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Openness of Search Engine: A <endeca_term>Critical Flaw</endeca_term> in Search Systems; a Case Study on Google, Yahoo and Bing

Openness of Search Engine: A Critical Flaw in Search Systems; a Case Study on Google, Yahoo and Bing

...all the top search engines Google, Yahoo and Bing are having a critical flaw called "Openness of a Search Engine". An Internet user should be... Read more

24 December, 2011

Adobe warns of critical flaw in Reader for Windows

Adobe has issued an advisory for a previously unknown vulnerability in Reader and Acrobat that has been exploited in attacks on Windows Read more

7 December, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Adobe gives date for critical out-of-band PDF patch

...by security researcher Mila Parkour, according to the Metasploit blog. The second critical flaw in Acrobat and Reader, which also affects Adobe Flash Player, will... Read more

1 October, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Microsoft patches critical Remote Desktop Protocol flaw

...of Windows from Windows XP Service Pack 3 onwards should patch a critical flaw in the software as a matter of priority, say security professionals... Read more

14 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Hackers target Adobe Flash zero day

...seem to be particularly sneaky," the IT security training organisation said. The critical flaw lies in Flash Player 10.2.152.33 and earlier versions... Read more

15 March, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Adobe warns of critical issue in Flash, Reader, Acrobat

...are confirmed not vulnerable. For more on this story, see Adobe reports 'critical' flaw in Flash, Acrobat on CNET News Read more

7 June, 2010 by CNET News Staff

Attackers exploit 'extremely critical flaw' in Word

An "extremely critical flaw" in Microsoft Word 2000 is currently being exploited by malicious attackers... Read more

5 September, 2006 by Dawn Kawamoto

...Unreal' critical flaw lets in attackers

...A security researcher warned on Tuesday of a "critical" flaw in a widely used piece of game software that could let... Read more

23 June, 2004 by David Becker

Microsoft warns of another 'critical' flaw

...issued another flock of security alerts on Wednesday, including notice of a "critical" flaw that affects many of its Office applications. The most serious flaw... Read more

4 September, 2003 by David Becker

Critical flaw opens Windows to rogue Java

how good are Microsoft's revamped security bulletins? One of the first flaws to rate the new "Critical" tag is a lethal flaw in the Virtual Machine Read more

24 December, 2002 by John McCormick

Microsoft finds 'critical' flaw in Phonebook

Microsoft has alerted users to a "critical" flaw in the Remote Access Service (RAS) Phonebook that could cause a... Read more

13 June, 2002 by Rachel Lebihan

...Highly critical' flaw identified in Cisco SIP systems

The flaw in Cisco's IOS operating system could let a hacker remotely execute code or launch a denial-of-service attack Read more

26 March, 2010 by Richard Thurston

HP patches 'critical' flaw in 100 laptop models

The company has released a security workaround for a flaw that could allow remote attackers to carry out a number of malicious activities Read more

18 December, 2007 by Liam Tung

Highly critical flaw found in Office 2007

Microsoft's attempt to develop its most secure software yet encounters a hitch Read more

26 February, 2007 by Dawn Kawamoto

Microsoft warns again on Windows

...issued another slew of warnings about security holes on Wednesday, including a "critical" flaw that affects most Windows PCs. The most serious of the flaws... Read more

24 July, 2003 by David Becker

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