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Security update for ISC's DHCP server  12 August 2011 
Source: H Security - Posted by Alex   
ISC has released a security update for its DHCP server to remove two denial of service vulnerabilities. According to the report the server can be made to halt upon processing certain packets. With a DHCP server effectively down, clients on the network would no longer receive IP addresses and would therefore not be able to usefully connect to the network.
 
Microsoft patches 1990s-era 'Ping of Death'  10 August 2011 
Source: Network World - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Now patching a 20 year old vulnerability? Microsoft today issued 13 security updates that patched 22 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, Office and other software, including one that harked back two decades to something dubbed "Ping of Death."
 
Google spends $17,000 on Chrome browser vulnerabilities  10 August 2011 
Source: ZDNet Blogs - Posted by Alex   
The Chrome 13.0.782.107 update, released via the browser’s silent automatic update mechanism, fixes a total of 30 vulnerablities, some serious enough to allow drive-by download attacks.
 
10-year-old girl hacker discovers smartphone security flaw  09 August 2011 
Source: The Telegraph - Posted by Alex   
A 10-year-old girl has uncovered a security flaw in popular Android and iOS games after becoming “bored” at their slow pace. The young hacker, whose real name has not been disclosed, presented her findings at the Defcon conference in Las Vegas as part of a competition to find the next generation of computer security experts.
 
Researcher follows RSA hacking trail to China  04 August 2011 
Source: Network World - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Malware used in the attack against RSA Security earlier this year was controlled from China, a well-known botnet researcher said Wednesday.
 
Hacker ‘Armageddon’ Forces Symantec, McAfee to Seek Fixes  04 August 2011 
Source: BusinessWeek - Posted by Dave Wreski   
A surge in high-profile hacker attacks this year is demonstrating the limits of an older generation of security software from Symantec Corp. and McAfee Inc., putting pressure on them to revamp their product lines.
 
Biggest-ever series of cyber attacks uncovered, UN hit  03 August 2011 
Source: MSNBC - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Security experts have discovered the biggest series of cyber attacks to date, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organizations including the United Nations, governments and companies around the world.
 
NSA is looking for a few good hackers  03 August 2011 
Source: Washington Post - Posted by Anthony Pell   
The National Security Agency has a challenge for hackers who think they’re hot stuff: Prove it by working on the “hardest problems on Earth.” Computer hacker skills are in great demand in the U.S. government to fight the cyberwars that pose a growing national security threat — and they are in short supply.
 
Readers of British tabloid warned over cyberattack  02 August 2011 
Source: Associated Press - Posted by Dave Wreski   
A British newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch is warning some readers that their personal details may have been stolen during a cyberattack.
 
RSA hack cost EMC $66 million  01 August 2011 
Source: H Security - Posted by Anthony Pell   
According to a report in The Washington Post, the cost of the RSA hack which compromised the security of RSA's SecurID products was $66 million. The Post quoted a conference call with David Goulden, EMC Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, in which he stated that "We incurred an accrued cost associated with investigating the attack, hardening our systems and working with customers to implement our remediation programs."
 
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