Internet Security News for End Users, Firewallguide.com, December 17, 2008

Internet Explorer Patch Alert!

• Microsoft Releases Patch for Internet Explorer Zero-Day Vulnerability, Brian Prince, eWeek, December 17, 2008
• All Internet Explorer Versions Have Hole, Gregg Keizer, Computerworld, PC World, December 13, 2008
• How to Safeguard Against New IE Vulnerability, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, December 12, 2008

More Patch Alerts

• Firefox security updates ready for download, Erica Sadun, Ars Technica, December 17, 2008
• 'Extremely severe' vulnerabilities in Opera browser, Ryan Naraine, ZDNet, December 16, 2008
• Apple wraps up 21 flaws for holidays, Robert Lemos, Security Focus, December 16, 2008
• Microsoft Plugs at least 28 Security Holes, Brian Krebs, Security Fix, Washington Post, December 9, 2008
• Sun patches at least 14 bugs in Java, Gregg Keizer, Computerworld, December 3, 2008
• Secunia Survey Finds 98% of PCs Have Vulnerable Program[s], Brian Prince, eWeek, December 3, 2008

Popular Mechanics January 2009

• Four Ways to Fight Back Against Cyber Attacks, Joe Pappalardo
• When Hackers Attack: Practicing Cybersecurity at Home, Brian Krebs

Phones

• Keep Kids Safe on Cell Phones, Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine, December 11, 2008
• Eight Easy Steps to iPhone Security, Tom Yager, InfoWorld, PC World, December 9, 2008

Passwords

• Researcher: Chrome, Safari Password Managers Need Work, Robert McMillan, IDG News Service, PC World, December 12, 2008
• Latest Foxmarks Add-On for Firefox Tackles Password Backups, Erik Larkin, PC World, December 12, 2008

Social Networks

• Security on Social Networks Takes Efforts by All Sides, Brian Prince, eWeek, December 17, 2008
• Arm Yourself Against Social Networking Malware, C.G. Lynch, CIO, PC World, December 16, 2008
• Cyberscams Slide onto Social Networks, Joan Goodchild, PC World, December 13, 2008
• 'Facebook for Kids' slammed by security researchers, John Leyden, The Register UK, December 12, 2008
• Facebook ignores huge security hole for four months, Dan Goodin, The Register UK, December 10, 2008
• Facebook security warning leaves users confused, Jennifer Leggio, ZDNet, December 5, 2008

Reviews & Awards

• The Best Products of 2008, PC Magazine, December 8, 2008 -- Norton Internet Security 2009
• ZoneAlarm 8.0, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, December 8, 2008

How-To

• AppRemover Makes Switching A/V Programs a Snap, Alan Henry, PC Magazine, December 17, 2008
• Restrict Wireless Access, Zack Stern, PC World, December 5, 2008

Articles

• Google Ads Lead to Phony Apps, Brian Krebs, Security Fix, Washington Post, December 16, 2008
• Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps, Ryan Naraine, ZDNet, December 15, 2008
• Report: Hackers Will Be Bolder, Smarter, Craftier in 2009, Jack Germain, TechNewsWorld, December 15, 2008
• Gaming Performance Versus Antivirus Software, Joel Durham Jr., Extremetech, December 11, 2008
• Google Chrome Puts Security in a Sandbox, Brian Prince, eWeek, December 11, 2008
• Judge buries bogus malware-protection gang, Dan Gooding, The Register UK, December 10, 2008
• The Next Generation of Cyber-Threats, Ken Pappas, TechNewsWorld, December 9, 2008
• Malware Most Often Spread by Visiting Malicious Web Sites, Greg Keizer, Computerworld, PC World, December 9, 2008
• Time to Exclude Bad ISPs, Oliver Day, Security Focus, December 9, 2008
• 5 Years After CAN-SPAM, Larry Seltzer, eWeek, December 9, 2008
• Turning a Blind Eye to Cybercrime, John Dunn, Techworld, PC World, December 9, 2008
• More Cyber Security Regulations Recommended, Brian Krebs, Washington Post, December 8, 2008
• U.S. losing global cyberwar, commission says, Keith Epstein, Business Week, MSNBC, December 8, 2008
• Internet security is broken, and no one knows how to fix it, John Markoff, International Herald Tribune, December 7, 2008
• The Rise of Black Market Data, Benjamin Sutherland, Newsweek, December 6, 2008
• Where's the Collaboration in the Security Industry? Matthew Sarrel, PC Magazine, December 4, 2008