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By Marin Perez
InformationWeek
September 25, 2009 01:13 PM
The blocking tools prevent Windows Vista and XP service packs from being automatically installed via the Windows Update service, but they will expire this year
By Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
January 30, 2009
Half a million PCs infected, botnet still growing, says researcher
By Gregg Keizer
December 1, 2008 (Computerworld) The worm exploiting a critical Windows bug that Microsoft Corp. patched with an emergency fix in late October is being used to build a new botnet, a security researcher said today.
By Peter Wayner November 17, 2008 -- Apple systems have become the tools of choice for coders of all kinds, but not without a few aches and pains When Terry Weaver wants to create .Net applications, he fires up Visual Studio and types away like any other .Net programmer. The setup gets a bit weird when he wants to test how the .Net application might appear to a Mac user visiting the Web site. Instead of starting up another machine, asking a colleague with a Mac, or simply ignoring those crazy followers of Steve Jobs, Weaver just pops over to the browser in another window. That's easy because Visual Studio is running on Windows inside a Parallels virtual machine, which, in turn, runs on his Mac. He has a PC, a Mac, and a Unix development box all in one.
By John E. Dunn, Techworld
November 17, 2008
After rogue ISP McColo was taken offline global spam was estimated to have dropped from 50 to 80 percent, but spammers are starting to reconstitute botnets elsewhere.
The dramatic fall in spam traffic reported last week after alleged rogue ISP McColo was taken offline will only be a temporary reprieve and could actually generate a new wave of Trojans, experts have warned.
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Outlines work-around in lieu of patch, urges users to update software
By Gregg Keizer
July 17, 2008 (Computerworld) Research In Motion Ltd. has warned users and corporate administrators of a critical vulnerability in a component of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) that could be used to hack their company's computers.
500 investigations examined, with ugly results'
By Brad Reed
June 12, 2008 (Network World) Most companies only learn about network data breaches in the months after their data has already been compromised, according to a new study.
Apple's move to MobileMe strengthens the iPhone as a platform
By Michael DeAgonia
June 11, 2008 (Computerworld) SAN FRANCISCO -- When Apple Inc.CEO Steve Jobs took the stage on Monday at Apple Inc.'s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the focus of attention was on the new iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0 -- the coming firmware update for all iPhonesthat will bring with it a slew of new applications.
Thirty XSS vulnerabilities spotted on McAfee, Symantec and VeriSign sites
By Matthew Broersma
June 12, 2008 (TechWorld.com) The Web sites of three of the security industry's best-known companies include security flaws that could be used to launch scams against customers, according to a new report.
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We are currently experiencing email issues with inbound email after a software upgrade. We are working with the software vendor to get email flowing as soon as possible. In the meantime, we have disabled inbound SMTP email.
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