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Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 bug can lead to system freeze – InfoWorld

Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 bug can lead to system freeze
InfoWorld
Kaspersky Lab's Internet Security 2013 product contains a bug that can be exploited remotely, especially on local networks, to completely freeze the OS on computers running the software. The bug can be attacked by sending a specifically crafted IPv6

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Mobile security: iOS vs. Android vs. BlackBerry vs. Windows Phone – InfoWorld

Mobile security: iOS vs. Android vs. BlackBerry vs. Windows Phone
InfoWorld
It's historically given little heed to security concerns, but Version 8 endeavors to satisfy basic business security concerns. Mobile security falls into two fundamental forms: Microsoft's EAS policies and native APIs. Exchange ActiveSync policy

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Google kills hope for Android security with 3LM retreat – InfoWorld

Google kills hope for Android security with 3LM retreat
InfoWorld
Want to know the full extent of Google's fixation on consumer usage of Android? Not only is it blind to the increasing use of consumer technologies, even when driven by businesses, it's also killed the group that could have given Android a consistent

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Brand-new hardware — now with malware pre-installed! – InfoWorld (blog)


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Brand-new hardware — now with malware pre-installed!
InfoWorld (blog)
I'm talking about hardware infected before it ships to users or PC sellers. In recent court filings and a white paper (PDF), Microsoft revealed that four of 20 brand-new computers bought in China contained malware out of the box. Each of the four
Beware of pre-installed malware on your new PCCBS News
Microsoft discovers Chinese malware pre-installed on new PCsComputerworld New Zealand
Microsoft disrupts botnet spread through preinstalled malwareFierceCIO
Gizmodo Australia –Newstrack India –ABC Action News
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