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Researcher reports Scada software flaws

Over 30 flaws have been reported in software used in critical infrastructure systems. The flaws exist in software by... Read more

22 March, 2011

Microsoft patches 'Sons of Duqu' flaws

Microsoft has patched a number of software flaws that could have led to information-stealing attacks by Duqu malware... Read more

9 May, 2012
Detecting the Onset of Infection for Secure Hosts

Detecting the Onset of Infection for Secure Hosts

Software flaws in applications such as a browser may be exploited by attackers... Read more

30 June, 2010

LG to release Optimux 2X software fix

...2X later in May, in a bid to fix the smartphone's software flaws. LG is to release a software update to fix an issue... Read more

20 May, 2011 by Andy Merrett
Runtime Detection of C-Style Errors in UPC Code

Runtime Detection of C-Style Errors in UPC Code

...The absence of dynamic (and static) safety checks allows programmer oversights and software flaws that can be hard to spot. In this paper, the authors... Read more

30 September, 2011
NVD+ 2.5

NVD+ 2.5

This application lists the recent security related software flaws from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD). NVD application is designed for... Read more

22 July, 2011
iAssurance 2.0.1

iAssurance 2.0.1

...security measurement, and compliance. NVD includes databases of security checklists, security related software flaws, misconfigurations, product names, and impact metrics. iAssurance provides the ability to... Read more

19 March, 2011
K-Zero Day Safety: Measuring the Security Risk of Networks Against Unknown Attacks

K-Zero Day Safety: Measuring the Security Risk of Networks Against Unknown Attacks

...against unknown zero day attacks has been considered as something unmeasurable since software flaws are less predictable than hardware faults and the process of finding... Read more

6 July, 2010

Security flaw disclosures harm share prices

Software vendor share prices fall when security flaws are announced, but Microsoft is less affected than other vendors, research has found Read more

8 June, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Reporting software flaws safely

Security researcher Christopher Soghoian reflects on the risks faced when reporting a vulnerability and the hard work that comes afterwards Read more

8 June, 2007 by Robert Vamosi

CERT to disclose software flaws

The security incident response centre will give software companies 45 days to fix security flaws, joining the trend toward open discussion of vulnerabilities Read more

9 October, 2000 by Robert Lemos

Microsoft warns of Windows VPN software flaws

Yet more security holes uncovered... Read more

31 October, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

Oracle software flaws pose server attack threat

Denial of service awaits... Read more

22 June, 2001 by Chris Holbrook

Mac OS 10.5.5 packs plethora of security fixes

...10.5.5 on Monday, Apple provided patches for almost three dozen software flaws. Some of the fixes are specific to Apple features, such as... Read more

16 September, 2008 by Robert Vamosi

MS group to oversee hack reports

...would create an organisation to promote the responsible publishing of information about software flaws. Though many of the details have yet to be hammered out... Read more

9 November, 2001 by Robert Lemos

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

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Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

5 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

11 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

12 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

13 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

17 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

17 hours ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

17 hours ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

20 hours ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

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unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

21 hours ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

1 day ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors
DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

1 day ago by DarkDown on Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds
Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

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itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

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Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

3 days ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

3 days ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

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