Fast-growing Flashback botnet includes over 600,000 Macs, experts say

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	Fast-growing Flashback botnet includes over 600,000 Macs, experts say More than 600,000 Macs have been infected with a new version of the Flashback Trojan horse that's being installed on people's computers with the help of Java exploits, security researchers from Russian antivirus vendor Doctor Web said on Wednesday. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Transform End User Computing Turn to EMC to bring new simplicity, power, and efficiency to end user computing-any user, any device, anywhere. Click to continue In this Issue Unpatched Java bug infects Macs with Flashback malware Apple patches Mac Java zero-day bug Microsoft counted as key Linux contributor, for now anyway How to use Brushes in iPhoto for iOS Comparing participation in the open source cloud communities HTC, Sprint announce Evo 4G LTE smartphone FileMaker spruces up its look with FileMaker 12 release WHITE PAPER: Dell SMB's and the Consumerization of IT As social media becomes an integral part of consumer technology, an increasing number of employees are bringing their personal mobile devices to work, enabling social media and collaboration in the workplace. Learn More Unpatched Java bug infects Macs with Flashback malware A unpatched Java vulnerability is being exploited by cybercriminals to infect Mac computers with a new variant of the Flashback malware, say F-Secure researchers. Read More Apple patches Mac Java zero-day bug Apple yesterday released a Java update for Mac owners that fixes a dozen security flaws, including one that has been exploited by attackers for at least two weeks. Read More Microsoft counted as key Linux contributor, for now anyway For the first time ever, and probably only temporarily, Microsoft can be counted as a key contributor to Linux. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Application Security Services U.S. Public Sector Application Security Services bridge the gap between traditional application development processes and techniques, and the requisite security mechanisms needed to increase software assurance and significantly enhance system security. Read Now! How to use Brushes in iPhoto for iOS iPhoto for iOS is not only a joy to use, it's easy to learn--even if you've never used the desktop verion of iPhoto '11. Read More Comparing participation in the open source cloud communities With competition heating up in open source clouds, an analysis of community participation among four major projects shows that Eucalyptus - the oldest of those studied - has the largest standing community but OpenStack and CloudStack are gaining momentum in the developer community. Read More HTC, Sprint announce Evo 4G LTE smartphone Sprint introduced the HTC Evo 4G LTE smartphone, adding a new phone to a stable of devices that will be compatible with the carrier's high-speed network when it launches soon in the U.S. Read More FileMaker spruces up its look with FileMaker 12 release No matter what device you're using to access a database, FileMaker wants the finished product to look good. The latest update to the software maker's flagship database product puts an emphasis on design features regardless of which platform you're using. Read More
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