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Displaying items by tag: Vulnerability

Friday, 03 October 2008 15:01

Why has Apple not fixed well known iPhone security problems?

Nearly three months ago a security researcher did the right thing and informed Apple that he had found some serious vulnerabilities that impacted upon the security of the iPhone. Isn't it about time that Apple responded in kind by releasing a fix already?

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Monday, 01 September 2008 12:38

Norton Internet Security 2009 - the 'whoa!' rewrite

Pilloried over the past few years for being “Norton Internet Bloatware”, the developers at Symantec have listened, completely re-engineering its venerable Internet Security software, transforming it into a lean, mean malware fightin’ machine. It’s seriously impressive!

Published in Fuzzy Logic

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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 05:37

Patch frenzy erupts after August Patch Tuesday

With 26 vulnerabilities covered, August's Patch Tuesday was a biggie! Microsoft issued 11 bulletins, but 12 were expected. What has Microsoft applied the band-aids to, and what is yet to be patched?

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Monday, 11 August 2008 07:44

Apple tops vulnerability list, but Microsoft still ahead on exploits

Apple may have disclosed more vulnerabilities than any other vendor during the first half of 2008, but Microsoft and HP are still 'beating' the Cupertino kids when it comes to the number of public exploits. These are among the findings in a report published by IBM's X-Force security R&D team.

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Monday, 11 August 2008 04:09

US District Judge bans Defcon 16 security exploit speech

A Judge has granted a restraining order against three students who were due to present a talk detailing vulnerabilities in the electronic ticketing system of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority at the Defcon 16 hacker conference over the weekend...

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Friday, 08 August 2008 03:08

Attackers pushing ActiveX control just to exploit it

Symantec has warned that the bad guys have started using drive-by downloads of a genuine Microsoft software component to open a security hole for subsequent exploit.

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Friday, 25 July 2008 02:51

iPhone Mail and Safari bug helps phishing attacks

An unpatched vulnerability in the iPhone's Mail and Safari applications helps conceal phishing attacks, according to a high profile security researcher who specialises in finding flaws in widely used software. Aviv Raff has previously identified security flaws in software from Apple, Microsoft, Google and other vendors.

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Thursday, 10 July 2008 03:08

Microsoft warns of zero day attack on Word 2002

Microsoft has warned of a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3 that is being used in targeted attacks which could corrupt memory and take control of the victim's computer. The zero day attack follows a familiar pattern of exploits coinciding with Patch Tuesday to maximise the window between discovery and the availability of a fix.

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Tuesday, 08 July 2008 05:27

Every anti-virus scanner on the market compromised by critical vulnerabilities

More than 800 vulnerabilities have been uncovered within anti-virus products, and every virus scanner currently on the market has at least one highly critical vulnerability. That is the controversial claim of one security vendor which concludes that anti-virus software far from protecting the network throw the doors wide open to attackers...

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Friday, 20 June 2008 04:13

Microsoft blames human error for critical security update failure

"Human issues" are being blamed for a Microsoft security update failing to protect users of Windows XP SP2 and SP3 from a critical vulnerability. The Bluetooth flaw could allow remote execution of code on a targeted computer.

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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 04:09

Recent Reports of SCADA's Demise have been Greatly Exaggerated

In the past few days, a large number of reports have appeared in the press regarding a security vulnerability in a widely used SCADA package. While the vulnerability was real, the stridency of the reporting was a little excessive.

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