Below is an appraisal by Imperva CTO, Amichai Shulman on the latest Oracle critical patch update (CPU):
Oracle Q1’s CPU Release:
This is a standard patch. However, quite a large volume of patches are dedicated to the MySQL database which is a new introduction into Oracle's CPU process. Overall, there are 78 vulnerabilities which are consistent with previous releases.
Below is a media alert by AMIT KLEIN, CTO, TRUSTEER on a new configuration of the Carberp Trojan that is being used by criminals to target Facebook users to commit financial fraud. Unlike previous Facebook attacks designed to steal user credentials from the log-in page, this clever man-in-the-browser (MitB) attack attempts to steal money by duping the user into divulging an e-cash voucher. The attack exploits the trust users have in the Facebook website and the ease with which criminals can exploit the anonymity of e-cash vouchers to use or sell the vouchers immediately anywhere they are accepted on the internet. With the growing adoption of e-cash on the internet, Trusteer expects to see more of these attacks. With e-cash, however, it is the account holder not the financial institution who assumes the liability for fraudulent transactions.
Play safe in a virtual sandbox
PRAGUE, Czech Republic: Computer games are not risk free. The AVAST Virus Lab has identified over 60 
individual sites during the last 30 days that contained game or arcade in their URL address.
- Hundreds of email addresses connected with personal social data broadcast each hour -
Research conducted by Websense Security Labs has found that thousands of businesses and consumers are putting themselves at risk each day by publicly revealing their email addresses on Twitter.
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