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RSS flaws augustHackers get cracking on unpatched PowerPoint flaw
News Microsoft's last major PowerPoint patch, which came out in August 2008, addressed three critical flaws in the software. Hackers have launched attacks targeting an unpatched flaw in Microsoft PowerPoint,... [03 Apr 2009]
Lords to debate security progress of "wild west" web
News But others, such as software developers' liability for damage caused by security flaws, and enabling people to report online fraud directly to the police rather than their bank, have either been ignored or are awaiting... [06 Oct 2008]
Microsoft's 'Patch Tuesday' targets six critical flaws
News Microsoft has released six critical patches for August's 'Patch Tuesday', including a fix for six vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The Security Bulletin Summary for August 2008 also gives details of... [13 Aug 2008]
Understanding ZDI: Separating Fact From Fiction
White Paper Recently, concerns have resurfaced over whether or not 'Paid for' security research is in the best interest of the industry - citing that information surrounding software flaws could wind up in the hands of criminals. [29 Feb 2008]
Bugs found in Apple's Safari for Windows
News David Maynor - one of the researchers who controversially claimed to have found security flaws in Apple's AirPort wi-fi driver last year - wrote in his blog on Monday that "an afternoon of idle fuzzing [testing software... [13 Jun 2007]
Alert over Spybot worm
News Additionally, the bot program tries to exploit five flaws in Microsoft Windows, the most recent of which was patched in August and affects Windows file and printer sharing. An updated variant of a... [30 Nov 2006]
Glitch mars Microsoft patch batch
News The second-largest release was in August, when Microsoft's 12 patches put right 23 flaws. Tuesday's 10 security bulletins, which include six critical fixes for both Office and Windows, are designed to... [11 Oct 2006]
Wi-fi hijack risk for Macs
News A trio of security flaws in Apple software that runs wireless-networking hardware could allow Macs to be hijacked over wi-fi, Apple said on Thursday. Apple said in the alert describing one of the flaws:... [22 Sep 2006]
Photos: First look at Linux Greenphone
Photo However, Nord admitted it still had a "few flaws" and would not ship with a browser or media player. In mid-August it also used the LinuxWorld conference to announce the Greenphone, which is thought to... [07 Sep 2006]
Microsoft fixes faulty IE patch
News The update, deemed "critical" by Microsoft, addresses eight flaws in the widely used browser. Microsoft sent out the initial MS06-042 security bulletin on 8 August, as part of its monthly patch cycle. [25 Aug 2006]
IE patch causes more bother
News The update, deemed "critical" by Microsoft, addresses eight flaws in the ubiquitous browser. Microsoft released the MS06-042 security update on 8 August as part of its monthly patch cycle. There's more... [23 Aug 2006]
OpenOffice secure?
News But the research, by the French Ministry of Defence, also points out that many security flaws have already been discovered in Microsoft Office applications, claiming that these are "easily transportable to OpenOffice". [16 Aug 2006]
Microsoft: Another busy Patch Tuesday
News The alerts give details of 20 flaws in Windows and three in Office, all of which Microsoft has now fixed. Of those flaws, 11 were publicly known or exploited before Microsoft provided fixes, he said.... [09 Aug 2006]
Mac OS X gets security fix
News Apple on Tuesday released an update for its Mac OS X that repairs several security flaws and includes feature updates. The security flaws lie in various components of Mac OS X, Symantec said. Apple late... [28 Jun 2006]
Re:Viewing 2005: Photos of the year
Photo Here a factory worker puts a laptop through its initial quality control check, examining it for any visible flaws or defects, and making sure it has all the appropriate labels. 26 August 2005:... [20 Dec 2005]
