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Virtualisation: Real-life tales of how to get it right
Comment Despite vendors touting the numerous benefits that virtualisation can bestow on businesses that adopt the technology, there is a flaw in the rhetoric that is hard to get around: not many companies are actually adopting... [20 Nov 2009]
'Wi-fi hack makes plan to ban file-sharers unfair'
News For more, see ISP: Wi-Fi test shows flaw in file-sharing crackdown on ZDNet UK. ISP TalkTalk has criticised proposals by the government to cut illegal file-sharers' internet access, on the grounds of wi-fi vulnerability... [19 Oct 2009]
Microsoft'll fix it for you: Automated 'fix it' buttons solving PC problems
News Recently, Microsoft used the approach to help people defend against a serious unpatched flaw. Microsoft says that rather than struggle to fix their own PC problems, computer owners have shown they'd rather just click a... [30 Sep 2009]
Five critical Windows updates arrive on Microsoft's Patch Tuesday
News Greenbaum noted that Microsoft has yet to issue a patch for a zero-day flaw in Internet Information Services that was made public last week. There are already some attacks being seen based on that flaw. [09 Sep 2009]
Windows 7: Unaffected by latest zero-day flaw
News Microsoft issued a formal security advisory late on Tuesday on a reported zero-day flaw in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. However, the software maker also said that the flaw does not affect the... [09 Sep 2009]
Microsoft IIS flaw being exploited in attacks
News A vulnerability in Microsoft's software for housing websites is now being used for "limited attacks" on the servers it's running on, the company said on Friday. Microsoft disclosed the Internet Information Services (IIS) vulnerability on... [07 Sep 2009]
Microsoft issues advisory for IIS flaw
News Microsoft on Tuesday issued a security advisory for a web server flaw that was made public on Monday. The flaw affects certain versions of Microsoft Internet Information Services product, but to be... [02 Sep 2009]
Microsoft IIS 'at risk from FTP flaw'
News Microsoft on Monday said it is looking into a report of a flaw in some versions of its Internet Information Services (IIS) product that could allow an attacker to gain control of a system. In a statement, a Microsoft... [01 Sep 2009]
Open source hack could make mobiles vulnerable to prying ears
News We're not creating a vulnerability but publicising a flaw that's already being exploited very widely," he said in a phone interview on Monday. If you are using a GSM phone - the 2G standard used by the majority of the... [26 Aug 2009]
Microsoft Office, Windows get critical flaw fixes in latest patch batch
News At the time, Microsoft said it was already seeing attacks based on the flaw, which affects Office XP, Office 2003, Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 and 2006, as well as Office Small Business Accounting 2006. [12 Aug 2009]
New Firefox versions released to plug two critical holes
News The second vulnerability, disclosed last week, involves a flaw in certificate authentication technology that could potentially let an attacker gain access to encrypted information or issue a bogus update to Firefox. [04 Aug 2009]
Apple plugs iPhone SMS flaw
News Apple has plugged an SMS flaw that could enable an attacker to take complete control over an iPhone. Researchers Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner said at the Black Hat security conference that an attacker could use the... [03 Aug 2009]
MI5 plugs website flaw that left site open to hack attack
News MI5 has closed up a flaw on its website that could have opened up visitors to malicious attacks, the UK intelligence agency said. The flaw was not maliciously exploited and had been limited to that... [30 Jul 2009]
Linux flaw bypasses security
News A security researcher has released zero-day code for a flaw in the Linux kernel, saying that it bypasses security protections in the operating system. The source code for the exploit was made available last week by... [21 Jul 2009]
Google fixes up Chrome flaw gruesome twosome
News New versions of Google Chrome are out, fixing bugs and patching security holes in both the stable build and the beta build. Two serious security flaws have been plugged. One had allowed for malicious code exploitation within the Chrome... [20 Jul 2009]
