.12 patches a heap buffer overflow that could allow for remote code execution. Mozilla notes that the bug
ROYAL OAK - Sequris Group announced that is has named Stephen R. Lance as Vice President, Sales and Marketing. He will focus closely on overall sales growth, profitability and establishing a strong brand presence for Sequris Group's rapidly expanding service offerings. Lance brings more than 20 years of experience as a sales leader. He will
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, provider of the No. 1 rated manufacturing ERP software, Plex Online, today announced that it was named the winner of the Info Security Products Guide's 2010 Tomorrow's Technology Today award in the Enterprise Management category. The award is presented by the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide. The
SAN FRANCISCO - When it comes to malware infections by industry sector, education took the lead during the first half of 2010, according to the findings of the Trend Micro semi-annual 2010 threat report. Nearly 50 percent of all malware infections occurred within schools and universities where IT and security staffers face the challenge of