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Continuous news on hardware and software vulnerabilities from proof of concept to zero day, the dangerous to the novel. Follow the patching topic to narrow your news to emerging fixes.

TippingPoint and Qualys team up on network security

TippingPoint and Qualys team up on network security

Pair to offer combined vulnerability management and intrusion prevention.
Oct 23 2009 9:20AM Security
Rapid7 buys Metaploit, remains committed to open source

Rapid7 buys Metaploit, remains committed to open source

Metasploit, the organization behind the Metasploit Project, a popular open-source tool for exploit research, has been acquired by vulnerability management provider Rapid7.
Chuck Miller Oct 22 2009 10:27AM Security
NASA must fix cyber vulnerabilities

NASA must fix cyber vulnerabilities

1,120 security incidents over last two years.
Chuck Miller Oct 20 2009 11:09AM Security
Adobe slips out a massive security update

Adobe slips out a massive security update

Releases 29 patches for two products.
Iain Thomson Oct 15 2009 11:03AM Security
Vulnerability in Internet Explorer remains unpatched

Vulnerability in Internet Explorer remains unpatched

Flaw still exists one year after being reported.
SC Australia Staff Oct 13 2009 10:47AM Security
New versions of Adobe Reader, Acrobat to patch flaws

New versions of Adobe Reader, Acrobat to patch flaws

Coincides with Microsoft's Patch Tuesday.
Dan Kaplan Oct 12 2009 11:15AM Security
Attack code developed for Vista and Server vulnerability

Attack code developed for Vista and Server vulnerability

Outbreak leveraging unpatched flaw moves one step closer.
Dan Kaplan Sep 30 2009 10:45AM Security
Cisco patches flaws

Cisco patches flaws

Bi-annual patch announcement.
V3.co.uk staff Sep 25 2009 7:22AM Networking
Yahoo Mail users warned of brute force attacks

Yahoo Mail users warned of brute force attacks

Two-year-old vulnerability exploited.
Phil Muncaster Sep 21 2009 1:48PM Security
Microsoft rushes out quick fix for SMB flaw

Microsoft rushes out quick fix for SMB flaw

Issue affects Vista and Windows Server 2008 users.
Phil Muncaster Sep 21 2009 7:08AM Security
Hot or not: ActiveX vulnerabilities

Hot or not: ActiveX vulnerabilities

ActiveX vulnerabilities have posed a security challenge for some time, and they're likely to be a challenge for quite some time to come.
Amol Sarwate, Sep 18 2009 12:37PM Security
Firefox updated for security flaws

Firefox updated for security flaws

Users encouraged to upgrade immediately.
Chuck Miller Sep 11 2009 10:35AM Security
Researchers fret over new Microsoft SMB vulnerability

Researchers fret over new Microsoft SMB vulnerability

Microsoft has recognized a zero-day vulnerability in its SMB protocol that, experts say, might warrant an out-of-band patch.
Dan Kaplan Sep 10 2009 9:04AM Security
Five September patches delivered by Microsoft

Five September patches delivered by Microsoft

Monthly update addresses eight vulnerabilities.
Shaun Nichols Sep 9 2009 12:58PM Security
Flawed web apps up by 10%

Flawed web apps up by 10%

Over a quarter now affected.
Dan Raywood Sep 9 2009 10:55AM Security
Microsoft patches for eight flaws; FTP server fix not ready

Microsoft patches for eight flaws; FTP server fix not ready

Five 'critical' patches delivered.
Dan Kaplan Sep 9 2009 10:30AM Security
Twitter among web apps affected by patched XSS bug

Twitter among web apps affected by patched XSS bug

Flaw lies in "escaping code".
Dan Kaplan Sep 7 2009 3:46PM Security
Hackers already exploiting IIS flaws

Hackers already exploiting IIS flaws

Microsoft urges researchers to disclose vulnerabilities responsibly.
Phil Muncaster Sep 7 2009 12:06PM Security
Hackers already exploiting IIS flaws

Hackers already exploiting IIS flaws

Microsoft urges researchers to disclose vulnerabilities responsibly.
Phil Muncaster Sep 7 2009 10:28AM Security
Microsoft disputes password-stealing SQL Server bug

Microsoft disputes password-stealing SQL Server bug

No need for an update, says Microsoft.
Angela Moscaritolo Sep 3 2009 10:48AM Security

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