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Patching up bad patches

One of the new security segments gaining market traction in the last few months has been in the area of patch management Read more

26 November, 2002 by Jaclynn Bumback

Hybrid DDoS worm strikes Microsoft SQL Server

...techniques used by worms such as Code Red. US-based security company SecurityFocus noticed a rapidly growing network of controlled agents known as bots on... Read more

23 November, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Hacker helps Excite@Home toughen defences

...said. The details of the breach were first reported by security site SecurityFocus.com, which had been contacted by Lamo. Lamo is "someone who tries... Read more

30 May, 2001 by Robert Lemos

Computer prank slips past security experts

...as a security tool did just that Wednesday night, when experts at SecurityFocus.com -- which moderates the popular Bugtraq security list -- sent the mildly malicious... Read more

2 February, 2001 by Robert Lemos

Hole found in Windows Media Player "skins"

...It is a high risk," said Elias Levy, chief technology officer for SecurityFocus.com. "[The vulnerability] allows you to take full control of a machine... Read more

17 January, 2001 by Gwendolyn Mariano

Microsoft: Striking out in security?

...it, according to Elias Levy, chief technology officer for security information site SecurityFocus.com. "This is definitely something that should concern people," he said. On... Read more

18 April, 2000 by Robert Lemos

It's war: The Web under attack!

...they all say the same things." Elias Levy, chief technology officer of Securityfocus.com, a computer security information service, concurred, noting that the rapid succession... Read more

9 February, 2000 by Jennifer Mack and Robert Lemos

Hack attack bad news is good news for Net security stocks

RSA Security shares scampered up 5, or 9 percent, to 58 Wednesday as investors jumped on it and other security software vendors in the wake of a recent attack on major Web sites Read more

9 February, 2000 by Larry Barrett

Chrome bug undermines web anonymisation

...with Tor is leaked outside and in the clear," the advisory stated. SecurityFocus, a security website operated by Symantec, confirmed the Chrome issue in an... Read more

15 December, 2009 by Matthew Broersma

Flash attack compromises 20,000 websites

...sites hosting malicious Flash files, according to an advisory on Symantec's SecurityFocus site. The code exploits a flaw in Adobe Flash Player version 9... Read more

28 May, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Multiple flaws reported in Linux

...system call". Exploit code for this vulnerability is available online. Security site SecurityFocus has provided links to patches for these vulnerabilities Read more

13 February, 2008 by Tom Espiner

HP patches 'critical' flaw in 100 laptop models

...Exploit code has been posted on vulnerability-alert site milw0rm and on SecurityFocus's Bugtraq. CNET News.com's Robert Vamosi and ZDNet.co.uk... Read more

18 December, 2007 by Liam Tung

Security warning over Palm Treos

...the security flaws, according to an advisory on Wednesday from Symantec's SecurityFocus website. The vulnerabilities concern the way data is accessed on the Treo... Read more

16 February, 2007 by Dawn Kawamoto

Antispam advocate succumbs to spammer

...denial-of-service attack earlier this month. According to security Web site SecurityFocus, the attacks overwhelmed several Web sites and Internet service providers. The spammer... Read more

18 May, 2006 by Greg Sandoval

Phishers target World Cup fans

...they come from a bank or other trusted source. The security company SecurityFocus warned recently that phishing schemes targeted at Europeans are on the rise... Read more

29 September, 2005 by Alorie Gilbert

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Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

3 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

10 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

10 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

12 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

13 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

15 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

15 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

16 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

18 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

19 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

19 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

20 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

21 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

22 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

23 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

23 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

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

1 day ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
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...

1 day ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
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...

1 day 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...

2 days ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry