Testing reveals security software often misses new malware New research has further confirmed the difficulties security software companies are having keeping up with an explosion in malicious software programs on the Internet. Security software from major vendors can take an average of two days to block a Web site designed to attack a computer visiting it, according to the latest report from NSS Labs, which tested security software suites against fresh malware released on the Internet. “The magnitude of these findings should be noting short of an alarming wake-up call for the security industry,” according to the report.

Microsoft Warns Of (Another) Zero-Day XP Bug Microsoft warned users Thursday of a zero-day flaw affecting Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, occurring ironically in the Windows Help and Support Center, that could enable hackers to launch malicious attacks.

Adobe: We know we’re hackers’ favorite target Adobe knows there’s a target on its back. But it’s OK with that. “We’re in the security spotlight right now,” said Brad Arkin, Adobe’s director for product security and privacy, in an interview this week

Two years later, Apple still won’t fix Safari hole Two years after fixing a security bug in the Windows version of its Safari browser, Apple apparently has decided that Mac users can go without a fix. Apple was initially unimpressed by Nitesh Dhanjani’s work developing what’s known as a “carpet bomb” attack, the security researcher said in an interview Monday. “I told Apple about it two years ago, and they responded back, saying it was more of an annoyance than anything else.” That turned out to be the wrong assessment

Security Panel to IT: ‘Expect a Breach’ How big is the security threat facing IT? It depends who you ask.

Concern over surge in banking Trojans Trojans made up nearly two thirds (61 percent) of all new malware identified during the first quarter of 2010, says PandaLabs. According to the security firm’s Q1 2010 report, the majority of these were banking trojans. Panda Labs revealed the amount of new malware in circulation has continued to rise during the first quarter of 2010, while viruses were named the second biggest threat, making up 15.1 percent of all new malware identified

Google patches Chrome days before hacking contest Google has patched 11 vulnerabilities in the Windows version of Chrome, including one that earned its finder the first $1,337 check from the company’s new bug bounty program. Like Apple, which updated Safari last week, Google beefed up the security of its browser just days before the Pwn2Own browser hacking contest was to kick off in Canada. The update to Chrome 4.1.249.1036 fixes six flaws rated “high,” the second-most-severe ranking in Google’s four-step threat system; plugs three “medium” holes; and quashes two “low” bugs.

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