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Microsoft plugs dangerous Excel security holes
Microsoft today issued patches for seven potentially dangerous security flaws in the Microsoft Excel worksheet software by Ryan Naraine

Drudge Report accused of serving malware
For the second time in less than six months, visitors to the Drudge Report say they got malware in addition to the Web site's usual sensational headlines. by Elinor Mills CNET News

New Microsoft IE zero-day flaw under attack
A zero-day unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer vulnerability is being exploited in the wild by Ryan Naraine

Vodafone HTC Magic shipped with Conficker, Mariposa malware
Researchers from PandaSecurity have detected Conficker and Mariposa malware samples shipped on a recently purchased Vodafone HTC Magic smartphone. by Dancho Danchev

China Offers To "Severely Punish" Google Attackers
Will the punishment fit the crime?... Will Google finger the suspects?... by Tom Foremski

'Highly critical' flaw found in Opera browser
Security researchers are sounding the alarm for an unpatched, remote code execution flaw in the Opera Web browser. by Ryan Naraine

Apache bug prompts update advice
IT security company Sense of Security has discovered a serious bug in Apache's HTTP web server, which could allow a remote attacker to gain complete control of a database. by Colin Ho,ZDNet.com.au

China: Google has never officially complained about attack
Reuters has reported that Google has never officially complained to the Chinese government about the internet attacks against the company. by Doug Hanchard

Apple, Facebook, Twitter, HP decline to testify re: Human Rights and Law
All of the companies that refused to testify before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Human Rights and the Law have interests in China. by Doug Hanchard

iPad: Perfectly flawed
This Friday Apple begins taking pre-orders for the new iPad, which will be available April 3rd. While I really like the device, I'm very aware of the fact that the device is flawed ... perfectly flawed. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

The Insecurity of Secure Clouds
In light of the recent Google hacking, businesses might reconsider their cloud-based strategies. Ostensibly cloud-based services can offer business a better security profile at a lower price point than would be possible if companies built the services themselves. Take data centers, for example. Building a modern data center can cost...

UK university websites hijacked; selling Viagra etc.
A number of UK colleges and universities with the .ac.uk domain name have been hacked and now dish out fake drug stores. Can you protect your network from website breaches? by Zack Whittaker

Social networking: Think before you link
Is it safer to boycott social networking and step back into non-digital mediums for social interaction? by Jennifer Leggio

'Uncrackable' DRM lasts 24 hours
Ubisoft's recently announced that a new DRM scheme for PC games that many claimed would be uncrackable. It appears that this DRM has been busted in 24 hours. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Police arrest Mariposa botnet masters, 12M+ hosts compromised
Spanish Ministry of Interior arrests 3 botnet masters operating a 12M+ infected hosts botnet that managed to steal sensitive data from 800,000 users across 190 countries, some of which include Fortune 1000 companies and 40 major banks. by Dancho Danchev

Microsoft Patch Tuesday heads-up: 2 bulletins, 8 vulnerabilities
The vulnerabilities are rated "important" and affect the Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office productivity suite. by Ryan Naraine

RSA: Homeland security secretary outlines latest online efforts
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano discusses three efforts underway to ensure the security of the nation's cyberinfrastructure. by Larry Dignan

RSA: Security experts on next cyberwarfare steps
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Michael Chertoff, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Richard Clarke, chairman of Good Harbor Consulting, and Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, share their views on how to best stop cyberthreats in the future. by Larry Dignan

Securing your social networking brand
The hope for the hacked is the event only becomes an embarrassment. by Jennifer Leggio

No Microsoft, an 'Net tax' won't stop botnets
Scott Charney, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President for Trustworthy Computing, thinks that an "Internet tax" might offer a solution to hacking. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes