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A Year Ago: Hackers' favourite security holes revealed
News By closing those holes, he said, companies "are protecting themselves against the largest number of intruders on the Internet, but also the least sophisticated -- what we call ankle-biters. There are a lot of system administrators out there that...
[June 2, 2001, 6:28]
Worm holes found in Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail
News This limits the number of possible holes dramatically. Hotmail and Yahoo have left open a security hole that could be exploited to create a self-mailing worm that, while not damaging, could clog Internet mail servers, a security expert said this week.
[June 4, 2001, 9:05]
Microsoft to fix zero-day SMB, IIS holes
News For the full story, see Microsoft to patch zero-day SMB, IIS holes at CNET News. Microsoft on Thursday said it will provide a fix next week for zero-day flaws in Microsoft Server Message Block and Internet Information Services that could allow an...
[October 9, 2009, 14:19]
Google patches holes in Chrome
News New versions of Google Chrome are out, fixing bugs and patching security holes in both the stable build and the beta build. Two serious security flaws have been plugged. One had allowed for malicious code exploitation within the Chrome tab sandbox.
[July 20, 2009, 8:41]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback If Developers should be liable for security holes then individuals at ALL levels of government should be liable for failures of their departments. Look at the players in the FEMA debacle for example. Holding developers liable is ridiculous.
[October 12, 2005, 18:33]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Consumers should be (and ultimately are, through lower security) held liable for security holes in software. The fact of the matter is, many security holes exist because companies need to be first to market with a particular idea, or risk not...
[October 12, 2005, 16:27]
Microsoft plugs 21 security holes
News Four of the critical updates deal with security holes that could allow remote code execution in all versions of Windows. Microsoft has issued patches for 21 flaws in its software, saying all but two of them could let an intruder run malicious code...
[June 14, 2006, 9:55]
Microsoft patches seven holes
News As part of its monthly patch cycle, Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for six security holes in Office and one flaw in Windows. However, the company added that it has not seen any attacks that take advantage of the holes.
[March 15, 2006, 8:45]
Microsoft plugs six browser holes
News Even when Microsoft patches the current round of security holes, it's only a matter of time before someone comes up with another one," said Gilder. Domain-security related holes are reasonably frequent, and when the next one pops up MSN will be...
[February 12, 2002, 11:16]
OpenOffice patches three security holes
Talkback "OpenOffice patches three security holes" I assume this is only on the windows version, since it can gain access to the entire system. Linux isn't integrated" like M$ is, so is not as vulnerable or as buggy as M$ .
[July 5, 2006, 14:23]
OpenOffice patches three security holes
Talkback Open Source software is of course badly designed and shot full of holes. Kenny, Kenny, Kenny, you just don't understand do you. So any flaws that are found just add to the final opinion that we should do what we have long been advised to do and...
[July 5, 2006, 12:38]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Well this will certainly have the effect of getting rid of security holes. Security holes are often the function not of developers work but of managements, and/or software integrators. Developers all leave the field after the first few lawsuits...
[October 12, 2005, 16:36]
Integration needed to shore up security holes
News The Butler Group warns that organisations are leaving security holes by pulling together a patchwork of individually focused security products to try and protect their networks, systems and applications.
[July 6, 2005, 10:00]
Alarm raised over Doubleclick security holes
News DoubleClick, which patched the security holes on Friday, said these passwords could not have been used from outside its network to capture critical information. Internet advertising giant DoubleClick is rushing to investigate two security alarms...
[March 27, 2001, 7:07]
Firefox update tackles authentication security holes
News Mozilla on Monday released two new versions of Firefox, 3.5.2 and 3.0.13, to patch two critical security holes. We strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release," Mozilla said in a blog posting about the security issue.
[August 4, 2009, 8:24]
IE holes open up Web booby traps
News Upgrading Internet Explorer 5.5 to Service Pack 2 plugs the security holes, the company said. GreyMagic said Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6 are affected by the flaws but that the latest service packs to each of these versions of IE plug the holes.
[October 23, 2002, 8:09]
Firefox 3.5.4 plugs security holes
News Mozilla released Firefox 3.5.4 for Windows, Mac, and Linux on Tuesday to patch six critical security holes and some other problems. For more on this story, see Firefox 3.5.4 closes security holes on CNET News.
[October 29, 2009, 8:48]
Adobe patches 28 holes in Reader, Acrobat
News For more on this story, see Adobe fixes 28 holes in Reader and Acrobat on CNET News. Adobe on Tuesday released a security bulletin that includes fixes for 28 vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, including a critical hole that has reportedly...
[October 14, 2009, 12:07]
Windows 7 holes plugged in record Patch Tuesday
News Exploit code for one of the SMB holes has been posted to the web, Microsoft said. See Windows 7 critical holes fixed in record Patch Tuesday on CNET News for more on this story. Microsoft released a record number of 13 bulletins for 34...
[October 14, 2009, 8:18]
VMware Fusion update fixes two holes
News An attacker does not need administrative privileges to target these security holes. An update for VMware's Fusion software has patched two vulnerabilities that could allow a hacker to control or crash a user's computer.
[October 2, 2009, 12:33]
