Vulnerability
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Microsoft to patch new DirectX hole
News New hole in DirectX could allow an attacker to take control of a computer if the user visits a site and runs a maliciously crafted QuickTime file.
Friday, May 29 2009 03:22 PM
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Software, Security, Security implementation/standards, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Apple QuickTime, DirectX, Vulnerability, Admin User
Office, Windows get critical patches
News Software maker releases nine patches in this month's Patch Tuesday, many of them related to ActiveX controls.
Wednesday, August 12 2009 09:54 AM
Tags: Network security, Security applications/tools, Microsoft Windows, Lumension Security Inc., Vulnerability, remote desktop, computer, Server, critical patch, patch management
Microsoft issues critical Windows patches
News Software maker releases five operating-system related updates as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 09 2009 10:55 AM
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft IIS Server, Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows 7, patch management, Microsoft Windows Server, IT administrator, CTO, Qualys Inc., Microsoft Windows
Microsoft reports attacks using IIS vulnerability
News Flaw that could attack Microsoft's Web server software is now being used to attack machines, the software company reports.
Monday, September 07 2009 02:42 AM
Tags: Business applications, Microsoft IIS Server, Vulnerability, information service, FTP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IIS 7.0, Microsoft IIS 5.1, security response communications team, Microsoft IIS 5.0
Highly exploitable Linux kernel bug found, patched
News The vulnerability, a patch for which has already been made available, affects most versions of the Linux kernel since 2001.
Monday, August 17 2009 09:26 AM
Tags: Security, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Vulnerability, Kernel, Linux Kernel, researcher, blog, Security, Linux
Microsoft: Windows 7 not affected by latest flaw
News Following up on a vulnerability disclosed in the last 24 hours, Microsoft says the flaw affects Vista and Windows Server 2008, but not the final version of Windows 7.
Wednesday, September 09 2009 11:30 AM
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Authentication and encryption, Server Message Block, Security, Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows 7, software company, Flaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows 2000
Adobe to fix critical Flash hole next week
News Company expects to have updates late next week for Flash, Reader to fix critical hole being reportedly exploited in attacks.
Friday, July 24 2009 10:54 AM
Tags: Business applications, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Shockwave Flash, Plug-in, Web Browser, Vulnerability, Apple Macintosh, Adobe Acrobat
Businesses overlooking biggest security risks
News Companies are looking in the wrong places to defend against online attacks, according to security training organization Sans.
Wednesday, September 16 2009 02:46 AM
Tags: PC security, Data security, Spam and phishing, Security, Phishing, Training, Vulnerability, Attack, Web Application, Programming
Windows 7 critical holes fixed in record Patch Tuesday
News In its biggest Patch Tuesday ever, Redmond stitches up a pair of Windows 7 holes, along with fixing up a number of zero-day flaws elsewhere.
Wednesday, October 14 2009 03:10 PM
Tags: Security Management, Network security, PC security, Server Message Block, Microsoft IIS Server, Security, Microsoft Corp., Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows 7, Server
Microsoft says security programs are paying off
News Company releases progress report on three programs launched a year ago to identify security holes and patch them faster.
Tuesday, July 28 2009 10:36 AM
Tags: Data security, PC security, Authentication and encryption, Security, Sourcefire Inc., Vulnerability, Software Update, Microsoft Internet Explorer, exploit code, security bulletin
Microsoft investigating newly reported IIS flaw
News Software maker says it is looking into a potential vulnerability that could allow attackers to take over machines running older versions of Microsoft's Web server.
Tuesday, September 01 2009 09:06 AM
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Hacking, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Microsoft IIS Server, Vulnerability, International Data Group, Flaw, information service, IT administrator
Bluetooth vulnerability reported in HTC phones
News Report says Bluetooth driver in the manufacturer's Windows Mobile devices could expose user contact details and other data, but HTC has not confirmed flaw.
Thursday, July 16 2009 12:28 PM
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Mobile, PC World, phone, Bluetooth, e-mail, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft plugs critical DirectShow, Video ActiveX holes
News Latest Patch Tuesday updates plug nine holes in Windows, Office, ISA, Virtual PC and Virtual Server, including several holes that have been targeted in attacks.
Wednesday, July 15 2009 09:34 AM
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Microsoft Windows, Security, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Virtual PC, Vulnerability, Internet Security, Video, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft offers patches to ward off ActiveX attacks
News In rare out-of-cycle security update, Microsoft fixes hole that put IE users at risk of attacks via ActiveX and other controls.
Wednesday, July 29 2009 09:48 AM
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security, Vulnerability, Attack, Web Application, Microsoft Internet Explorer, patch management, researcher, Microsoft Visual Studio
Researchers exploit flaws in SSL, domain authentication system
News Dan Kaminsky and Moxie Marlinspike explain how flaws in the way domain names are verified on the Internet could allow attackers to impersonate a site and steal information from unsuspecting Web surfers.
Friday, July 31 2009 11:12 AM
Tags: Network security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Web sites, Authentication, Security, SSL, Domain Name, Web Browser, Vulnerability






