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![IBM, HP, Microsoft lead patching laggards, says bug buyer](/static/build/img/news/alt/Phishing-small.jpg)
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222829/IBM_HP_Microsoft_lead_patching_laggards_says_bug_buyer By Gregg Keizer Computerworld December 19, 2011
![Rising Cybercrime Pushes African Governments to Take Action](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyber-threat-stats-small.jpg)
http://www.csoonline.com/article/696806/rising-cybercrime-pushes-african-governments-to-take-action By Rebecca Wanjiku CSO December 19, 2011
![Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2011-50](/static/build/img/news/alt/ransomware-statistic-small.jpg)
======================================================================== The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary 2011-12-08 - 2011-12-15 This week: 161 advisories...
![Wholesaler Breach Affects 200,000](/static/build/img/news/alt/cybersecurity-breach-statistics-small.jpg)
http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=4336 By Jeffrey Roman Associate Editor Bank Info Security December 16, 2011
![Calling All Sysadmins: Take the 2011 SAGE Sysadmin Salary Survey](/static/build/img/news/alt/web-statistics-3-small.jpg)
Calling All Sysadmins: Take the 2011 SAGE Sysadmin Salary Survey (And Enter the Drawing to Win an iPad 2!)
![SCADA vuln imperils critical infrastructure, feds warn](/static/build/img/news/alt/ransomware-stats-small.jpg)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/14/scada_bugs_threaten_criticial_infrastructure/ By Dan Goodin in San Francisco The Register 14th December 2011
![China-based hacking offers evidence of global cyber war](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyberattack-statistics-1-small.jpg)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/china-based-hacking-of-760-companies-shows-global-cyber-war/2011/12/13/gIQA2WMEsO_story.html By Michael Riley and John Walcott Bloomberg December 13, 2011
!['Anonymous' hacker charged in breach of KISS' Gene Simmons' website](/static/build/img/news/alt/Phishing-small.jpg)
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/12/man-feds-say-connected-to-anonymous-hackers-man-charged-in-kiss-hacking-case.html By Andrew Blankstein The Los Angeles Times December 13, 2011
![Microsoft scratches BEAST patch at last minute, but fixes Duqu bug](/static/build/img/news/alt/antivirus-stats-small.jpg)
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222639/Microsoft_scratches_BEAST_patch_at_last_minute_but_fixes_Duqu_bug By Gregg Keizer Computerworld December 13, 2011
![Shell warns hacks on oil and gas could kill](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyberattack-stats-small.jpg)
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/284263,shell-warns-hacks-on-oil-and-gas-could-kill.aspx By Stewart Mitchell iTnews.com.au Dec 13, 2011 IT Manager warns of potential for "huge damage" amid mounting attacks.