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February 4, 2010: Patch, Update, Review,
How-To, Cyber Threats + More
Patches + Updates
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Millions of Explorer users must update browser, Even Feds encourage
PC users to update from IE6 to mitigate risk, Leslie Meredith,
MSNBC, February 3, 2010
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Apple Fixes iPhone Flaws with OS 3.1.3 Update, PC Magazine,
February 2, 2010
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Emergency IE patch goes live as exploits proliferate, Dan
Goodin, The Register UK, January 21, 2010
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Microsoft fixes 8 IE holes, including one used in attacks,
Elinor Mills, CNet, January 21, 2010
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Firefox 3.6 Brings Performance Improvements, a Few New Features,
Nick Mediati, PC World, January 21, 2010
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Patch it or Scratchit: RealPlayer, Krebs on Security, January
21, 2010
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Adobe fixes critical Shockwave bugs with neanderthal patch, Dan
Goodin, The Register UK, January 20, 2010
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Apple releases Mac OS X security update, Boot Camp 3.1, Jim
Dalrymple, CNet, January 19, 2010
Reviews
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Lab
Testing Antivirus Softare, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, February
4, 2010
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Antimalware Tools Should Handle All Threats, Neil Rubenking, PC
Magazine, February 4, 2010
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McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2010, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine,
February 1, 2010
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avast! Free Antivirus 5.0, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, January
21, 2010
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Avast 5 gets a new look, finally, Seth Rosenblatt, CNet, January
19, 2010
How-To
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Toubleshoot your DNS, Glenn Fleishman, MacWorld, February 3,
2010
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How to Stop 11 Hidden Security Threats, Tony Bradley, PC World,
January 24, 2010
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Creating Secure Passwords You Can Remember, Tony Bradley, PC
World, January 22, 2010
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How To Hide From Google, Andy Greenberg, Forbes, January 19,
2010
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How to Protect Yourself When Using Internet Explorer, Preston
Gralla, Computerworld, PC World, January 19, 2010
Articles
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Google to enlist NSA to help it ward off cyberattacks, Ellen
Nakashima, Washington Post, February 4, 2010
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No rules: Internet security a Hobbesian "state of nature" Nate
Anderson, ars techica, February 1, 2010
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Davos
2010: Cyber threats escalate with state attacks, Tim Weber, BBC,
January 30, 2010
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In Google We Trust
[Q&A], Jessica Ramirez, Newsweek, January 29, 2010
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Simmering Over a 'Cyber Cold War', Krebs on Security, January
29, 2010
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Google attack spotlights 'zero-day' black market, Jordan
Robertson, AP, MSNBC, January 28, 2010
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Google Chrome 4 Bolsters Browser Security with New Features,
Brian Prince, eWeek, January 27, 2010
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In
Digital Combat, U.S. Finds No Easy Deterrent, John Markoff,
David E. Sanger and Thom Shanker, NY Times, January 25, 2010
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Why the 'China virus' hack at US energy companies is worrisome,
John Yemma, Editor, The Christian Science Monitor, January 26, 2010
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US oil industry hit by cyberattacks: Was China Involved? Mark
Clayton, Christian Science Monitor, January 25, 2010
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Beware the Botnets, Brian Krebs, CSO, January 24, 2010
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Fearing Hackers Who Leave No Trace, Jophn Markoff & Ashlee
Vance, The Dispatch, January 20, 2010
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Identity Theft on the Rise, M. E. Kabay, Network World, PC
World, January 20, 2010
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Hackers Hit Network Solutions Customers, Robert McMillan, IDG
News Service, January 19, 2010
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