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06 Jan 2009
	Security spending to increase in 2009, Forrester finds (SearchCIO-Midmarket.com) Companies plan to spend on host intrusion prevention systems (HIPS), encryption, endpoint security and data leak prevention in the next 12 months, according to a Forrester Research...
	Twitter tries to shore up security in wake of hack attack As many as 33 high profile Twitter accounts were breached just days after a widespread phishing scam targeted users of the social network.
05 Jan 2009
	Data losses set to soar, KPMG predicts (SearchSecurity.co.uk) Losses of personal and financial data are set to rise sharply in 2009 as the effects of the credit crunch begin to take effect, according to a new report.
	CA to acquire Orchestria for DLP CA plans to sell Orchestria's data loss prevention (DLP) technology along side its identity and access management software.
	VeriSign addresses MD5 flaw VeriSign is moving completely to the new SHA-1 hash function to avoid a vulnerability affecting SSL certificates. Microsoft and Mozilla also weighed in on the problem.
30 Dec 2008
	Rogue digital certificates strike blow to Internet security Security researchers exploit weaknesses in digital certificates to bypass browser security. Experts say the method is within reach of well-funded cybercriminals.
29 Dec 2008
	Study of banking malware analyzes underground economy (SearchFinancialSecurity.com) Researchers uncover thousands of stolen online banking credentials, email passwords and credit card data.
	Open source security concerns can trump cost savings Despite tough economy, Palamida survey shows companies are hesitant to broaden open source use.
	Top 5 cybersecurity news stories of 2008 A look at the security stories dominating the news in 2008, including data breaches, SQL injection attacks, DNS dangers, Microsoft Vista adoption issues and the fight against spam.
24 Dec 2008
	Microsoft Windows XML flaw exploits test desktop antimalware An NSS Labs test of six business products yield disappointing results.
23 Dec 2008
	Microsoft warns of SQL Server zero-day Code is publicly available targeting an unpatched flaw in SQL Server to gain access to critical files and execute malicious code.
22 Dec 2008
	Check Point to acquire Nokia security appliance business Check Point said its acquisition of Nokia's security business will help it expand its line of security products.
19 Dec 2008
	Adobe issues warning for Linux users A dangerous flaw in Adobe Flash Player for Linux could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.
17 Dec 2008
	Gartner advises banks to shore up online channels (SearchFinancialSecurity.com) A bank-targeted Trojan could lead to copycats and should spur security improvements, analysts say.
	Mozilla fixes cross-site-scripting flaws The latest update also phases out support of Firefox 2.
	Microsoft issues emergency patch to fix IE flaw The software giant repaired a dangerous flaw being exploited if a user browses some legitimate websites.
	Adobe hopes to speed patch releases with more transparency Poor communication with security researchers fuels inefficiencies, the software maker said.
16 Dec 2008
	Microsoft to release emergency patch for IE XML flaw (Security Bytes blog) The critical out-of-cycle patch is the second time in the last few months that the company has released a patch outside of its monthly scheduled update.
	Microsoft updates code analysis tool, SQL injection XSS library The tools for developers help identify flaws to protect enterprise applications against SQL Injection and cross site scripting attacks.
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