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By placing a new type of hybrid file on Web sites that let users upload their own images, researchers can circumvent security systems and take over Web surfers' accounts
McAfee continues to expand its data protection line through acquisitions, this time with Reconnex's data loss prevention software
Other vendors, including Cisco and Microsoft, had patches ready when the existence of the DNS flaw was disclosed on July 8
The Black Hat conference will feature security vendors showing off hacks of the Web, wireless LANs, routers, and desktop software
Customers have to focus on protecting the information, not just the PC or the network, advises Symantec chairman/CEO
Olympic Committee admits it made a deal with Chinese officials to accept the blocking of some politically sensitive Internet sites during the Beijing Olympics
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse warns that identity-theft monitoring services offer less protection than users assume, and many of those services can often be obtained for free
The creator of the Metasploit hacking toolkit has become the victim of a cache poisoning attack that targets a DNS bug
San Francisco's network-abuse claims raise more questions than answers