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Safari 6.1.6 and Safari 7.0.6, the latest versions of Apple's Web browser, come with fixes for several security vulnerabilities, some of which could be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary code.

The assets of numerous organizations are at risk because their former employees continue to have access to sensitive corporate applications even after they leave the company, according to a report published Wednesday by cloud business applications provider Intermedia.

A researcher has identified several vulnerabilities in the WordPress plugin for Disqus, the popular comment hosting service for websites and online communities.

MOSCOW - Hackers broke into Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's Twitter account on Thursday, tweeting his resignation and criticizing President Vladimir Putin. "I'm resigning. I'm ashamed of the government's actions. Forgive me," said Medvedev's Russian-language Twitter account.

Researchers at ESET have uncovered a new remote access Trojan (RAT) for Android that has been masked by cybercriminals as various popular applications.

Cloud-based IT management vendor Kaseya has acquired Scorpion Software in a bid to build out a cloud authentication business.

BlackBerry released patches Tuesday to plug a pair of security vulnerabilities.

WASHINGTON - Edward Snowden says dishonest comments to Congress by the US intelligence chief were the final straw that prompted him to flee the country and reveal a trove of national security documents.

In an effort to tap the growing demand from large businesses for mobile protection solutions, San Francisco-based Lookout, announced on Wednesday that it has raised a massive $150 million round of funding.

Google has updated Gmail spam filters to block out emails coming from addresses using suspicious combinations of Latin and non-Latin characters, the company said on Tuesday.

Private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo announced on Wednesday that it would take a significant equity investment in SailPoint, a provider of identity and access management (IAM) solutions.

Threat detection firm Damballa has released its State of Infections Report for the second quarter of 2014.

Cyber-attackers backed by China have conducted “a series of apparently targeted, sophisticated cyber-attacks” against activists representing the Uyghurs, a religious minority in China, a group of researchers have found.

Virtual Machine Host Servers Should be Hardened and Protected to Defend Against Increasinlgy Complex Malware Threats

Adobe Patches Reader Sandbox Escape Vulnerability Leveraged in Targeted AttacksAdobe Systems released security updates for Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat on Tuesday to address several critical vulnerabilities, including one that has been exploited in the wild.

TAIPEI - Taiwan's science and technology minister said Wednesday that China is launching frequent cyber attacks on the island despite warming ties between the two former rivals. "The Chinese cyberwar units have been engaging with Taiwan units almost every day, with some severe attacks every few months," Simon Chang said during an interview with the UFO radio network.

Microsoft and Adobe released a set of patches today to fix critical vulnerabilities in their products.

Microsoft has announced its intention to stop supporting older versions of the Internet Explorer Web browser starting with January 12, 2016.

Amazon WorkSpaces customers can now add an extra layer of protection to their virtual desktops by enabling the two-factor authentication (2FA) feature introduced by the company on Monday.

A leaked document believed to have come from a manufacturer of surveillance equipment shows Apple iOS is more resistant to the company's spyware than other mobile operating systems on the market.