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OS X vulnerability posted before Apple patches
News While it has since been reported that Apple has issued a patch to correct the security defects in Jaguar discovered by @Stake, a close inspection of the recently released security update has revealed the Common Vulnerability and Exposure... [27 Nov 2003]
Patchless Microsoft? Not going to happen says Microsoft
News However, when it comes to consumers' requests for the software company to just write better software, Adler says that Microsoft has no competition - saying that the software behemoth’s products have no more... [11 Nov 2003]
Hackers preying on patching headache
News And there are still plenty of familiar and common system vulnerabilities that are easily exploitable by both experienced and inexperienced hackers using freely available source code and tools on the... [27 Oct 2003]
New worry about MSBlast sequel
News All of the five critical [vulnerabilities] are, of course, critical, so that means they are wormable," Jeff Jones, senior director of Microsoft's security business unit, said last week. The vulnerability affects almost... [24 Oct 2003]
UK port hacker: 'I was framed'
News Southwark Crown Court heard that it was possible for someone to take control of the defendant's computer because of critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Windows operating system. A UK teenager accused of launching a... [08 Oct 2003]
Botched hack brings down major US port
News The Port of Houston in Texas had its servers hijacked by Aaron Caffrey, 19, from Shaftesbury in Dorset, who used a well-known 'Unicode' exploit to take advantage of security vulnerabilities in Microsoft's IIS web server... [07 Oct 2003]
Ballmer: On Microsoft's virus strategy, Apple, Adobe and more...
News Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer warned on Monday that recent security vulnerabilities represent a "new and growing challenge to innovation" and conceded that his company is under attack from "thieves, con artists, terrorists... [16 Sep 2003]
Homeless hacker finally surrenders
News He stressed that he's never deleted any data or asked for money in exchange for identifying security vulnerabilities. Lamo, something of a legend among hackers for his brazen exploits, media savvy and... [10 Sep 2003]
Security conference turns nasty over 'employ a hacker' claim
News Many people in this industry who are well-respected used to hack - I traded vulnerabilities with some of them," said Mitnick, now a security consultant. That was the topic for heated debate at the RSA... [17 Apr 2003]
Mitnick on Mitnick: Why I'm going legit
News Mitnick: It's the same issue with full disclosure around security vulnerabilities. I am a proponent of exposing the vulnerabilities rather than keeping them secret. Farber: How do you... [08 Oct 2002]
Hack attacks on Linux sites rocket
News And finally OS system admins have been slack to pay attention to vulnerabilities. Those system admins running IIS are paying more attention to the vulnerabilities because of the mass publicity last... [18 Jul 2002]
MSN Messenger flaw opens PCs up to hackers
News Buffer-overflow vulnerabilities allow hackers to execute potentially harmful programs on a victim's computer, deleting files or crippling the system's security. Microsoft has admitted that a security... [10 May 2002]
Re:Viewing 2001: Open source - the money versus the masses
News It's hard enough for a company to stay ahead of hackers both within and outside of the organisation let alone worry about introducing software they think might increase the likelihood of vulnerabilities. [24 Dec 2001]
Message to users: 'Stop using Microsoft's web server software...'
News Sufficient operational testing should ensure that security vulnerabilities every software product experiences has been uncovered and fixed. Although hackers and virus writers tend to target the most... [25 Sep 2001]
Ethical hacking - no reason to run scared
Comment The point is - and always has been - no single product, series of products, or services can completely eliminate security vulnerabilities. No, not the head of Whitestar Corporation before a maiden voyage of a certain... [23 Apr 2001]
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