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Bumper crop of Microsoft patches coming
News Next Tuesday, Microsoft will release a dozen security bulletins with fixes for flaws, as part of its monthly patching cycle. Microsoft did not specify how many flaws its security updates will tackle, or say which components of Windows, Office and...
[June 9, 2006, 11:35]
Kerberos flaw opens apps to attack
News Two serious security flaws in a technology widely used for network authentication could expose a swath of software products to hacker attack, experts have warned. The flaws could allow an online intruder to crash or gain access to computers running...
[July 14, 2005, 8:45]
Testing times for open source
Talkback It reads as though these other browsers have more security related flaws than Internet Explorer, while nothing could be further from the truth. IE has plenty of security flaws that have nothing to do with malformed HTML.
[October 22, 2004, 4:11]
IE flaws open back door to adware
News An adware purveyor has apparently used two previously unknown security flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to install a toolbar on victims' computers that triggers pop-up ads, researchers said this week.
[June 10, 2004, 8:45]
Open-source code maintainer filled with flaws
News Security researchers have found at least six more flaws in the open-software world's most popular program for maintaining code under development. The security flaws underscore the advice of CVS Project leaders, who say development teams should not...
[June 10, 2004, 9:05]
RIM patches BlackBerry security flaw
News Research In Motion issued on Monday interim patches to address critical security flaws in BlackBerry software. Such security flaws will do little to bolster president-elect Barack Obama's hopes for keeping his BlackBerry while in the White House.
[January 14, 2009, 8:25]
Risk level increased for database flaws
News Details of multiple security flaws in Oracle and IBM databases have been released by the security company that found them. The flaws, which were described in general terms in August and September by Next-Generation Security Software, could allow an...
[December 24, 2004, 8:00]
Mac OS X gets patches
News Apple on Tuesday issued updates for its Mac OS X operating system to fix 26 security flaws, some serious. Apple credits a number of security researchers with finding the flaws. Other flaws were found and fixed within components such as Fetchmail...
[August 3, 2006, 9:20]
Wanted: Windows Hackers
News Microsoft wants its "Blue Hat" date with hackers to become a regular affair, with biannual events where outsiders demonstrate flaws in Microsoft's product security. Many of the talks at the annual Black Hat dive deep into security flaws found in...
[August 2, 2005, 9:55]
Oracle fixes bugs with mega patch
News Oracle has been criticised for dragging its heels on fixing security flaws and being unresponsive to researchers who find bugs. The "Critical Patch Update," part of Oracle's quarterly patch release cycle, delivers fixes for 33 flaws in Oracle's...
[October 19, 2005, 10:00]
Apple rushes out security patches
News Security Update 2006-002 corrects problems caused by the company's previous patch and fixes newly discovered security flaws, some of which could let an attacker run code on a computer with the same privileges as the user, the company said on its...
[March 14, 2006, 16:05]
Symantec spots potential instability in Vista
News Some of Microsoft's efforts to make Windows Vista its most stable and secure operating system ever could cause instability and new security flaws, according to a Symantec report. Microsoft also noted that Vista will be the first client-based...
[July 18, 2006, 17:25]
Microsoft flags server application flaw
News One of the three flaws found by security researcher Joao Gouveia could allow an attacker to take control of the server by exploiting a memory flaw in a feature designed to allow a Web site's owner to restrict access to certain Web pages.
[August 8, 2002, 7:51]
22 new Microsoft security holes revealed
News Microsoft published 10 new software security advisories on Tuesday, warning Windows users and corporate administrators of 22 new flaws that affect the company's products. Microsoft's highest severity rating for software flaws is its "critical...
[October 13, 2004, 8:55]
Critical Windows patches announced
News As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft on Tuesday plans to release one security alert for flaws in the Windows operating system. Over the last few weeks, several security researchers have come forward with flaws in the Web browser.
[September 9, 2005, 8:55]
Symantec announces firewall fixes
News Symantec has released patches for several flaws in its security products. Symantec, which provides security software, hardware and services, said the flaws were discovered by Rigel Kent Security & Advisory Services.
[September 27, 2004, 9:30]
Mozilla offers $500 bug bounty
News A string of high-profile flaws in browser software prompted the Mozilla Foundation to announce on Monday that it would offer $500 (£275) for every serious bug found by security researchers. Few companies have offered rewards for pinpointing...
[August 3, 2004, 11:00]
Microsoft readies August patches
News As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft on Tuesday plans to release six security alerts for flaws in Windows. Earlier this week, security company eEye Digital Security said it had found serious flaws in Windows 2000 and Internet Explorer.
[August 5, 2005, 12:00]
October Microsoft patch details revealed
News As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft on Tuesday plans to release eight security alerts for flaws in the Windows operating system. Several security researchers have come forward with flaws in IE over the past weeks.
[October 7, 2005, 9:10]
‘Any Microsoft NT server on the Internet is insecure' - confirmed
News Flaws in Microsoft's Windows NT software threaten the security of companies using the Internet to tie together their far-flung corporate locations, a computer security consulting firm declared on Monday.
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