Microsoft Warns of SQL Attacks

Just days after patching a critical flaw in its Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft is now warning users of a serious bug in its SQL Server database software.
Microsoft issued a security advisory late Monday, saying that the bug could be exploited to run unauthorized software on systems running versions of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and SQL [...]

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Arm Yourself Against Social Networking

As social networking tools change the way we communicate, spammers have begun turning their attention to services such as Facebook and MySpace, tricking users into installing viruses, launching fraudulent websites and deploying malware throughout their computers and networks.
While spamming via e-mail services remains prevalent, spammers see social networks as the new horizon. Spammers have managed [...]

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Hackers Launch PDF Attacks

Attackers are exploiting one of the vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader that was patched earlier this week, a security researcher warned Friday as he urged users to update as soon as possible.
According to Bojan Zdrnja, an analyst at the SANS Institute’s Internet Storm Center (ISC), malicious PDF (Portable Document Format) files are circulating that infect systems [...]

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Is Google Safe?

Search engines such as Google are increasingly being used by hackers against Web applications that hold sensitive data, according to a security expert.
Even with rising awareness about data security, it takes all of a few seconds to pluck Social Security numbers from Web sites using targeted search terms.
The fact that Social Security numbers are even on [...]

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