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• Securing Your iPhone Jailbreak To those who have already jailbroken, or are considering making the jump- fear not! Your jailbroken iPhone can be just as, if not even more secure than any stock iPhone. Here are a few tips.
• Microsoft: Don't Believe the Black Screen of Death Hype The dramatic-sounding reports over a Windows 7 "black screen of death" are inaccurate, Microsoft says -- and blown way out of proportion.
• Will There Be an Electronic Pearl Harbor? Could there be a strategic attack on computer infrastructures? It's possible.
• Microsoft is Investigating Claims Patches Cause Windows 'Black Screen of Death' Microsoft confirms that November's security updates triggered a black screen on some Windows users' PCs.
• Capsa Keeps Tabs on Your SMB Network Monitor your network down to the packet level with Capsa Network Analyzer.
• 25% of Office Workers Would Steal Company Data To help a friend or family member, a quarter of office workers say they'd steal sensitive company data, survey reveals.
• How To De-Worm Your iPhone iPhone behaving badly? Here's how to find out if you've caught a worm--and how to get rid of it.
• Critical Zero-Day Flaw Opens Holes in IE 6 and 7 A newly discovered security hole in IE 6 and 7 allows for attacks against either browser.
• Web Site Security Holes Make Case for Protection The prevalence of vulnerabilities in scanned Web sites show why you can't just watch where you surf and be safe online.
• SSL Hole Cracks Open Secured Web Traffic A newly disclosed security vulnerability allows for breaking into any protected SSL traffic, including HTTPS.
• Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Provides Valuable Insight Microsoft has released the latest semi-annual Security Intelligence Report. It contains a lot of useful information and metrics, most notably statistics that illustrate why its time to give up Windows XP and move on to Windows 7.
• Windows 7: Choosing the Right Version There are six different versions of Windows 7 to choose from. They each have pros and cons, but Windows 7 Ultimate is the best choice in most cases.
• Bugs and Fixes: Stymie Malicious Media, Network Attacks Fix media-file flaws on PCs and Macs, and block Vista network attacks.
• Report: Employee Holiday Shopping Will Strain Security Despite a lagging economy, many workers will shop online while at work this coming holiday season, according to a survey.
• Gaping Security Hole Turns Cable Modems Into Hacker Prey A blogger helping to tune a friend's wi-fi network uncovered a gaping security hole in Wi-Fi cable modem routers installed in 64,000 Time Warner subscribers' homes.
• Nonprofit Network Overhaul Assists Families of Ill Children Memphis-based IT pros give Ronald McDonald House Charities an extreme-tech makeover.
• Microsoft Patches Last Major ATL Bugs Microsoft this week wrapped up a months-long job of patching a critical bug it accidently introduced in a crucial code "library."
• Google Using 'Double Talk' on Cloud Security, Says Consumer Group A consumer advocacy group that is opposed to a plan by Los Angeles to adopt Google's hosted e-mail and office applications is speaking out.
• Adding Up Six Years of Microsoft Patch Tuesdays In six years of Patch Tuesdays the tally is 400 security bulletins, more than half of which addressed vulnerabilities described by Microsoft as "critical."
• Ad-Aware Pro Includes Extra Tools and Network Protection Ad-Aware Pro protects against spyware, malware, rootkits, viruses, and network dangers--and gives you a moderately useful toolkit--but you may do just as well with free programs.
• U.S. Homeland Security Wants Cybersecurity Pros The Department of Homeland Security hopes to hire 1,000 cybersecurity professionals in the next three years.
• To Fight Worms, Use Ants A novel new security system attempts to mimic insects in the fight against malware infections.
• Vista, Windows 7 Are More Secure than Snow Leopard A prominent security researcher claims that released Snow Leopard is less secure than either Vista or Windows 7.
• 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.
• Companies Patch OS Holes, but Biggest Priority Should Be Apps Corporations appear to be much slower in patching their applications than their operating systems, even though attackers are mainly targeting apps.