SAN FRANCISCO - Adobe said Thursday that it will release an emergency fix the week of August 16 for a critical hole in Reader that was publicly disclosed at the Black Hat conference last week. The flaw, which could be exploited to take control of a computer, is related to the way Adobe's PDF (portable
BIRMINGHAM - There is a disturbing tendency on the part of the US Congress to legislate the Internet. A case in point is HR 2271 backed by eleven US Represntatives and submitted to review by the House Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs Commitees last May(2009). Thankfully, there has been no serious deliberation on this
BIRMINGHAM - From engaging with various insiders on Linkedin it quickly becomes evident that threats to industrial networks, including oil and gas and power distribution are common. Yet, there are few public incidents to point to which makes Siemens' revelation last week all the more important to pay attention to. The malware used in these
LAS VEGAS - Last year, a security researcher was forced to cancel his talk scheduled for two hacker conferences about weaknesses in ATM software after the ATM vendor complained. This year the talk is back on the agenda for Black Hat and Defcon, which run Wednesday and Thursday, and Friday through Sunday, respectively, in Las
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Just before the Black Hat security conference begins, Google has patched seven security holes in its stable version of Chrome and begun an effort to speed up the software industry's response to such vulnerabilities. Google paid two $1,337 bounties for work that lets Chrome avoid critical security problems by sidestepping vulnerabilities in
SAN FRANCISCO - The security world is aflutter over new malware that has been spreading via USB devices and is programmed to steal data from systems running specific software used in utilities and industrial manufacturing plants. There are a lot of moving parts to this story so CNET News.Com decided to break them down and
MOUNTAIN VIEW - The stable version of Google Chrome received multiple security fixes earlier this month, including four rated as "high," while the developer's version adopted an interface tweak to create more room for extension icons. Google Chrome dev 6.0.453.1 for Windows, Mac, and Linux consolidates the former page control menu into the customization menu
SAN FRANCISCO - So, which is more secure to use, the iPhone or the Android? Neither, according to security experts who say the two fastest-growing smartphone platforms are different but comparable. The main difference is that Apple must approve all apps distributed via the Apps Store, which is the only way to get apps on
SAN FRANCSICO - A hacker in a group that discovered the AT&T iPad-related flaw was arrested following the execution of an FBI search warrant of his home in Arkansas on Tuesday, authorities told CNET. Andrew Auernheimer, 24, was being held in Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville, Ark., according to Lt. Anthony Foster of the
STAMFORD, Conn. - While security risks are not going away for companies, efficient and secure enterprises will actually safely reduce the share of security spending by 3 to 6 percent of their overall IT budgets through 2011, according to research and analyst firm Gartner. Organizations with very mature and recently updated security programs will be