Adobe Zero-Day Strikes Again

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For the second time in nearly a week, Adobe Systems is warning users about a zero-day vulnerability under attack.

Spammers Stay Busy Despite Pushdo Botnet Hit

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From the shutdown of McColo to last week's disruption of the Pushdo botnet, spammers have continually found ways to stay in business. Nearly 20 of the 30 command and control (CnC)servers associated with Pushdo were taken offline last week due to efforts by security vendor LastLine. The servers were supported by eight hosting providers, some of which did not respond to the vendor's requests for action.

New Fake TweetDeck Update – Beware of Spreading Malware

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Many TweetDeck users have awaken to an unfortunate surprise this morning when trying to launch the application. What is the unfortunate surprise you ask? “It did not work!” Twitter has recently implemented major changes to how other applications access your Twitter account and hackers have taken the opportunity by implementing a malware since they know millions of Twitter users will be looking for the new updates. The fake Tweetdeck update that is actually a Trojan virus. A Trojan virus is malware that appears to perform a desirable function for the user but instead facilitates unauthorized access of the user's computer system.

Security Job Posting – Urgent Position -90k Network Security Specialist position in Alexandria VA

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Our Client has an immediate need for a Network Security Specialist to support a true (24x7x365) NOC in Alexandria,VA for the USPTO (US Patent Trade Office) on the EUS contract. This is a perm requirement.