May 11, 2007 1:48 PM PDT
Security Bites Podcast: Bad Wi-Fi security linked to TJX breach
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Badly secured Wi-Fi networks blamed for data breach, Microsoft meets hackers and issues seven "critical" updates, and cybercrooks look beyond Windows.
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The massive data breach at TJX has been linked to badly secured Wi-Fi networks. CNET News.com's Joris Evers and CNET's Robert Vamosi give their take on this week's Security Bites podcast.
Also, Microsoft issued seven "critical" security bulletins this week. The company is again hosting a select group of hackers on its Redmond, Wash., campus, but Microsoft staffers attending the event will only get a limited view of security, Robert and Joris contend.
Cybercrooks are reaching beyond Web browser and operating system flaws to commandeer PCs. Malicious Web sites now also exploit flaws in QuickTime and WinZip, a reminder to everyone to not just patch Microsoft's software.
And finally, this week marks Joris' last Security Bites podcast. He is leaving CNET for the world of public relations at security software firm McAfee.
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