Apple had two months to fix critical QuickTime bug, says researcher

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• Apple had two months to fix critical QuickTime bug, says researcher
• What security can learn from the $15M Sprint employee breach
• Disregard an IE 'false positive'
• Nigerian advance-fee scammer gets 12 years
• Black hole discovery could boost quantum computers
• Cloud Security Alliance offers certification
• Investigators find famous DJ's credit card details for sale
• Cisco, Verizon power massive IP net at new Meadowlands stadium
• Virtualize your browser to prevent drive-by malware attacks
• Only 5 (all women) of 135 pass Defcon social engineering test
• Security program automatically tracks down missing patches
• To boost security, Facebook adds remote logout
• Privacy in iTunes Ping

Apple had two months to fix critical QuickTime bug, says researcher Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT A critical bug in QuickTime was reported to Apple two months before a second researcher independently revealed the vulnerability this week, the director of a bug bounty program said Friday.

What security can learn from the $15M Sprint employee breach Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Federal prosecutors this week charged nine former Sprint employees with fraud and aggravated identity theft after learning they had cloned customer cell phone numbers to make $15 million worth of calls. According to the complaint from federal prosecutors, the individuals who have been charged worked at Sprint stores in the Bronx, Bergen, N.J., and Tampa, Fla., and used company computers to get confidential information about thousands of customers. The data was used to create the so-called 'clone' cell phones. Of the $15 million worth of calls, a large percentage of them were international calls, said prosecutors.

Disregard an IE 'false positive' Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT QUESTION You've previously recommended Unlocker, but Internet Explorer (IE) 8.0 won't let me download it. I managed to obtain the file using Google Chrome, but Security Essentials then blocked it and said it was a Trojan.

Nigerian advance-fee scammer gets 12 years Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT A Nigerian advance-fee scammer, Okpako Diamreyan, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a federal judge.

Black hole discovery could boost quantum computers Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT British scientists have noticed an eerie similarity between the mathematics of the quantum entanglement utilised by quantum computers, and that of black holes as explained by string theory.

Cloud Security Alliance offers certification Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT IT virtual-security experts can now show off their knowledge with a certificate that shows they've mastered the contents of two cloud-security papers.

Investigators find famous DJ's credit card details for sale Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Armin Van Buuren is one of the world's most well-known trance music DJs. He also apparently has had his credit card details stolen.

Cisco, Verizon power massive IP net at new Meadowlands stadium Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT When the New York Giants inaugurate the New Meadowlands stadium with their first regular-season game in less than two weeks, fans will have the benefit of using a massive IP network that will be responsible for HD video displays, processing credit card transactions and delivering Wi-Fi connectivity to fans' wireless devices.

Virtualize your browser to prevent drive-by malware attacks Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Does Web browsing make you fearful of picking up a virus or downloading malware? It won't if you do your browsing in a virtualized environment on your desktop. Invincea Browser Protection uses virtualization technology to separate untrusted content coming from the Web from the rest of your desktop and network.

Only 5 (all women) of 135 pass Defcon social engineering test Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Organizers of a recent Defcon social engineering contest will release their results next week. One conclusion is that women did well in protecting corporate secrets.

Security program automatically tracks down missing patches Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Secunia has updated its Personal Software Inspector (PSI) with the ability to silently download and apply patches from multiple vendors soon after their release. PSI 2.0 is now available in an open beta test,

To boost security, Facebook adds remote logout Posted: 02 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Facebook users will soon have a new way of knocking spammers out of legitimate accounts.

Privacy in iTunes Ping Posted: 02 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Ping is Apple's music-centric social network that is integrated into iTunes 10. From a privacy standpoint, it's pretty straightforward--as opposed to Facebook's multitude of privacy settings--but then again, Ping is also very limited as to what services it offers. In either case, here's a quick run-down of the privacy features present in Ping.

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