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Displaying items by tag: Vulnerability

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Tuesday, 31 March 2009 15:38

Letter from a CIO: why Conficker won't hurt our company

You know a virus is making it in the news when your network’s users start asking you about it (instead of the latest round of "good news virus" hoaxes.) It's prudent for those in technical leadership roles to send out encouraging messages why nobody need panic. Here’s a template e-mail you can copy-and-paste, with versions for Windows, Linux and Mac infrastructures!
Published in Business Telecommunications
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Friday, 27 March 2009 11:47

Firefox 3 exploit code in circulation

Exploit code attacking a security flaw in Firefox 3 has been made public. An update is expected next week.
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Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:01

HP tool checks Flash apps for common security flaws

A new free tool from Hewlett-Packard tests Flash applications for a variety of security vulnerabilities.
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Friday, 20 March 2009 04:19

Adobe patches old PDF software to combat new exploits

Stuck on Acrobat or Reader version 7 or 8? It's time for a patch even if you can't or won't update to version 9.
Published in Core Dump
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Thursday, 12 March 2009 04:33

Adobe plugs PDF exploit with Acrobat and Reader revisions

Adobe has updated Acrobat 9 and Reader 9 to fix a critical vulnerability that was being actively exploited with malicious PDF files.
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Wednesday, 11 March 2009 03:24

Another critical patch for Windows Vista

Three bulletins covering eight vulnerabilities in Windows - that's the score for this month's Patch Tuesday. While one bulletin is rated critical, none of the issues have the highest exploitability index.
Published in Home Tech
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Thursday, 05 March 2009 17:14

Is Spotify being crucified on a cross of media misunderstanding?

Users of popular online music service Spotify are understandably worried by the news of a security breach that, according to many reports, has exposed password and sensitive information. But how accurate are those reports?

Published in Home Tech
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Thursday, 26 February 2009 09:10

Microsoft, Adobe apps poke holes in Mac OS X security

Mac users should pay attention to three recent security vulnerabilities involving mainstream products. Two of them involve the same vendor, and so far only one has been patched.
Published in Core Dump
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Wednesday, 25 February 2009 17:37

Warning: Excel Zero Day Vulnerability

Microsoft has issued a security advisory regarding a zero day vulnerability which could allow remote code execution upon the opening of an Excel file.

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Friday, 13 February 2009 11:14

Apple drops a bundle of patches in Software Update 2009-001 and Java updates

Apple has released a wide-ranging set of Mac OS X security updates, including a fix for the Safari RSS issue. There's also a pair of Java updates for Tiger and Leopard.
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Monday, 09 February 2009 16:34

Kaspersky patch own back yard, but delude self

Technology security firm Kaspersky suffered egg on its face this weekend after a hacker posted details, including screenshots, of a successful SQL injection attack on the firm's web site. Kaspersky have released an official statement which suffers from an amazing dose of reality denial.
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Monday, 09 February 2009 04:16

Kaspersky fail to protect themself from website hack

Kaspersky is a leading security and anti-virus software company. Yet, this weekend a poster on the hackersblog.org forum demonstrated Kaspersky's web site was vulnerable to exploitation by one of the surely most publicised methods available – SQL injection. Pictures included!
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009 03:37

Safari vulnerable to remote file-stealing attack

A newly revealed vulnerability in Apple's Safari web browser allows a remote site to read files stored on a Mac or Windows system. According to the discoverer, the vulnerability has been acknowledged by Apple.
Published in Core Dump
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Sunday, 21 December 2008 10:59

Why the latest IE flaw proves Linux got it right from the start

You've all heard a major new flaw has been found affecting Internet Explorer all the way back to version 5. Microsoft pushed out a fix out of their regular "patch Tuesday" monthly schedule. The flaw has prompted some commentators to call for the replacement of IE with alternate browsers like Firefox. Just what was so serious? And what do Microsoft say that show Linux has the superior design?
Published in The Linux Distillery
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Wednesday, 17 December 2008 08:09

Microsoft IE vulnerability to receive urgent fix Wednesday

Tomorrow, the 18th of December at 5am (Australian Eastern Standard Time), the 0-day security vulnerability that has embarrassed Microsoft into action will receive the urgently needed patch that will restore balance to the force and (temporarily) shut Linux zealots up.

Published in Fuzzy Logic
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Thursday, 04 December 2008 14:31

Secunia Personal Software Inspector version 1.0 released

HTML clipboardThe first official version of the Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) , a software vulnerability scanner has just been released. This is a top-rating Windows security tool that's free for home users.
Published in A Meaningful Look
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Thursday, 13 November 2008 18:42

A real-world web site crack before your eyes

15 years ago Dan Farmer wrote a program called SATAN designed to help sysadminis detect vulnerabilities in their networks. He was criticised because of the massive potential for malice if used by "the wrong people" and was fired by his employer, SGI. Now, I'm not in Farmer's league but I'm going to risk my reputation here and now to practically explain SQL injection by cracking two publicly available web sites.
Published in The Linux Distillery
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Thursday, 13 November 2008 08:18

More critical holes plugged by Firefox updates

New updates to Firefox 2.0 and 3.0 include fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities, some of them regarded as critical. Users are advised to install the updates "as soon as possible."
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Monday, 10 November 2008 03:54

Adobe security updates plug critical holes

Adobe has issued updates for some of its older software to address critical security vulnerabilities. The updates are aimed at users of older systems that are unable to run the latest versions of Flash and Acrobat.
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Monday, 27 October 2008 18:44

Microsoft rushes to patch Windows vulnerability, hackers rush to exploit it

Microsoft might have rushed out an emergency critical patch for Windows, out of the update cycle and in order to stop the bleeding from a privately reported vulnerability. But has it been enough to prevent a hacker spread infection getting into the open Windows wound?

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