Recent articles by Dan Kaplan

Active exploits targeting social networking ActiveX flaw

Active exploits targeting social networking ActiveX flaw

Users who remain vulnerable to an ActiveX photo uploader vulnerability used on many websites are now being targeted in active attacks, researchers from Symantec said today.
Dan Kaplan Feb 26 2008 10:16AM Security
VMware patches five holes in ESX Server

VMware patches five holes in ESX Server

Virtualisation software maker VMware on Friday issued fixes for five vulnerabilities in its ESX Server.
Dan Kaplan Feb 25 2008 11:07AM Security
Reed Elsevier acquires ChoicePoint in US$4.1 billion deal

Reed Elsevier acquires ChoicePoint in US$4.1 billion deal

ChoicePoint, whose watershed breach prompted a burst of state disclosure laws, has been acquired by LexisNexis information service parent, Reed Elsevier, for US$4.1 billion, the two companies announced Thursday.
Dan Kaplan Feb 22 2008 10:05AM Security
Adobe details timeline for Adobe 7 patch

Adobe details timeline for Adobe 7 patch

Users of version 7 of Adobe Reader and Acrobat will have to wait until late May to receive a patch to repair five critical vulnerabilities that have already been fixed in version 8, the company has announced.
Dan Kaplan Feb 22 2008 10:05AM Security
TJX reports soaring profits one year after breach disclosure

TJX reports soaring profits one year after breach disclosure

TJX on Wednesday reported a 47 percent spike in quarterly profits, aided by a reduction in the reserve that was created to pay for costs associated with last year's reported data breach.
Dan Kaplan Feb 21 2008 9:52AM Security
Cisco patches potentially crippling VoIP flaws

Cisco patches potentially crippling VoIP flaws

Cisco late Wednesday patched seven severe vulnerabilities in its widely used internet telephony software that could permit device compromise or system shutdown.
Dan Kaplan Feb 15 2008 2:29PM Security
Chocolate, flowers and worms on Valentine's Day?

Chocolate, flowers and worms on Valentine's Day?

There are other things more depressing than lacking a date for Valentine's Day. For starters, how about getting stung by a trojan disguised as an e-card celebrating the annual romantic holiday?
Dan Kaplan Feb 14 2008 8:16AM Security
Researchers spot PDF banner ad exploits for patched bug

Researchers spot PDF banner ad exploits for patched bug

Researchers have detected active exploits using rogue banner advertisements to target a recently patched vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat.
Dan Kaplan Feb 12 2008 9:43AM Security
WordPress releases update; unpatched vulnerability remains

WordPress releases update; unpatched vulnerability remains

WordPress, the popular blogging platform used by many businesses, has pushed out an update to remedy a low-risk vulnerability that permits hackers to edit the posts of other users.
Dan Kaplan Feb 11 2008 9:59AM Security
Microsoft delivering a dozen patches

Microsoft delivering a dozen patches

Microsoft on Tuesday plans to deliver 12 fixes - its largest patch rollout in a year - to address a number of vulnerabilities impacting its operating systems and related software.
Dan Kaplan Feb 8 2008 9:53AM Security
PCI council streamlines merchant self-assessment

PCI council streamlines merchant self-assessment

A swifter assessment process may soon await merchants and service providers trying to demonstrate compliance with Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards.
Dan Kaplan Feb 7 2008 10:17AM Security
International group pushing for anti-malware testing standard

International group pushing for anti-malware testing standard

A group of security companies and anti-virus testers have formed an organisation dedicated to creating universally accepted standards for evaluating anti-malware products.
Dan Kaplan Feb 6 2008 10:37AM Security
StopBadware finds RealPlayer serving up more than audio/video

StopBadware finds RealPlayer serving up more than audio/video

An internet security nonprofit has designated the two latest versions of the popular RealPlayer as "badware."
Dan Kaplan Feb 5 2008 10:18AM Security
Contempt charges seeked against MySpace phishing defendants

Contempt charges seeked against MySpace phishing defendants

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is asking a U.S. District Court judge to hold two alleged MySpace phishers in contempt of court after the pair were found to be violating a prior agreement with the agency.
Dan Kaplan Feb 1 2008 10:20AM Security
Internet outages overseas prompt business continuity awareness

Internet outages overseas prompt business continuity awareness

Major internet disruptions occurring this week across the Middle East and parts of Asia and Africa after two undersea cables were sliced should prompt global businesses of all sizes to review their business continuity and disaster recovery strategies, experts have warned.
Dan Kaplan Feb 1 2008 10:17AM Security
Mozilla announces fix for Firefox protocol handler flaw

Mozilla announces fix for Firefox protocol handler flaw

Mozilla today pushed out a fix for a Firefox vulnerability that could be exploited to steal cookies and session history.
Dan Kaplan Jan 31 2008 10:33AM Security
New Firefox flaw deemed low-risk threat

New Firefox flaw deemed low-risk threat

Mozilla officials are investigating a new vulnerability in Firefox that could be exploited by attackers to steal files from a victim's machine.
Dan Kaplan Jan 25 2008 9:47AM Security
MySpace spam seeks botnets

MySpace spam seeks botnets

Researchers at Marshal, an internet security firm, are tracking a new spam campaign in which recipients receive messages inviting them to join MySpace – but a click on the link leads them to a bogus page containing malware disguised as an Adobe update.
Dan Kaplan Jan 18 2008 4:07PM Security
Rogue file-cleaning application targets Mac users

Rogue file-cleaning application targets Mac users

A bogus file-cleaning application trying to induce downloads by using scare tactics is now targeting the Mac community, researchers said today.
Dan Kaplan Jan 16 2008 3:29PM Security
Get ready for phishing scams that play on holiday purchases

Get ready for phishing scams that play on holiday purchases

End-users should brace themselves for a new wave of phishing emails that reference the recipient's holiday credit card spending pattern during the Christmas season.
Dan Kaplan Jan 14 2008 2:53PM Security

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