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Microsoft: Trojan threat is rising
News Microsoft released patches for 77 security vulnerabilities during the first half of 2008, with 25 having publicly available exploit code. Vulnerabilities are decreasing... [04 Nov 2008]
Android security hole gets patched up
News Earlier, Google appealed for what it called "responsible disclosure" of security vulnerabilities - in other words, a grace period to fix problems before they're made public to reduce the... [03 Nov 2008]
Stark warning over cyber attacks on UK businesses
News He said the CPNI was committed to continuing working closely with key industries to help them understand the vulnerabilities and threats they face. But he added the UK... [29 Oct 2008]
Virtualisation: At risk from attack
News Acknowledging that it would be a matter of time before hackers act on "unprotected vulnerabilities that the technology presents", he warned: "Virtualisation may become the next frontier... [20 Oct 2008]
Google's Android: Beware the malware?
News Speaking at a recent roundtable discussion in London, Symantec COO Enrique Salem agreed that the open nature of the OS will present new vulnerabilities for users. Google's mobile... [14 Oct 2008]
Oyster card security vulnerabilities uncovered
News Jacobs told ZDNet.co.uk that the security of the cards had been further undermined by the publication of the doctoral thesis of Henryk Plötz, a German... [08 Oct 2008]
Google releases notes on Chrome security fixes
News The critical patches relate to buffer overrun vulnerabilities that could have let a remote attacker execute arbitrary software on a Chrome user's computer, said Mark Larson, a Google Chrome programme... [09 Sep 2008]
Microsoft's 'Patch Tuesday' targets six critical flaws
News The vulnerabilities, as detailed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-045, relate to HTML objects memory corruption, HTML component handling and uninitialised memory corruption.... [13 Aug 2008]
Does open source pose a security risk?
News Serious security threats stemming from numerous application vulnerabilities are a direct result of poor or non-existent security processes. The security... [22 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News But the analyst adds that criminals will also make use of the cloud to reduce the cost of heavy processing in attacks such as breaking encryption keys or finding... [17 Jul 2008]
Corporations riddled with security holes
News A trio of studies have painted a damning picture of business security, with online vulnerabilities rising as companies and authorities fail to apply patches, update antivirus software and leave firewalls... [19 Jun 2008]
iPhone: Beware the wi-fi security threat
News He said: "We're going to find a lot of executives using the iPhone's push email to combine their personal and business messages.combined with the ever-increasing use [on the iPhone] of... [12 Jun 2008]
Watch out business - Vista's after you
News Compared with Windows XP, Vista has had fewer vulnerabilities (45 for Vista versus 56 for XP); fewer critical vulnerabilities (17 as opposed to 35); and 60 per cent fewer malicious software infections... [05 Jun 2008]
'Huge' Apple update plugs 40 Leopard security holes
News Included in the update is a patch for multiple vulnerabilities in the Adobe Flash Player plug-in. Security research and training organisation the Sans... [30 May 2008]
Admit to security breaches, companies told
News Over the past year ENISA has also compiled a study on a European Information Sharing and Alert System to inform the public and SMEs about online threats, vulnerabilities and attacks, as... [27 May 2008]
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