The fourth annual Pwn2Own contest —which takes place at the CanSecWest security conference every year—kicks off next week. Like last year , 2010’s contest will offer security experts and hackers the chance to “pwn” a number of mobile platforms in addition to various browser/OS combinations. Though no mobile devices were successfully hacked last year, expectations are high that the iPhone will go down in this year’s contest
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iPhone will be first mobile device to fall at Pwn2Own 2010
It goes without saying that we love Plants vs.
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Aliens in the garden: the secret origin of Plants vs. Zombies
The U.S. should improve its security infrastructure to deal with cyber threats, or it could wind up like the government of Estonia, brought down by hackers after a dispute with Russia.
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SINET event draws feds and security entrepreneurs together
When former NetObjects CEO Samir Arora founded Glam Media in Brisbane in 2003, his strategy was one it would be hard to float past funders today: Let’s use great writing, great photos and magazine-inspired layout to bring big-brand advertisers onto the Web.
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Glam defies media trends, expands into France
ThreatMetrix is announcing today that it has launched the ThreatMetrix Fraud Network, a service that protects e-commerce companies and social media firms from online fraud.
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ThreatMetrix launches anti-fraud network for social media and e-commerce sites
In 2008, the social networking site Classmates.com found itself on the receiving end of a class action lawsuit that focused on its membership recruitment tactics. The company has now settled the suit via the typical mechanism: trivial discounts to the affected parties, and some hefty legal fees. But, as part of the settlement, the company will have to abide by an agreement that’s specific enough to dictate how it will set browser cookies on its members’ computers.
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Classmates.com settles suit over misleading e-mails
Filed under: Software Update , Security New browser time — and unfortunately, time to restart your Mac. Safari has been updated (for 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 on the Mac side, and Windows XP/Vista/7 on the Win side); it includes the improvements noted: Performance improvements for Top Sites Stability improvements for plug-ins, and for sites with SVG graphics and online forms Fixes issues affecting settings changes to some Linksys routers and iWork.com user comments There are also a slew of security fixes in this update; full list is in the continuation of this post, via the Apple Product Security mailing list.
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Safari 4.0.5 now available in Software Update
By now, it’s practically a mantra that the biggest problem with corporate IT security is the employees themselves. However, we usually assume that’s due to ignorant users or poorly enforced policies
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Bad employee! 12% knowingly violate company IT policies
