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What differentiates security and privacy? What unites them? Are they mutually exclusive or highly compatible? Does your organization’s policy on privacy trump its security policy? Are there policies in place for one or the other or both? Have you revisited them lately? If not -- as the saying goes -- there is no time like the present.

Microsoft has reversed its earlier stance and promised an update to Flash for Windows 8 users "shortly."

Messaging security firm Cloudmark today announced Cloudmark Mobile Platform 3.0, the latest edition of its messaging security solution for mobile network operators.Cloudmark Mobile Platform 3.0 provides real-time visibility and control of mobile messaging threats originating from internal or external networks and delivers the policy controls and scalability to help operators stop threats before they impact mobile networks and subscribers, the company said.

Wave Systems' new endpoint security product relies on a chip on the computer's motherboard to detect malware infections.

Splunk has added a reporting module for PCI compliance requirements to its real-time big data analysis tool.

Microsoft and Adobe Systems pushed out security updates today to address vulnerabilities in their products.

Verizon Wireless launched a new security app to protect Android devices from attacks, loss, and thefts on Tuesday.

Defense contractor General Dynamics announced this week that it has acquired Open Kernel Labs, Inc. (OK Labs), a provider of software used to secure wireless communications, applications and content for mobile devices and automotive in-vehicle infotainment systems.

An outage affecting Web hosting firm GoDaddy, which manages millions of websites around the world, was caused by internal problems and not an outside hack, the company said Tuesday.GoDaddy said the outage affected "many of our customers" for several hours on Monday and that service was fully restored by late in the day.

The HoneyNet Project has released a new version of the Glastopf Web application honeypot software, which can now replicate SQL Injection attacks. The additional function was created as part of a research program funded by DARPA called Cyber Fast Track.

According to the latest figures from Cloudmark, a firm that specializes in messaging security, there has been a massive uptick in the volume of SMS Phishing attacks this month. Since September 4, Cloudmark says that there has been an increase of more than 900-percent in the overall total of attacks normally observed on a month-to-month basis.

The anti-Virus firm that discovered the Flashback Trojan, Dr. Web, has discovered another family of Mac-based malware that targets passwords. In addition to Mac OS X, this malware also targets Linux installations.

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Mobile security vendor Lookout, in their latest State of Mobile Security Report, said that mobile malware is a sustainable profit center for criminals. After that, the report highlights the point that privacy on mobile devices is on of the biggest issues of the year.

Over the summer, Microsoft’s stance on Do Not Track (DNT), specifically the point that they will enable it by default on Internet Explorer 10, has gotten a mix of praise and some serious heat. However, a recent change to Apache’s (HTTPD) source code on GitHub targets Microsoft directly, and if enabled would undermine IE 10’s implementation of DNT.