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Why Microsoft was wrong to silence Bing cashback whistleblower
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-11-11 04:41:10
If someone spots a potentially costly security hole in your product would you say thanks and fix it, or send in the lawyers? Microsoft opted for the latter, and it was absolutely wrong on this occasion to do so.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-11-11 04:41:10
If someone spots a potentially costly security hole in your product would you say thanks and fix it, or send in the lawyers? Microsoft opted for the latter, and it was absolutely wrong on this occasion to do so.
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October Patch Tuesday is biggest ever
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-13 18:33:19
As expected, Microsoft released 13 new security bulletins overnight (Australian time). A mammoth 34 vulnerabilities are addressed, including some affecting Windows 7.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-13 18:33:19
As expected, Microsoft released 13 new security bulletins overnight (Australian time). A mammoth 34 vulnerabilities are addressed, including some affecting Windows 7.
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Adobe Acrobat, Reader updates ahead
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-11 16:07:10
Adobe is preparing to release critical security updates for Acrobat and Reader this week. At least one of the vulnerabilities is being targeted by attackers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-11 16:07:10
Adobe is preparing to release critical security updates for Acrobat and Reader this week. At least one of the vulnerabilities is being targeted by attackers.
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Microsoft provides SMBv2 protection tool
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-20 21:41:19
Microsoft has provided a one-click workaround for the recently disclosed SMBv2 zero-day vulnerability. Work on a real fix is still underway.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-20 21:41:19
Microsoft has provided a one-click workaround for the recently disclosed SMBv2 zero-day vulnerability. Work on a real fix is still underway.
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Microsoft widens IIS vulnerability warning
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-06 18:25:34
Microsoft has widened the scope of a security advisory concerning vulnerabilities in the FTP service in Internet Information Services (IIS). The versions shipping with Vista and Server 2008 are now known to be affected as well as those in older versions of Windows.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-06 18:25:34
Microsoft has widened the scope of a security advisory concerning vulnerabilities in the FTP service in Internet Information Services (IIS). The versions shipping with Vista and Server 2008 are now known to be affected as well as those in older versions of Windows.
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Microsoft warns of IIS FTP vulnerability
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-02 17:28:46
A flaw in the FTP component within Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) allows the execution of malicious code, potentially giving an attacker complete control of a targeted system.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-02 17:28:46
A flaw in the FTP component within Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) allows the execution of malicious code, potentially giving an attacker complete control of a targeted system.
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Dirtiest Websites are filthy in more ways than one
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-19 18:41:56
Conventional wisdom says that visiting smutty sites is likely to result in a dose of malware. Symantec's list of the Dirtiest Websites of Winter 2009 bears that out - but it's not quite that simple.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-19 18:41:56
Conventional wisdom says that visiting smutty sites is likely to result in a dose of malware. Symantec's list of the Dirtiest Websites of Winter 2009 bears that out - but it's not quite that simple.
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Remote code vulnerability in programs built with Visual Studio
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-08-11 23:26:10
This week Microsoft pushed out a regular assortment of Windows updates but one in particular caught my eye. It was an important security update for Visual Studio. The description said an attacker could compromise your Windows-based system – with Visual Studio? Actually, no; the truth is worse, when good programs go bad.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-08-11 23:26:10
This week Microsoft pushed out a regular assortment of Windows updates but one in particular caught my eye. It was an important security update for Visual Studio. The description said an attacker could compromise your Windows-based system – with Visual Studio? Actually, no; the truth is worse, when good programs go bad.
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Critical vulnerability in widely used Adobe software
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-23 17:57:56
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player. The vulnerability is being actively exploited against Reader 9 on Windows.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-23 17:57:56
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player. The vulnerability is being actively exploited against Reader 9 on Windows.
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How did Atul Dwivedi hack the RAAF web site this week?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-16 09:09:58
Indian techie, Atul Dwivedi, defaced the Royal Australian Air Force website this week, posting a message on the front page as a warning to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. How did he do it?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-16 09:09:58
Indian techie, Atul Dwivedi, defaced the Royal Australian Air Force website this week, posting a message on the front page as a warning to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. How did he do it?
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Firefox 3.5 zero-day exploit revealed
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-07-14 17:18:53
A 'highly critical' flaw has been revealed in Firefox 3.5.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-07-14 17:18:53
A 'highly critical' flaw has been revealed in Firefox 3.5.
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Active exploits for Office ActiveX control
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-13 20:52:07
Another ActiveX control is under attack. This time it is one installed alongside Office and several other Microsoft products.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-13 20:52:07
Another ActiveX control is under attack. This time it is one installed alongside Office and several other Microsoft products.
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OpenSSH developer plays down exploit rumours
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-07-08 22:01:47
Melbourne-based OpenSSH developer Damien Miller has played down rumours of a zero-day exploit in the popular application, saying he had no evidence from the alleged owner of a hacked server to justify the claims floating around the net.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-07-08 22:01:47
Melbourne-based OpenSSH developer Damien Miller has played down rumours of a zero-day exploit in the popular application, saying he had no evidence from the alleged owner of a hacked server to justify the claims floating around the net.
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Microsoft admits Windows XP is under attack!
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-06 18:03:40
A no-click vulnerability which impacts Windows XP users has been revealed by Microsoft which admits it is already being exploited in the wild.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-06 18:03:40
A no-click vulnerability which impacts Windows XP users has been revealed by Microsoft which admits it is already being exploited in the wild.
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Apple's tardy Java update arrives
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-15 22:19:57
Apple has finally got around to updating the Mac OS X version of Java, fixing a worrying vulnerability that's been lingering for months.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-15 22:19:57
Apple has finally got around to updating the Mac OS X version of Java, fixing a worrying vulnerability that's been lingering for months.
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HyperVM boss hangs himself after exploit damages 100,000 websites
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-09 15:46:44
Does a zero-day hacker have the death of one man and one hundred thousand websites on his or her conscience today?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-09 15:46:44
Does a zero-day hacker have the death of one man and one hundred thousand websites on his or her conscience today?
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Can delaying the release of updates improve security?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-25 01:58:24
Adobe is planning to switch to a quarterly security update cycle. Does that make you feel more or less secure?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-25 01:58:24
Adobe is planning to switch to a quarterly security update cycle. Does that make you feel more or less secure?
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No Java fix in Mac OS X 10.5.7
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-19 22:24:32
Mac OS X 10.5.7 failed to deliver a fix for a long-standing and relatively easily exploitable vulnerability in Java.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-19 22:24:32
Mac OS X 10.5.7 failed to deliver a fix for a long-standing and relatively easily exploitable vulnerability in Java.
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Mac PowerPoint flaw goes unpatched
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-13 20:44:23
If you're using PowerPoint for Mac, take extra care when opening documents received from others.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-13 20:44:23
If you're using PowerPoint for Mac, take extra care when opening documents received from others.
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Another Adobe Reader vulnerability surfaces
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-29 18:06:23
All current versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat contain a flaw which has the potential to allow remote code execution.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-29 18:06:23
All current versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat contain a flaw which has the potential to allow remote code execution.
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