Samples of documents used in carefully prepared targeted attacks make clear that while a suspicious eye is a great security tool, some especially dangerous attacks might slide right by you.

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Well-honed Attacks Sneak Under the Radar

I’ve been running Windows 7 build 7264 for a few days and decided I should run our licensing utility on the various product editions to make sure the Windows 7 Product Editions Comparison is up-to-date. While nosing around in the DVD file structure, I noticed for the first time that the “E” editions show up in sourceslicenseen-useval and sourceslicenseen-usoem (as do the K, KN, and N editions)

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Windows 7 build 7264: Evidence of the E editions

Cloud-based services are being rolled out without enough attention being paid to securing these services and the information they handle. That was the finding of a recent study commissioned by RSA Security.

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RSA’s Coviello: Cloud computing not secure enough

Apple may be working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could possibly allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone.

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Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone

One of the reasons security is fun and interesting is that it requires a constant upgrade of your skills and knowledge.

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Search Party: Why Security Pros Should Master Google

A federal court has ordered members of an alleged international spam ring to give up $3.7 million that they made while sending out illegal e-mail messages pitching bogus weight-loss products and human growth hormone pills.

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Court orders spammers to pay $3.7 million