security flaws
RSS security flawsIdentity Management: The Seven Flaws of Identity Management - Usability and Security Challenges
White Paper In this paper, the authors posit seven flaws or design challenges that must be met for the general public to accept and use identity management systems. Identity management systems' scale and complexity, combined with... [01 Jul 2009]
Evil Searching: Compromise and Recompromise of Internet Hosts for Phishing
White Paper Typical techniques involve the exploitation of flaws in the software of web-based forums, photo galleries, shopping cart systems, and blogs. The security 'Holes' that are taken advantage of are usually... [01 Jul 2009]
WLANs: The Next-Generation Business Case - A 3Com ROI Series Document
White Paper That initial enthusiasm is dampened, however, when the new product's first version inevitably turns out to be clumsy or riddled with flaws. The first WLANs were expensive, security nightmares, and very... [25 Jun 2009]
NAC 2.0: A new model for a more secure future
White Paper As organizations turn to network access control (NAC) technologies to protect their networks and data, the flaws of earlier versions of NAC are becoming apparent. New pressures from a constantly changing threat... [25 Jun 2009]
iPhone 3.0 patches 46 security holes
News The 46 flaws could allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions, shut down an application, disclose sensitive information, conduct cross-site scripting and cross-site request forgery attacks, or... [19 Jun 2009]
RIM's BlackBerry Enterprise Server hit by critical bugs
News RIM did not give details of the flaws but said they could be exploited via a specially crafted PDF file. The bug was ranked as "highly critical" in an advisory from independent security firm Secunia. RIM... [01 Jun 2009]
Tech companies look for acquisition targets
News Chief Financial Officer Jim Flaws said the specialty glass maker is looking to hire to expand its mergers and acquisitions team. Companies that were too expensive to buy earlier are now available at attractive prices,... [26 May 2009]
Prevention of IP Spoofing in TCP/IP Connection: Vulnerability Ability and Probable Solutions - A Reverse Engineering Approach
White Paper It also discusses many flaws in the TCP implementation that has occurred in various OS based systems. This paper also discusses TCP attack "IP SPOOFING" and recommends steps to improve the security state... [08 May 2009]
Why you should hack your own systems
Comment Considering the large number of vulnerabilities that are found in web-based applications, it is of great importance that security is built into applications early on in the software development lifecycle - and that they... [22 Apr 2009]
Hackers 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. In a security advisory, Microsoft said that at present, attacks are not widespread,... [03 Apr 2009]
MSDN Webcast: Software Security With Static Code Analysis Using CAT.NET (Level 200)
White Paper The presenter shows the recently released CAT.NET tool and how it helps with the detection of security flaws. The presenter of this webcast provides an overview of what static code analysis is and... [02 Apr 2009]
The Virtual Safe: A User-Focused Approach to Data Encryption
White Paper The virtual safe provides the ease of use of full-disk encryption without any of the accompanying security or data portability flaws, but with the speed and flexibility of file-based encryption. Steganos... [01 Apr 2009]
Inbox: Government IT ignoring red lights?
Comment Work stops on £224m kids' database after security flaws found We need a holistic approach to information security that properly encompasses the social/cultural aspects, rather than the... [30 Mar 2009]
Web Application Security: Too costly to ignore
White Paper The number of web attacks is on the rise and is exponentially more cost effective to remedy those flaws early in the development process. Web application security is crucial to mitigating the risks of... [18 Mar 2009]
Bluetooth Security
White Paper Then it points out flaws and possible security holes in the Bluetooth Security Specification. This paper first gives some background information about Bluetooth system and... [16 Mar 2009]
