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Gartner forecasts security troubles

Security software is mandatory for companies facing an Internet community of aggressive hackers and criminals. But corporations shouldn’t feel locked into deals with their security vendors, a Gartner analyst said.

Top 10 Most Common Passwords

Life these days has become largely dependent on passwords – whether we’re checking our emails, tranferring funds or shopping online, passwords have their part to play. We’re constantly bombarded with horror stories of security breaches, fraud, and phising sites. Users are consistently told that a strong password is essential these days to protect private data. Why is it, then, that users on websites opt for the same, consistent, insecure passwords time after time?

Browser Vulnerability Study Unkind to Firefox

A new Symantec study on browser vulnerabilities covering the first half of 2006 has some surprising conclusions. It turns out that Firefox leads the pack with 47 vulnerabilities, compared to 38 for Internet Explorer. From Ars Technica’s coverage: ‘In addition to leading the pack in sheer number of vulnerabilities, Firefox also showed the greatest increase in number, as the popular open-source browser had only logged 17 during the previous reporting period. IE saw an increase of just over 50 percent, from 25; Safari doubled its previous six; and Opera was the only one of the four browsers monitored that actually saw a decrease in vulnerabilities, from nine to seven.’ Firefox still leads the pack when it comes to patching though, with only a one-day window of vulnerability.

Spam trail uncovers junk empire

An investigation into a seemingly routine series of spam messages has revealed how sophisticated the business of online crime has become.

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