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• Microsoft: five disclosed flaws likely exploited next month

  Microsoft has released 13 security updates for its August Patch Tuesday update, five of which it considered likely to see reliable exploits developed for within the next 30 days.

• After attacks, Microsoft to rush out fix for ASP.net bug

  Microsoft is rushing out a fix for a Windows Web server flaw that is starting to be exploited by online attackers.

• Cereal hacker on defacement rampage

  The websites of Kellogg’s, Nutri-Grain, Vogel’s and Specialty Cereals were hit in a string of mass defacements on Sunday.

• Your BlackBerry's dirty little security secret

  Tyler Shields, senior member of the Veracode Research Lab, spends a lot of time <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/podcast/533263">picking apart those BlackBerry devices</a> that are ubiquitous across the enterprise. What he's found may disappoint those who thought they were secure.

• Hackers exploit new Java zero-day bug

  Just five days after a Google researcher published information of an unpatched Java bug, a compromised song lyrics site is sending users to a Russian attack server exploiting the flaw to install malware, an antivirus firm said today.

• 12 "White Hat" hackers you should know

  These "White Hat" security researchers are ethical hackers whose discoveries and inventions shake things up — as they try to stay one step ahead of their underground "Black Hat" cousins…

Whitepapers about exploits

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  Exploits Explained: Comprehensive Exploit Prevention and Vendor Offerings

  Exploits take advantage of weaknesses in legitimate software products like Adobe Flash and Microsoft Office to infect computers for criminal purposes. Read this paper to learn more about exploits and the various levels of exploit prevention found in prominent security products.

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