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Conflicker Worm - April Fools Day Likely To Make Fools Out Of Us Either Way
The "Conflicker" worm is set to trigger on April 1st. We provide the basic links you need to be prepared or to remove it.
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DRAFT Special Publication 800-37 Revision 1 Available
Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: A Security Life Cycle Approach
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Free Online Antivirus, Spyware, and Firewall Scanners Review
So many people have asked for our help with infected computers that we put together this review of free online malware scanners.
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News Blog: "Mass Panic! The iPhone Has a Vulnerability"
Researchers at the Black Hat security conference on Thursday showed an iPhone security flaw which exploits a weakness in SMS text messaging to take control of the device.
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NIST Computer Security Division Released Special Publication 800-38E
This publication approves the XTS-AES mode of the AES algorithm for data on storage devices.