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Don't pay for insecure software, says SANS
News In an email statement, the company said: "Oracle, of any major software vendor, offers the most widely tested software with several international security evaluations (17 for database, 19 overall) compared to one evaluation for Microsoft's...
[October 11, 2004, 10:55]
EU clashes with Microsoft over Vista features
Talkback So the EU is basically telling Microsoft that they must continue to make insecure software so as to not stifle the security market! Does the EU really thibk it's in our best interests to buy an insecure O/S and then have to buy as an added expense...
[September 13, 2006, 23:14]
Open source community retaliates
News The open-source community has reacted with anger to last week's claims from Microsoft representatives that open source software was too insecure for it take seriously. He adds, "If open source was so insecure, would 55% of Web servers wouldn't be...
[December 6, 1999, 11:25]
Cuba to migrate to open source
Talkback "proprietary software is inherently insecure. I don't think you can blanket label proprietary software as being, inherently insecure. But, I do think anything coming out of Redmond appears to fit the description.
[February 20, 2007, 12:49]
Schneier questions need for security industry
News Outspoken author and security guru Bruce Schneier has questioned the very existence of the security industry, suggesting it merely indicates the willingness of other technology companies to ship insecure software and hardware.
[April 26, 2007, 11:48]
Be prepared to pay for security
Leader The users, for failing to update their security software; the ISP for failing to take responsibility for PCs connected to its network; the spammers and virus writers, for exploiting insecure PCs; or Microsoft (and all these PCs will be running...
[August 23, 2005, 13:35]
Vendors, not developers, to blame for poor code
News Software companies are in the business of making a profit, Schneier argued, and "they try to balance the costs of more-secure software — extra developers, fewer features, longer time to market — against the costs of insecure software: expense to...
[October 20, 2005, 17:05]
IE flaw danger increases as exploit code released
Talkback The registry key “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility” is updated with the GUID’s of known insecure controls that do not affect normal operation when disabled. This solution disables the use of insecure URL types "ms-its...
[June 9, 2005, 0:40]
Security expert blasts shoddy software
News Mudge's comments hit on a common theme at security conferences -- that, in the rush to beat competitors to market, product security plays second fiddle to adding new (and possibly insecure) features. VPNs use encryption to create secure channels...
[July 9, 1999, 10:52]
Microsoft OneCare is your best protection. Really
Leader The lady says that software you sold her is insecure! You been sellin' insecure software again? I feel I must apologise for my boy Dennis here selling you insecure software. I'm sorry Mr Ballmer, she likes it, really she does, it's just that it...
[May 13, 2005, 12:55]
Cisco initiative tackles mobile working security threat
News Cisco Systems has teamed up with three top antivirus companies in a security initiative intended to ban insecure mobile devices from corporate networks. The plan is meant to combat one of the common weaknesses of company networks: workers who log...
[November 19, 2003, 11:50]
Flaws found in BSD, Linux software updaters
News This means that, even after a package has a vulnerability discovered in it, clients will continue to be willing to install that insecure package," the researchers wrote. Using this old, signed file list, a malicious mirror can keep a client on the...
[July 14, 2008, 17:08]
Microsoft blames adminstrators for hacking attacks
News People must recognise how insecure the Internet is, and act accordingly. She agrees with McGrath that organisations must be aware that the Internet is a very insecure environment. The software giant believes that the hacker -- called Herbless...
[August 21, 2000, 16:38]
Palm hit by Trojan horse
News All of the existing Palm platforms are insecure," said Carey Nachenberg, chief researcher for Symantec's Antivirus Research Centre. All PDAs are insecure since "they are running on processors that do not support security features.
[August 29, 2000, 8:21]
Build your own Linux server review
Reviews The first candidate for switch-off was telnet -- there are few justifications these days for telnetting into a server, since it's very insecure and there are better alternatives such as the cross-platform VNC.
[April 22, 2004, 9:35]
Use SSH to secure remote admin
News It allows the secure movement of data and files across insecure channels, (e.g.the Internet). SSH is meant to replace insecure session protocols such as telnet, rsh, and rlogin. But if you're going to use SSH commercially, you should buy the software.
[March 17, 2003, 10:56]
Report: Outdated browsers put 637m users at risk
News Overall, the authors found that roughly 40 percent of users were utilising insecure versions of web browsers. The study did not include use of insecure browser add-ons, such as older versions of Adobe Reader, because the data from Google contained...
[July 2, 2008, 8:53]
Security through obscurity
Talkback Both are equally insecure. The theory of information security proves that no "closed source" software is more secure than OSS. He even does not understand that he steps on his own shoelaces, claiming his commercial software is more secure: having...
[September 25, 2009, 12:51]
Mac security concerns grow
News In fact, it is this misconception that might make them more insecure. Adriel Desautels, chief technology officer for security company Netragard and founder of the SNOsoft Research Team, said that he has seen multiple instances of OS X being...
[May 1, 2007, 10:50]
Microsoft joins calls for privacy legislation
Talkback Along with privacy, how about adding consumer protection against unstable and insecure software? Change the EULA wording to make the producers liable.
[November 7, 2005, 12:39]
