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US-CERT
(United States-Computer Emergency Readiness Team) The group charged with protecting the U.S. Internet infrastructure by coordinating defense against and response to cyberattacks. It was...
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Definition: US-CERT
(United States-Computer Emergency Readiness Team) The group charged with protecting the U.S. Internet infrastructure by coordinating defense against and response to cyberattacks. It was established in September 2003 and operates as part of the Department of Homeland Security. For more information, visit www.us-cert.gov. See CERT/CC.
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US-CERT warns about BlackBerry spyware app
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US-CERT: Beware of airline ticket e-mail scam
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued an alert for an e-mail scam targeting holiday travelers, warning that malware authors are using clever social engineering...
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Code execution hole in Webex meeting manager
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Federal budget recommends US-CERT get $242 million
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US-CERT warns of Microsoft Access Database attacks
According to a US-CERT alert, the attacks are using an unpatched stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the way Microsoft Access handles specially crafted database files.
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Oak Ridge attacks linked to China
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Additional Results
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BlackBerry bitten by PDF distiller security hole
A serious security flaw in the way Research in Motion's BlackBerry Enterprise Server processes PDF files could expose businesses to remote code execution attacks
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Security flaws haunt Cisco Wireless LAN Controller
Cisco is warning that its Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) product family is affected by seven separate security  vulnerabilities that could allow  a remote attacker to launch denial-of-service...
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Microsoft ships 'Fix-It' for DLL load hijacking attack vector
Microsoft has released a Fix-It tool to help mitigate the latest DLL load hijacking issue that exposes Windows users to remote code execution attacks.
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New vulnerability disclosure deadline puts pressure on tardy software vendors
TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) will enforce a six-month deadline for patches on all vulnerabilities bought from the security research community and reported to software vendors.
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US-CERT warns about BlackBerry spyware app
A free BlackBerry spyware application has been released to allow an attacker to call a user's BlackBerry and listen to personal conversations.
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Attack code posted for unpatched Firefox 3.5 flaw
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US-CERT warning: Windows does not disable AutoRun properly
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued a technical cyber-security alert to warn that Microsoft's guidelines for disabling AutoRun in the Windows operating system "are...
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US-CERT: Beware of airline ticket e-mail scam
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued an alert for an e-mail scam targeting holiday travelers, warning that malware authors are using clever social engineering...
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Code execution hole in Webex meeting manager
The U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) has raised an alert for a critical ActiveX control vulnerability affecting the Webex Meeting Manager software. The flaw, discovered by researcher...
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Federal budget recommends US-CERT get $242 million
The White House unveiled its fiscal 2009 budget proposal and the $3.1 trillion monstrosity throws the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team $242 million to boost its malware and intrusion...
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