Attackers could exploit several holes in Mac OS X to run malicious code on targeted machines, trigger denials of service or escalate privileges. Apple has released patches.
Image spam has dropped to its lowest level in ten months. For the week ending 20 May 2007, image spam accounted for only 15.6% of all spam, said e-mail security provider Marshal.
The German parliament has strengthened the country’s anti-hacking laws by banning the distribution and ownership of hacking tools and making it illegal to bypass a network’s security.
The Victory Challenge team competing in the Americas Cup has deployed endpoint security from SecureWave to prevent the loss of racing strategy data and design details about the team's racing yacht .
The body responsible for global payment card security has appointed its first board of advisors, which include Tesco, British Airways and a number of other British organisations.
Web users are being warned about a widely spammed e-mail teaser promising a trailer of the film ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End’, and the chance of free tickets.