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Bug testers: Google is clean, Bing is buggy
News Recent contest to probe search engines for bugs found technical issues with Microsoft's Bing but gave it and Google high marks for experience delivered.
Tags: Search, GUI, Bug, Survey, QA, outsource, accounting, Search
Java gets new math know-how
News Apache Commons developers release major update to Apache Commons Math project, which is designed to extend Java with specialized mathematical and statistical components.
Tags: Business applications, Apache Software Foundation, Open-source Software, random number generator, Java, Java Platform
Google Apps bug: You've got (my) mail
News Brown University students and a few other Google Apps customers found other peoples' e-mail in their in-box due to glitch in migrating from old e-mail to Gmail.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Director Of Information Technology, Tool, Support Services, e-mail, spokesman, Google Apps, Google Gmail, Web 2.0
Google fixes risky Chrome bugs
News Flaw in Gears could allow a malicious website to take control of a user's system, according to Google.
Tags: Web browsers, Network security, Security Management, Open Source, Gears SQL Application Programming Interface, Google Inc., Bug, Plug-in, Web Browser, SQL
Microsoft warns of SharePoint bug
News The software maker says there is a glitch affecting a recent service pack of the portal software.
Tags: Network security, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack, Bug, Portal, performance, Web Site, Microsoft SharePoint, Network security, Web
Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'
News The Linux creator has labeled creators of the OpenBSD operating system 'masturbating monkeys', as part of a wider critique of what he sees as self-centered behavior in the IT security industry.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Linus Torvalds, OpenBSD, Security, Bug, IT Security, Attack, operating system, Linux Kernel
Google stomps dozens of Chrome bugs
News Two developer preview releases in quick succession tidied up a lot of problems and withdrew a profiles feature until it can be revamped. Is a new beta in the works?
Tags: Security Management, Web browsers, Bug, Google Inc., Web Browser, Apple Macintosh, Beta, Chrome 2.0.169.0, program manager, blog
Researcher to demo Intel chip attack
News At the Hack In The Box conference in October, an independent security researcher plans to release proof-of-concept code for Intel chip exploits.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Intel Corp., Kaspersky Lab, Security, Bug, CPU, Chip, Attack, Apple Macintosh
Alterna-browsers Firefox, Chrome get quick fixes
News Just eight days after a previous update, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 introduces fast fixes for three bugs, one of which was critical. Google Chrome has also been updated for security and stability.
Tags: Web browsers, Browser, Google Inc., Security, Browser, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5, Copy Image Feature, Web Browser, Web browsers, Apple Macintosh
Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole
News One day after Patch Tuesday, researcher warns of unpatched security hole in Windows 7 and Server 2008.
Tags: PC security, Security applications/tools, Server Message Block, Microsoft Corp., NetBIOS, Vulnerability, broadcasting, Spokesperson, Microsoft Windows 7, Server
Microsoft patches critical hole in Windows kernel
News November's Patch Tuesday features fixes for holes in Windows, Excel, and Word, and a critical one affecting the Windows kernel that could be used in drive-by download attacks on Web surfers.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security applications/tools, Microsoft Office, Security, Microsoft Corp., Kernel, Apple Macintosh, antivirus, patch management
Microsoft fixing Bing bug that aided spammers
News Company works to fix a bug, discovered earlier this week by Webroot researchers, that let spammers piggyback onto Bing redirects and get through spam filters.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Search, MySpace, RSS, Security, Web Page, Microsoft Corp., Spam, Spammer
VMware Fusion update fixes two holes
News Software, which allows Windows apps to run on Macs, has flaws that could allow an attacker to hack into a user's system or cause a malfunction.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Virtualization, software, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, VMware Inc., Apple Mac OS, McAfee VirusScan, McAfee Inc.
Windows Home Server update delayed
News Compatibility issues with Windows 7 have delayed the planned Power Pack 3 update until later this year.
Tags: App servers, E-mail servers, Web servers, File servers, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Microsoft Windows 7, software company, File servers, Server
Apple fixes iPhone 'coma mode' with OS update
News Apple has fixed iPhone and iPod Touch bugs introduced in September's software update, which included device crashes and interruptions to cellular service.
Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Mobile platforms, Apple Inc., Coma Mode, Operating System, Apple iTunes, Streaming Video, Software Update, message board
