Adobe confirms PDF zero-day, plans rush patch

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Adobe today said it would issue an emergency patch the week of Aug. 16 to fix a critical flaw in its Reader and Acrobat software. The bug was disclosed by researcher Charlie Miller at last month's Black Hat security conference when he demonstrated how the open-source BitBlaze toolkit could be used to boost bug-hunting productivity tenfold.

Arlington, VA hosts SANS training program for the CISSP(R) Certification Exam, October 4 – 9

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SANS is pleased to announce Community SANS Arlington, VA where we will teach Management 414: SANS Training Program for the CISSP(R) Certification Exam, October 4 - 9. The course will be taught by SANS Certified Instructor Ted Demopolous. For complete course description, event details, and to register, please visit (https://www.sans.org/arlington-2010-cs).

SC Magazine Webcast – IBM 20/20 Webcast

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SC Magazine is pleased offer a unique webcast series - SC Magazine 20/20. The free webcast series features a member of the SC Magazine editorial team sitting down with various industry thought leaders to discuss the past, present and future of IT security. Our next webcast in the series:

SecurityOrb.com Deal of the Week – Samsung NP-N130-JA01US Refurbished Netbook from TigerDirect

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The SecurityOrb.com deal of the week comes from TigerDirect.com . It is a refurbished Samsung NP-N130-JA01US Netbook with a webcam and Windows 7 Starter.

New threat: Hackers look to take over power plants

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Computer hackers have begun targeting power plants and other critical operations around the world in bold new efforts to seize control of them, setting off a scramble to shore up aging, vulnerable systems.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-046 – Critical

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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-046 - Critical Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2286198)