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PayPal Races To Fix IPhone App Security Flaw — Internet-payment provider PayPal said its iPhone application contained a security flaw that could allow a hacker to access users’ accounts and has rushed out an update to correct the problem. — The hole stems from the app’s failure to confirm …
Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a deal to buy security software firm ArcSight Inc. for $1.5 billion in a bid by the world’s top personal computer maker to cash in on growing demand for security technology …
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Comcast Hurdle: Effect on Web TV — The Justice Department is focusing in on how Comcast Corp.’s bid to purchase control of General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal could affect the emerging Internet video market, people familiar with the matter say, amid complaints from competitors …
Computer security threats rose by 36 percent in the first half of 2010, reaching record levels, says a report released Wednesday by International Business Machines Corp. The report shows that 4,396 new vulnerabilities …
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