October 2007 Archives

On Monday, Adobe released a patch a vulnerability in its Adobe Reader software (v 8.1 or earlier, v. 7.0.9 or earlier) exposed by U.K.-based researcher Petko Petkov. The vulnerability makes it possible for the spread of malicious PDF files resulting... Read More..

First, it was Paris Hilton's cell phone. Then some mischievious hacker compromised Carrie Underwood's MySpace account. Now Ann Coulter, the controversial conservative talking head, joins a growing list of celebrities, including Madonna who have been "victimized" by hackers. Apparently, hackers... Read More..

On the hype scale, social networking is red hot! Facebook, MySpace, Linkedin are all examples of the force multiplying, networking effect of Web 2.0. Yet as Peter Schoof reported last week, there is healthy debate on whether these sites should... Read More..

The emergence of Web 2.0 is one of the greatest challenges for corporate security managers today. One primary reason it poses such difficulty for the traditional security model is the unregulated way Web 2.0 applications are deployed and used in... Read More..