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Web threats to surpass e-mail pests
By next year, Internet users can expect more cyberattacks to originate from the Web than via e-mail, security firm Trend Micro predicts. Read more »
Cybercrooks exploiting new Windows DNS flaw
Cybercrooks are using a yet-to-be-patched security flaw in certain Windows versions to attack computers running the operating systems, Microsoft warned late last week. Read more »
Antivirus insecurity at Black Hat confab
Experts are warning that the popularity of antivirus software could turn the defensive measure into a security risk. Read more »
Trojan horse threatens latest Windows XP
Online miscreants have released a Trojan horse that can infect computers running Microsoft's Windows XP, installing programs to remotely control a victim's system. Read more »
Oracle fixes bugs with mega patch
Oracle on Tuesday released fixes for a laundry list of security vulnerabilities in many of its software products. Read more »
McAfee fixes flaw -- without realising it
McAfee, without realising it, has fixed a serious flaw in its popular product for managing security software, the security vendor said on Friday. Read more »
Numbers game: Macs safe but not so secure
The scalp of Mac OS X has been waved trophy-like after being hacked in controlled environments, yet security researchers are hard pressed remembering the last time a Mac was compromised in the wild. Read more »
Apple fixes 26 Mac OSX flaws
Apple Computer issued on Tuesday updates for its Mac OS X operating system to fix 26 security flaws. Read more »
OpenOffice TIFF flaw affects Windows, Linux and Mac
Security experts have discovered TIFF-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in OpenOffice, which could allow attackers to remotely execute code on Linux, Windows or Apple Mac-based computers. Read more »
Open-source hunt digs up more flaws
A US government-sponsored open-source bug hunt has resulted in more patches and security alerts. Read more »
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Bridging the gap between programmers and the visionA successful project will have a hard time flying if you don't walk through the game plan before writing a line of code. Read more »
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Social news start-up Streem shuts downSydney social news start-up Streem will shut down this afternoon, according to a heartfelt notice posted on the site this morning by its founder Elgar Welch. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.