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Porn scammers hit new IE vulnerability

Porn scammers hit new IE vulnerability

Adult sites exploiting VML bug to install malware.
Shaun Nichols Sep 21 2006 9:58AM Security
MS06-040 exploits appear...again

MS06-040 exploits appear...again

Several security organizations today are reporting new increased exploits of a critical Windows server service vulnerability patched by the MS06-040 security bulletin, but Microsoft officials still insist the attacks should be limited.
Dan Kaplan Sep 1 2006 7:17PM Security
Update: Vulnerabilities - An exploit a day turns people away from Internet Explorer

Update: Vulnerabilities - An exploit a day turns people away from Internet Explorer

31 - H D Moore, the man behind the Metasploit toolkit, an open-source tool for developing, testing and using exploit code, published a bug-a-day log for the month of July. All the bugs have been found in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. Moore said in his blog that he decided to embark on this mission "to create awareness about the types of bugs that plague modern browsers and to demonstrate the techniques used to discover them".
Staff Writers Aug 14 2006 2:44PM Security
Update: Vulnerabilities - An exploit a day turns people away from Internet Explorer

Update: Vulnerabilities - An exploit a day turns people away from Internet Explorer

31 - H D Moore, the man behind the Metasploit toolkit, an open-source tool for developing, testing and using exploit code, published a bug-a-day log for the month of July. All the bugs have been found in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. Moore said in his blog that he decided to embark on this mission "to create awareness about the types of bugs that plague modern browsers and to demonstrate the techniques used to discover them".
Staff Writers Aug 14 2006 2:44PM Security
Update: Vulnerabilities - An exploit a day turns people away from Internet Explorer

Update: Vulnerabilities - An exploit a day turns people away from Internet Explorer

31 - H D Moore, the man behind the Metasploit toolkit, an open-source tool for developing, testing and using exploit code, published a bug-a-day log for the month of July. All the bugs have been found in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. Moore said in his blog that he decided to embark on this mission "to create awareness about the types of bugs that plague modern browsers and to demonstrate the techniques used to discover them".
Staff Writers Aug 14 2006 2:44PM Security
Update: Vulnerabilities - An exploit a day turns people away from Internet Explorer

Update: Vulnerabilities - An exploit a day turns people away from Internet Explorer

31 - H D Moore, the man behind the Metasploit toolkit, an open-source tool for developing, testing and using exploit code, published a bug-a-day log for the month of July. All the bugs have been found in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. Moore said in his blog that he decided to embark on this mission "to create awareness about the types of bugs that plague modern browsers and to demonstrate the techniques used to discover them".
Staff Writers Aug 14 2006 2:44PM Security
Update: Vulnerabilities - An exploit a day turns people away from Internet Explorer

Update: Vulnerabilities - An exploit a day turns people away from Internet Explorer

31 - H D Moore, the man behind the Metasploit toolkit, an open-source tool for developing, testing and using exploit code, published a bug-a-day log for the month of July. All the bugs have been found in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. Moore said in his blog that he decided to embark on this mission "to create awareness about the types of bugs that plague modern browsers and to demonstrate the techniques used to discover them".
Staff Writers Aug 14 2006 2:44PM Security
Exploits threaten patched Windows flaws

Exploits threaten patched Windows flaws

Two new exploits that seek to take control of PCs through already-patched Windows vulnerabilities have been found in the wild.
Frank Washkuch Jul 26 2006 7:49PM Security
OS X security vulnerabilities on the rise

OS X security vulnerabilities on the rise

More Mac malware than last year.
Will Head Jul 26 2006 12:42PM Security
Apple addresses iTunes vulnerability in latest download

Apple addresses iTunes vulnerability in latest download

Two days after Apple released a security update addressing five flaws in Mac OS X 10.4.7, the computing giant revealed last week that a vulnerability exists in its iTunes software.
Dan Kaplan Jul 5 2006 9:57PM Security
New Microsoft flaw exploits in the wild

New Microsoft flaw exploits in the wild

A number of exploits for disclosed vulnerabilities Microsoft vulnerabilities were reported to be in the wild just hours after the company’s Patch Tuesday release.
Frank Washkuch Jun 15 2006 10:54PM Security
Vulnerabilities put Asterisk telephone systems at risk

Vulnerabilities put Asterisk telephone systems at risk

A leading penetration testing vendor announced today that it found three vulnerabilities that put enterprise telephone infrastructure critically at risk.
Ericka Chickowski Jun 12 2006 5:31AM Security
Symantec investigating vulnerability reports

Symantec investigating vulnerability reports

Symantec is investigating the report of a vulnerability in its AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10, the security giant said Thursday.
Dan Kaplan May 26 2006 7:12PM Security
Microsoft working on Word vulnerability fix

Microsoft working on Word vulnerability fix

Microsoft’s security experts are working on an update for the new zero-day vulnerability for Microsoft Word.
Frank Washkuch May 22 2006 7:12PM Security
Debate: Should companies use unofficial patches to fix vulnerabilities?

Debate: Should companies use unofficial patches to fix vulnerabilities?
Alan Bentley May 9 2006 4:23PM Security
Mac OS X vulnerabilities jump 228 percent in three years

Mac OS X vulnerabilities jump 228 percent in three years

Security experts warned today that malware attacks targeting Macintosh OS X are on the rise - and by no small margin.
William Eazel May 5 2006 10:01AM Security
Another IE vulnerability for Microsoft

Another IE vulnerability for Microsoft

Security experts are warning PC users this week about another zero-day Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code to compromise systems.
Dan Kaplan Apr 25 2006 7:02PM Security
Five new vulnerabilities in Mac OS X

Five new vulnerabilities in Mac OS X

A researcher has discovered a new round of holes in Mac OS X, further proof that hackers are starting to look beyond the Windows landscape for exploit opportunities.
Dan Kaplan Apr 24 2006 8:03PM Security
Aussie researchers discover Cisco vulnerabilities

Aussie researchers discover Cisco vulnerabilities

Australian IT security consultancy Assurance.com.au claims it has taken Cisco almost three months to patch two vulnerabilities which affect the security of several of its products.
Byron Connolly Apr 20 2006 3:23PM Security
Poll: Half of European companies unprotected against vulnerabilities

Poll: Half of European companies unprotected against vulnerabilities

Nearly half of IT professionals believe their infrastructures are not completely protected against vulnerabilities, new research has found.
René Millman Apr 18 2006 12:08PM Security

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