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Monday, 15 March 2010 09:01

New workaround for Internet Explorer vulnerability

Microsoft has released an automated tool to help protect against the Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability revealed last week.

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Friday, 12 March 2010 15:21

Spilling the beans: how an AV vendor blog post led to exploit code

When AV vendors announce details of a new vulnerability, they are suitably vague so as to avoid giving the naughty lads an opportunity to exploit the problem. This time, one of them went too far.

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Friday, 12 March 2010 11:22

Vendors circle the wagons around IE zero-day

Security vendors are scrambling to provide protection for the zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that Microsoft disclosed earlier this week.

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Friday, 12 March 2010 10:30

Safari 4.0.5 fixes bugs, vulnerabilities

The latest version of Apple's Safari browser delivers improved performance and fixes 16 security vulnerabilities.

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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 13:05

Patch Tuesday no biggie, but beware of new IE issue

March 2010's Patch Tuesday was, as anticipated, a low-key affair with just two bulletins. But Microsoft has also warned of new and publicly disclosed vulnerability that is being exploited in older versions of its Internet Explorer browser.

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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 08:38

Microsoft reissues security update

A new version of a Windows security patch avoids the chaos caused when the original was installed on a system previously infected by a rootkit.

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Friday, 19 February 2010 09:43

Microsoft confirms rootkit was the root of update evil

Microsoft has confirmed speculations that a previously installed rootkit was the cause of blue-screen crashes of Windows after the installation of one of February's security patches.

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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 09:08

Critical fixes for Adobe Reader, Acrobat

Adobe has delivered the promised updates to its Reader and Acrobat software, fixing a pair of critical security vulnerabilities.

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Monday, 15 February 2010 12:07

Security alerts for popular Adobe programs

Adobe has released multiple security warnings concerning various products in its portfolio.

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Wednesday, 10 February 2010 13:35

How to stop Wireshark watching you

A vulnerability in Wireshark announced this week would make it simple for a data-stream under observation to completely disable the ability to be captured.

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Wednesday, 10 February 2010 10:52

Microsoft drops a bundle on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has issued a baker's dozen security bulletins covering 26 vulnerabilities in Windows and Office.

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Friday, 05 February 2010 08:25

Patches for 26 Windows, Office vulnerabilities coming next Tuesday

Microsoft is planning to dish up heapin' helpin' of security bulletins next week. So if you do the regression testing for an organisation, consider completing your Valentine's Day preparations early in the week.

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Monday, 01 February 2010 10:21

Adobe advises ColdFusion config change to block security hole

A security vulnerability in Adobe's ColdFusion has been identified and fixed through a configuration change.

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Thursday, 28 January 2010 13:01

Allen Bradley controllers have multiple security vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Allen Bradley Micrologix 1100 and 1400 PLCs.

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Thursday, 21 January 2010 03:03

Got Shockwave? It's time to update

Adobe has warned of critical vulnerabilities in Shockwave Player and released an update to fix them.

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Thursday, 21 January 2010 02:41

Internet Explorer patch due Friday (Australian time)

Microsoft's promised 'out-of-band' security update for Internet Explorer is set for release early Friday morning, Australian time.

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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 03:16

Internet Explorer patch coming soon

Microsoft is planning to release a security patch for Internet Explorer without waiting for Patch Tuesday.

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Tuesday, 19 January 2010 10:58

Internet Explorer vulnerability: panic, or don't panic?

While some European governments are recommending users abandon Internet Explorer in the light of the current security scare, Microsoft and some security vendors question the value of such a move.

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