Vulnerabilities & Flaws Articles

Beware unauthorised web browsers, says Sophos

Joy Persaud August 07, 2008

Most network administrators want to secure their organisations from 'rogue' web browsers, according to IT firm Sophos.
 

Poorly implemented Citrix poses security risk

Joy Persaud August 06, 2008

Organisational security could be at risk if Citrix is not implemented carefully, according to tests carried out by Global Secure Systems (GSS).
 

X-Force at mid-year: Cybercriminals get faster

Sue Marquette Poremba July 31, 2008

Cybercriminals are adopting new automation techniques and improving on strategies that enable them to exploit vulnerabilities rapidly, a new study reveals.
 

Four fixes shipped for "critical" RealPlayer holes

Dan Kaplan July 29, 2008

RealNetworks has issued fixes for four critical vulnerabilities in its RealPlayer program.
 

Google Trends hacked again

Nick Farrell July 21, 2008

Search engine Google has had its Hot Trends system hacked for the second time in seven days.
 

As businesses weigh adoption, new iPhone plugs 13 flaws

Dan Kaplan July 14, 2008

The second version of the iPhone, released Friday, includes faster internet, GPS functionality and an application store — as well as 13 security fixes.
 

Sun and Apple offer security updates

Dan Kaplan July 11, 2008

Sun Microsystems has issued fixes for a number of vulnerabilities in its Java offerings, while six flaws in Apple TV were patched.
 

Attackers target zero-day Microsoft Word bug

Dan Kaplan July 10, 2008

Hours after releasing four patches as part of its monthly security update, Microsoft warned late Tuesday of a new, zero-day vulnerability in Word that is being actively exploited in targeted but limited attacks.
 

Multiple vendors cooperate to issue DNS design flaw fix

Dan Kaplan July 09, 2008

A massive domain name server (DNS) design vulnerability that could permit cache poisoning - effectively allowing an attacker to direct users to the website of his choosing - is set to be fixed by an unprecedented synchronized series of multivendor patches.
 

Mozilla set to develop risk model for software development

Dan Kaplan July 08, 2008

Mozilla is trying to refute the notion that the buggier the software, the less secure it is.
 
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