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Mozilla postpones by-default cookie blocking in Firefox

Company reiterates its committment to user privacy but says it needs another six weeks to work out some kinks

Researchers uncover new global cyberespionage operation dubbed SafeNet

The attack infected computers belonging to companies, governments, and other organizations from more than 100 countries, Trend Micro says

In a sea of malware, viruses make a small comeback

Microsoft has noticed a small uptick in viruses that infect files

Pushdo botnet is evolving, becomes more resilient to takedown attempts

A new Pushdo malware variant uses domain generation techniques to call home if normal communications fail, researchers say

Microsoft: Invulnerable software is not possible

Human error and bad actors will always make security a risk, a company executive acknowledges

Oracle renumbers Java patch updates, confuses users even more

New numbering scheme was necessary to take into account the increase in zero-day patches, Oracle said

How to keep the feds from snooping on your cloud data

Virtual padlocks can keep storage providers -- and the government -- from accessing data in the cloud

7 steps to securing Java

Follow this guide to help mitigate Java-based attacks on your organization

Microsoft rushes Internet Explorer 8 patch release

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for May addresses 10 security issues, three of them that need to be addressed immediately

Social media privacy laws a mixed bag for businesses

Laws in several states limit access to employees' social media accounts, and that may be a good thing, legal experts say

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