vulnerability

Zero-day Microsoft Excel vulnerability reported

Zero-day Microsoft Excel vulnerability reported

A new zero-day vulnerability is affecting Microsoft Excel, the software giant warned in an advisory.
Dan Kaplan Feb 25 2009 10:22AM Security
Hackers identify a new vulnerability on BitDefender website

Hackers identify a new vulnerability on BitDefender website

The website of BitDefender has been hit by hackers for the second time in a week.
Dan Raywood Feb 18 2009 10:23AM Security
IBM urges rethink on vulnerability assessments

IBM urges rethink on vulnerability assessments

The security industry needs to reprioritise its response to disclosed software vulnerabilities in order to determine more effectively when emergency patching is most needed, according to the latest annual security trends report from IBM.
Phil Muncaster Feb 3 2009 6:43AM Security
Google working on fix for clickjacking vulnerability in Chrome

Google working on fix for clickjacking vulnerability in Chrome

A researcher has shown that the Google Chrome web browser can succumb to clickjacking.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 2 2009 11:03AM Security
Patches issued for Oracle products are "critical"

Patches issued for Oracle products are "critical"

The 41 patches issued earlier this week by Oracle include several that earned the most severe rating under the database giant's scoring system.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 15 2009 10:51AM Security
Vulnerability fixed in OpenSSL

Vulnerability fixed in OpenSSL

A vulnerability discovered in OpenSSL could enable a remote attacker to bypass signature checks and launch spoofing attacks.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 9 2009 11:00AM Security
Firefox tops app vulnerability list

Firefox tops app vulnerability list

Bit9 research reports 40 known severe vulnerabilities this year for the popular browser.
Phil Muncaster Dec 12 2008 10:34AM Security
Worm exploiting Microsoft vulnerability developing into botnet

Worm exploiting Microsoft vulnerability developing into botnet

Since Microsoft's Windows Server Service vulnerability was patched in late October, exploits have continually surfaced.
Angela Moscaritolo Dec 3 2008 10:03AM Security
Microsoft-only patchers will be hit by the Adobe vulnerability

Microsoft-only patchers will be hit by the Adobe vulnerability

Shavlik Technologies has claimed that organisations that rely on patch management solutions limited to Microsoft-only applications will be hit by the Adobe vulnerability.
Dan Raywood Nov 10 2008 10:36AM Security
Microsoft reports new malware attacking vulnerability

Microsoft reports new malware attacking vulnerability

Microsoft has reported 'strong deployments' of the MS08-067 Security Bulletin.
SC Australia Staff Nov 10 2008 10:36AM Security
Microsoft to deliver a pair of November fixes

Microsoft to deliver a pair of November fixes

Microsoft is preparing to release a pair of updates next Tuesday.
Shaun Nichols Nov 10 2008 1:15AM Security
Vulnerability discovered in WPA encryption

Vulnerability discovered in WPA encryption

German researchers have found a way to decrypt packets from a WPA-protected network.
Angela Moscaritolo Nov 7 2008 9:54AM Security
Vulnerability patched in Google's Android-powered phone

Vulnerability patched in Google's Android-powered phone

Google and T-Mobile late last week began rolling out a patch to users of the G1 phone to address a security vulnerability in the Android operating system.
Angela Moscaritolo Nov 5 2008 9:45AM Security
New worm exploiting Microsoft vulnerability

New worm exploiting Microsoft vulnerability

A worm, exploiting the emergency Microsoft patch, turns infected computers into bots that can launch DDoS attacks.
Angela Moscaritolo Nov 5 2008 9:45AM Security
Patched Opera browser faces new vulnerability

Patched Opera browser faces new vulnerability

Security researchers have already discovered security vulnerability in Opera Software's 9.61 browser version that was released last week.
Angela Moscaritolo Oct 30 2008 9:36AM Security
Security group: Vulnerability disclosure is impractical

Security group: Vulnerability disclosure is impractical

An advisory group contends that the scramble over Dan Kaminsky's DNS flaw discovery proves that full disclosure is simply not feasible.
Mark Mayne Oct 30 2008 9:36AM Security
Microsoft issues new security alert

Microsoft issues new security alert

Microsoft is issuing a critical fix for Windows users. The company issued the alert following reports of targeted attacks against a vulnerability in the server component for all currently supported versions of Windows and Windows Server.
Shaun Nichols Oct 24 2008 3:03PM Security
Adobe vulnerability exploits are mounting

Adobe vulnerability exploits are mounting

A new and previously unknown exploit toolkit exclusively targets Adobe's PDF format.
Chuck Miller Sep 29 2008 12:36PM Security
Apple fixes another DNS vulnerability

Apple fixes another DNS vulnerability

Apple released a security update for its Mac OS X to fix several security issues, most notably for the notorious DNS cache poisoning problem and a vulnerability within PostScript font names.
Sue Sep 18 2008 12:53PM Security
Fighting fire with fire

Fighting fire with fire

The Web is a pretty nasty place, according to reverse engineer and privacy advocate Mike Perry -- and he should know.
Liz Tay Sep 4 2008 12:52PM Security

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