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Microsoft patches critical Remote Desktop Protocol flaw

...of Windows from Windows XP Service Pack 3 onwards should patch a critical flaw in the software as a matter of priority, say security professionals... Read more

14 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Microsoft issues critical Bluetooth patch for Windows

...Microsoft released four security bulletins on Tuesday, including one that fixes a critical hole related to Bluetooth in Windows 7 and Vista. The Patch Tuesday... Read more

13 July, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Report: Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure increase

...Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure companies are on the rise, with a jump in extortion attempts... Read more

19 April, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Adobe gives date for critical out-of-band PDF patch

...has given a date for when it will patch a number of critical vulnerabilities in its Reader and Acrobat PDF software. The company has brought... Read more

1 October, 2010 by Tom Espiner

UK cyber-readiness is 'patchy', says Chatham House

...The UK government is not sharing enough information about cyberthreats with critical infrastructure organisations, according to Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs... Read more

15 September, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Researchers warn of Scada systems listed on Google

...Scada systems used to run power plants and other critical infrastructure are at risk because they openly list their details on Google... Read more

3 August, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Researchers call off Scada hack demonstration

...a talk at a security conference on Wednesday on how to attack critical infrastructure systems, after US cybersecurity and Siemens representatives asked them not to... Read more

19 May, 2011 by Elinor Mills

US warns of hole in Iconics infrastructure software

...The US government is warning critical-infrastructure operators of a serious hole in software used in oil and... Read more

13 May, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Adobe fixes critical Flash Player bug

...Adobe on Monday released a fix for a critical vulnerability in Flash Player that affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat and which... Read more

22 March, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Google pays out top bounty for Chrome bug

...has awarded developer Sergey Glazunov a top cash bounty for finding a critical vulnerability in its Chrome browser. The vulnerability was patched with a new... Read more

14 January, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Huawei opens cybersecurity testing centre in UK

...in Banbury to certify its products for use in the UK's critical national infrastructure. CESG, which is a part of government intelligence agency GCHQ... Read more

7 December, 2010 by Tom Espiner

GCHQ: Government systems see thousands of attacks

...national security, and he noted that the threat to the UK's critical national infrastructure is a "real and credible" one. "We have seen theft... Read more

13 October, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Stuxnet threat rings EU alarm bells

...Enisa, in a statement. "After Stuxnet, the currently prevailing philosophies on CIIP (Critical Information Infrastructure Protection) will have to be reconsidered. They should be developed... Read more

8 October, 2010 by Jack Clark

Siemens: Stuxnet infected 14 industrial plants

...WinCC Scada software. The Siemens software is used by a range of critical infrastructure providers, such as utilities companies. The 14 infected locations were mostly... Read more

16 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Windows systems at risk from Stuxnet shortcut malware

...a family of malware that is using a Windows flaw to infiltrate critical infrastructure and other systems in a number of countries. The malware, which... Read more

19 July, 2010 by Tom Espiner

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If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

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I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

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It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

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yeah! all we want free software

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Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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itsajob

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Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

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UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

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Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

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