Computer Security NewsNews on Computer Security continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Critical Vulnerability Found in Popular VLC Media Player- July 3, 2008 News By Jeremy Kirk July 03, 2008 Danish security company Secunia has found a flaw in the VLC Media Player that could allow an attacker to gain control of someone's PC.http://www.topix.net/tech/computer-security/2008/07/critical-vulnerability-found-in-popula... Payment Standard for Web Apps Going Live- July 3, 2008 A new payment card industry standard for Web application firewalls and source code goes into effect on Tuesday morning at midnight 6302008 A new payment card industry standard for Web application firewalls ...http://www.topix.net/tech/computer-security/2008/07/payment-standard-for-web-apps-going-li... Hacker with a conscience- July 3, 2008 For more than two years, Alistair Peterson headed an elaborate online bank-hacking syndicate.http://www.topix.net/tech/computer-security/2008/07/hacker-with-a-conscience?fromrss=1 Trojan lurks, waiting to steal admin passwords- July 3, 2008 July 2, 2008 Writers of a password-stealing Trojan horse program have found that a little patience can lead to a lot of infections.http://www.topix.net/tech/computer-security/2008/07/trojan-lurks-waiting-to-steal-admin-pa... Forty Percent of Web Browsers Open to Hackers- July 3, 2008 A study from researchers at Google, IBM and the Communications Systems Group in Switzerland found only 60 percent of Web users have safe browsers.http://www.topix.net/tech/computer-security/2008/07/forty-percent-of-web-browsers-open-to-... Aladdin Knowledge skids 24% in pre-market on lower FY08 guidance- July 2, 2008 Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. skidded 24% in pre-market trading Wednesday after the company announced it was revising its full-year earnings to reflect lower 2008 revenues.http://www.topix.net/tech/computer-security/2008/07/aladdin-knowledge-skids-24-in-pre-mark... Sony PlayStation's site SQL injected, redirecting to rogue security software- July 2, 2008 The latest high trafficked web site to fall victim into the continuing waves of massive SQL injection attacks courtesy of copycats and the ASProx botnet, is Sony's PlayStation U.S site according to a recent ...http://www.topix.net/tech/computer-security/2008/07/sony-playstations-site-sql-injected-re... Valicore Debuts vCoreServer Security Appliance for Embedded Systems- July 2, 2008 Valicore Technologies, a developer of cryptographic security solutions, today introduced its vCoreServer Security Appliance, the industry's first off-the-shelf solution for embedded system device ...http://www.topix.net/tech/computer-security/2008/07/valicore-debuts-vcoreserver-security-a... Secure SQL Server from SQL injection attacks- July 2, 2008 Rating: -4.50- SQL injection attacks are probably the most common way for hackers to strike Internet-facing SQL Server databases.http://www.topix.net/tech/computer-security/2008/07/secure-sql-server-from-sql-injection-a... Hackers hijack Citibank ATMs, PIN numbers- July 1, 2008 Hackers broke into Citibank's network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores this year and stole customers' PIN codes, according to recent court filings that revealed a disturbing security hole in the most sensitive ...http://www.topix.net/tech/computer-security/2008/07/hackers-hijack-citibank-atms-pin-numbe... |