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VoIP threats to watch out for
Comment Some of its characteristics also leave it vulnerable to hackers, such as using text for encoding and SIP extensions that can create security holes. A US fraud case in 2006 heard how hackers broke into VoIP service... [09 Mar 2007]
Microsoft probing holes in Vista, IE 7
News Microsoft is investigating two recently disclosed security vulnerabilities that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista. The vulnerabilities aren't considered high-risk, yet they affect the latest releases of... [27 Feb 2007]
Holes found in Google Desktop
News The desktop application's integration with Google Search, Google's public internet search application, is a weak spot, he added. Several flaws in the popular Google Desktop software could open PCs up to intruders and... [22 Feb 2007]
More flaws: Bugs hit Firefox, IE
News Firefox is affected by two security holes, both described by Zalewski. Firefox and Internet Explorer could enable miscreants to grab data via malicious websites, Zalewski said. Meanwhile, smart... [19 Feb 2007]
Microsoft patches 20 holes - none affecting Vista
News Microsoft used its February patch day to clear a backlog of "zero-day" flaws, or security holes that have been publicly disclosed but not fixed. The critical vulnerabilities are in Windows, Internet... [14 Feb 2007]
Vista: Security industry ready for retail launch
News For example, Internet Explorer 7 runs in a protected mode to prevent installation of malicious software through security holes. To distinguish itself from the pack, Symantec this week announced a new... [18 Jan 2007]
Redmond patches Windows, Office flaws
News Nine of the 10 security holes Microsoft provided fixes for lie in Office applications. Like the first VML hole, this vulnerability can be exploited by tricking a user into viewing a malicious VML file on a website with... [10 Jan 2007]
Three dire Windows holes patched
News The other high-risk vulnerabilities lie in Internet Explorer and in Visual Studio 2005. Microsoft on Tuesday released seven security updates with patches for 11 security vulnerabilities, most of which affect the Windows... [13 Dec 2006]
Vista: 'Expect hackers to find holes'
News The probable attack vector will be Internet Explorer 7, the web browser bundled with Vista, said Gostev. Antivirus experts from Kaspersky Labs have predicted 90 per cent of current malware will run on Microsoft's latest... [12 Dec 2006]
Alert over Spybot worm
News An updated variant of a malicious bot program is spreading via a flaw in Symantec's antivirus software as well as through several holes in Microsoft code. When installed on a PC, Spybot opens a back door in the system... [30 Nov 2006]
Windows worm holes plugged
News Three of the security holes could be exploited remotely by an anonymous attacker without the user having to take any action, such as clicking on a link. A "critical" update for Internet Explorer,... [15 Nov 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.10.06
Round-Up The Round-Up thinks it knows what he means but it's a metaphor that immediately conjured images of Jack Jack the super-powered baby of The Incredibles inadvertently burning holes in things with his laser beam eyes. [06 Oct 2006]
Microsoft: Another busy Patch Tuesday
News They include security holes in the Internet Explorer web browser, the Outlook Express email client and other Windows and Office components. For example, MS06-042 delivers fixes for eight IE bugs, and the... [09 Aug 2006]
Get your fix: Microsoft sinks 18 holes
News This means the "mailslot" flaw could be exploited to launch a worm that could wreak havoc on the internet. Dave Cole, director of Symantec Security Response, said in a statement: "Remotely exploitable vulnerabilities can... [12 Jul 2006]
Microsoft issues largest patch batch to date
News Four of the critical updates deal with security holes that could allow remote code execution in all versions of Windows. They cover problems with Windows, Internet Explorer, Word, PowerPoint and Exchange... [14 Jun 2006]
