Recent articles by Dan Kaplan

Pre-Patch Tuesday flaws reported in Excel, Internet Explorer 6

Pre-Patch Tuesday flaws reported in Excel, Internet Explorer 6

Security experts today reported two vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products - one of which likely will not be patched until next month's security update.
Dan Kaplan Jan 9 2007 3:49PM Security
Microsoft cuts Patch Tuesday release from eight to four fixes

Microsoft cuts Patch Tuesday release from eight to four fixes

Microsoft has downgraded Tuesday's monthly security update to just four fixes after initially planning to release twice that.
Dan Kaplan Jan 8 2007 6:03PM Security
Phishers using Flash to evade filters

Phishers using Flash to evade filters

Cutting-edge phishers are creating websites in Flash to evade detection by toolbars, security experts said this week.
Dan Kaplan Jan 5 2007 7:10PM Security
Cisco reveals multiple Clean Access flaws

Cisco reveals multiple Clean Access flaws

Cisco Systems has reported multiple privilege-escalation vulnerabilities affecting the networking giant's Clean Access software solution.
Dan Kaplan Jan 4 2007 10:54PM Security
Bill Hancock, convivial information security pioneer dead at 49

Bill Hancock, convivial information security pioneer dead at 49

Bill Hancock, who, despite being legally blind, parlayed a gregarious demeanor into a career as an information security icon and cyber-risk and network best practices advocate, died Monday. He was 49.
Dan Kaplan Jan 4 2007 10:42PM Security
Cisco acquires IronPort for $830 million

Cisco acquires IronPort for $830 million

In a move that will boost Cisco Systems' presence in the security arena, the networking giant announced plans today to acquire enterprise spam- and spyware-protection provider IronPort Systems.
Dan Kaplan Jan 4 2007 5:20PM Security
Man-in-the-middle phishing scheme targets Amazon.com

Man-in-the-middle phishing scheme targets Amazon.com

Amazon.com is the latest target of a new wave of phishing schemes known as man-in-the-middle attacks.
Dan Kaplan Jan 3 2007 10:07PM Security
Google fixes Gmail cross-site request forgery flaw

Google fixes Gmail cross-site request forgery flaw

Web application giant Google said today that it has fixed what researchers described as a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that could allow an attacker to steal a Gmail user's contact list.
Dan Kaplan Jan 2 2007 5:12PM Security
Ringing in the new year with an email worm

Ringing in the new year with an email worm

Be careful who you accept New Year's wishes from. Security researchers today are warning of new, mass-spammed email worm containing a "Happy New Year" subject heading that few security programs protect against.
Dan Kaplan Dec 29 2006 5:27PM Security
Former McAfee employees sue over stock options

Former McAfee employees sue over stock options

Seven former McAfee employees have sued the security giant after they were unable to cash in their stock options upon leaving the company.
Dan Kaplan Dec 28 2006 9:52PM Security
Opera, like Microsoft and Mozilla, adds fraud protection tool

Opera, like Microsoft and Mozilla, adds fraud protection tool

The new version of Opera Software's browser contains a fraud protection tool.
Dan Kaplan Dec 21 2006 10:16PM Security
NASD accuses Morgan Stanley of lying about losing emails

NASD accuses Morgan Stanley of lying about losing emails

The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) has accused investment house Morgan Stanley of lying that millions of emails it possessed were lost in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Dan Kaplan Dec 21 2006 5:57PM Security
Mozilla Firefox seals up multiple flaws

Mozilla Firefox seals up multiple flaws

Mozilla has fixed eight vulnerabilities in Firefox that could lead to cross-site scripting attacks and the execution of arbitrary code.
Dan Kaplan Dec 21 2006 9:49AM Security
Websense snags PortAuthority for US$90 million

Websense snags PortAuthority for US$90 million

Internet filtering vendor Websense today joined the hot information leakage prevention market by acquiring PortAuthority Technologies for US$90 million.
Dan Kaplan Dec 21 2006 12:16AM Security
Hacker: "Month of Apple Bugs" project necessary for better security

Hacker: "Month of Apple Bugs" project necessary for better security

The hacker responsible for the upcoming "Month of Apple Bugs" project (MoAB), in which one Mac OS X flaw will be publicly posted each day during January, today defended his undertaking to SCMagazine.com.
Dan Kaplan Dec 20 2006 11:32PM Security
Skype trojan harmless

Skype trojan harmless

Reports on Tuesday that a worm was propagating through Skype appear to be a false alarm, security researchers said today.
Dan Kaplan Dec 20 2006 6:51PM Security
New Year's resolution? Publish a month of Mac bugs

New Year's resolution? Publish a month of Mac bugs

Mac OS X will be the focus of the next month-of-bugs project, scheduled to kick off 1 January, a leading security blog reported today.
Dan Kaplan Dec 20 2006 9:07AM Security
Microsoft fixes phishing filter in Internet Explorer 7

Microsoft fixes phishing filter in Internet Explorer 7

Microsoft has issued a fix for its new phishing filter, which made its debut in the recently released Internet Explorer 7 (IE7).
Dan Kaplan Dec 19 2006 9:30AM Security
Symantec spots third exploit for Microsoft Word flaw

Symantec spots third exploit for Microsoft Word flaw

Researchers have reported a third zero-day exploit targeting a flaw in Microsoft Word.
Dan Kaplan Dec 18 2006 8:49AM Security
Colin Powell to deliver RSA Conference 2007 keynote

Colin Powell to deliver RSA Conference 2007 keynote

Colin Powell, the former national security adviser, secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will deliver a keynote address at RSA Conference 2007, organisers told SCmagazine.com on Thursday.
Dan Kaplan Dec 15 2006 10:21AM Security

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