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• Fake Swine Flu Emails Lead to Real Malware Infection Security companies have issued warnings of e-mails that appear to come from the Centers for Disease Control, but in fact lead to the Zeus Trojan.
• Rogue Gallery Helps ID Scam Software Lavasoft today launched a new online database of known rogue antivirus software.
• Will There Be an Electronic Pearl Harbor? Could there be a strategic attack on computer infrastructures? It's possible.
• Five Tips to Shop Black Friday and Cyber Monday Securely Bargain shoppers eager to find the best holiday shopping deals are often easy prey for online scams. Here are five tips to protect yourself while shopping online this holiday season.
• Freenet Lets You Browse the Web Freely Protect your privacy when you browse the Web--wherever you may be--with Freenet.
• SSL Hole Cracks Open Secured Web Traffic A newly disclosed security vulnerability allows for breaking into any protected SSL traffic, including HTTPS.
• A Single Sign-In for All Your Websites? Google Hopes So The Official Google Blog on Tuesday beat the OpenID drum, and gave a quick run-through of how the service might benefit Facebook and Plaxo users.
• Fix Old Flaws to Stop New Attacks Making sure you've fixed these old security holes will go a long way towards keeping your PC safe from current attacks.
• Are Flash Cookies Devouring Your Privacy? Small Flash files can track your online movements, and they don’t vanish when you delete normal tracking cookies.
• Bugs and Fixes: Stymie Malicious Media, Network Attacks Fix media-file flaws on PCs and Macs, and block Vista network attacks.
• Mozilla Unblocks Microsoft Add-on for Firefox Mozilla has now unblocked a Microsoft add-on thought to pose a danger due to a software vulnerability.
• Firefox Foils Microsoft's Security Hole As of today, Firefox will automatically block an add-on installed by Microsoft because of a major security risk.
• Firefox Users Vulnerable via Microsoft Add-on A sneaky Microsoft plug-in -- covered in this week's massive Patch Tuesday -- left Firefox users at risk for months.
• Google Offers Advice on Secure Passwords Some tips may be basic, but Google is offering plenty of advice on keeping your online accounts safe.
• Stolen Hotmail Passwords Show that Crooks like Webmail Tips for staying secure after hotmail (and possibly gmail and yahoo) accounts were publicly exposed.
• Better Privacy Deletes Sneaky Flash Cookies From Firefox Delete Flash cookies that can track your surfing with Firefox add-on Better Privacy.
• New Microsoft Antivirus Tool Arrives Today In the works for some time, Microsoft's free Security Essentials anti-malware software will be available for download today, the vendor confirmed.
• Google Refutes Microsoft Warnings about Chrome Plug-in Plug-in "brings Chrome's security features" to Internet Explorer users, Google retorts to Microsoft's dismissal of plug-in.
• Malware Blocking Tests Put Trend Micro on Top A test from NSS Labs measured how well antivirus could block downloadable, socially engineered malware.
• Microsoft's 'Malvertising' Battle: A Tough Fight to Win Microsoft's hoping to find the people who've disguised malware as advertising and hold them accountable. The battle, however, may be a tough one to win.
• Unpatched Applications Are #1 Cyber Security Risk Major organizations take at least twice as long to patch client-side vulnerabilities as to patch operating systems. The highest priority risk is getting less attention than the lower priority risk.
• Learning from the NY Times Attack Ad The scareware scam that pushed rogue antivirus software provides a good example of what to watch out for on the Web.
• Firefox Update will Remedy Flash Flaw Mozilla will check for a flash plug-in that leaves Firefox vulnerable in the browser's update next week.
• Internet Security Trends 2009: An Interim Update The effects of cybercrime are far reaching. It would be a difficult task to find someone who has never been affected by malicious Internet activity, or who does...
• Opera 10 Release Candidate: Sleeker, More Feature-Laden Surf the Web with fast, power-packed browser Opera--and its new features for privacy and customization.