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Microsoft confirmed a zero-day bug exists in Windows 7. This exploit for the company's new operating system was discovered by a Canadian security researcher last Wednesday, but Microsoft downplayed the problem, saying users can protect themselves by blocking two ports on their firewall.

Despite increased cooperation among agencies charged with protecting the governmenta s information infrastructure, federal cybersecurity is failing to keep pace with the growing threat of attack from hackers, criminals and other nations, a Senate panel has been told.

Banging the drum for security awareness never gets old. As much as CSOs try to get folks to bone up on safe practices , there are always going to be some who need reminding.

One year after pulling off one of the most audacious cyber crimes in history - a 12-hour spree during which more than 2,100 cash-dispensing machines in at least 280 cities on three continents were drained of a total of more than $9 million - a group of hackers is facing dozens of years in prison and millions of dollars in fines.

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ... a virus in my PC? Computer security firm McAfee, Inc.

The email system of one of the world's leading climate researchers was just reported to be infiltrated by hackers.

A Seattle computer security consultant says he's developed a new way to exploit a recently disclosed bug in the SSL protocol, used to secure communications on the Internet.

Beware, "New Moon" fans: Hackers are taking advantage of the latest "Twilight" movie to try and bite into your computer.

Three alleged members of the hacker gang Kryogeniks were hit with a federal conspiracy charge Thursday for a 2008 stunt that replaced Comcast's homepage with a shout-out to other hackers.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 10:29 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 11:26 a.m. A clotheshorse racked up thousands of dollars in mystery charges on a friend's credit card.

Alun Jones writes about security, cryptography, SSL, PKI, and pretty much anything else that bothers him enough.

Computer systems with proper security and network controls should be able to withstand about 80 percent of known cyberattacks, according to a senior National Security Agency official.

So a pretty serious remote vulnerability has been discovered in Windows 7, as usual Microsoft is downplaying the problem asking you to block the ports on your firewall rather than fixing the issue.

Microsoft has declared its .Net Micro framework open source under the Apace 2.0 license.

The Associated Press 2 comments A New Jersey man will serve a 366-day federal prison term for conducting a cyber attack on Church of Scientology Web sites in January 2008.

The new Police Central E-crime Unit has followed the successful prosecution of four cyber criminals yesterday with the arrest in Manchester of two alleged hackers.

In wide ranging testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, some of the federal government's top cybersecurity authorities said that the status quo in federal cybersecurity is not sufficient.

Hackers could one day turn ordinary smartphones into "rogue" devices to attack major wireless networks, Research In Motion's security chief warned.

Network security provider Fortinet Inc, whose products integrate firewalls, Web-filtering and spam-filtering, priced shares in its initial public offering above expectations on Tuesday, in the latest sign of the return of venture capital-backed deals.

Despite Microsofta s best efforts, Windows 7 antipiracy measures have been compromised yet again.