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Articles by Sean Michael Kerner 

Oracle Patches Java for 40 Vulnerabilities

Once again, a slew of patches for Java which raises the question, can Java ever be secured?

Can You Completely Secure Linux?

Top Linux security engineers address whether complete security can ever be achieved with the open source operating system.

What's Next for Mozilla Firefox Security?

What's new and what's coming that will secure the open source browser

Will Twitter's Two-Factor Login Make Tweeting Safer?

New login verification feature debuts but experts debate on whether it will actually make a real difference or not.

Microsoft IE 8 Hit by 0-Day Flaw

New flaw is identified as being the root cause of attack against the U.S. Government Department of Labor

Identity Loss is the Leading Data Breach Attack

Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report identifies financially motivated cybercrime as being the top breach of 2012, but don't underestimate China.

US-CERT Warns about DNS Amplification Attacks

A common DNS misconfiguration was at the core of last week's massive DDoS. Now the U.S. government is providing guidance on how to fix the problem.

SSL Co-Author Reflects on Crypto Success and Failure [VIDEO]

What's wrong and what's right with SSL? Nearly two decades after he helped write SSL 3.0, Paul Kocher is looking to hardware for security.

Is Cloud PaaS Safe?

Security researchers from Trustwave take aim at Platform-as-a-Service and find security controls to be lacking

RSA: U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy Turns 10

Tom Ridge tells the government to stop talking and start acting.

RSA: Do You Need Mobile Anti-Virus?

Top hackers debate mobile security at the RSA 2013 security conference.

Oracle Patches Another Five Java Vulnerabilities

The five flaws that remained unpatched until today included the vulnerability behind the "Lucky Thirteen" SSL cryptographic timing attack.

Oracle Responds to Java Security Flaws with 50 Fixes

Oracle issues massive update to secure Java.

Mozilla Updates Firefox 16.01 after Snafu

Two releases in one week for Mozilla as the open source browser vendor rapidly responds to potential security risk.

What Star Wars Teaches Us About BYOD and IT Security

At the SecTor security conference, the head of Security Engineering for Check Point explains how modern IT risks such as APTs and BYOD relate to the mythology of Star Wars.

Raising Money Legally for Phishing

Phishme raises millions in an effort to  phish you so you can learn what not to click.

Will Microsoft's July Patch Tuesday Shut Down XML Attack?

Microsoft is set to release 9 patches next week, double what it issued in July of 2011.

DNS Changer D-Day Approaches

Next week hundreds of thousands of Internet users could lose their Internet access. What's it all about and what you can do to make sure you're not at risk today.

The Exploit That Didn't Happen

Is it becoming more difficult for hackers to exploit software vulnerabilities?

Microsoft and Adobe Issue Patch Tuesday Updates

Microsoft and Adobe take aim at DigiNotar in latest round of patch updates

HP Integrates Enterprise Security Framework

HP takes aim at emerging security threats with the expansion of its integrated solutions.

Linux Foundation Hit by Attack

Linux.com and Linux Foundation sites shut down as kernel.org hack collateral damage radius expands