security management attacker
Microsoft's 'Patch Tuesday' targets six critical flaws
News The vulnerabilities allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on a system if a user visits a specially crafted web page with affected versions of IE. The vulnerabilities in indexing validation and array,... [13 Aug 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News An attacker would have to lure a victim, via a link in an email for example, to a specially crafted web page that could exploit the security hole to allow remote code execution. This would provide the... [08 Jul 2008]
Dynamic Best Practices of Vulnerability Management
White Paper The goal of the security team is to reduce risks by identifying and eliminating weaknesses in an effort to reduce the window of opportunity in which an exploit or attacker could impact the organization. [03 Jul 2008]
Corporations riddled with security holes
News Some OpenSSL versions are known to contain several vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to carry out a denial of service attack or execute arbitrary code on web servers. Successful exploitation of this issue... [19 Jun 2008]
Microsoft's 'patch Tuesday' releases six 'critical' plasters
News Ben Greenbaum, senior research manager at Symantec Security Response, said: "While the batch of critical vulnerabilities all require some sort of user interaction to exploit, the interaction can be as simple as visiting... [14 Feb 2008]
Trojan targets companies' top brass
News Once activated, the RTF file starts a chain of downloads which establish a secure connection between the attacker's server and the infected computer. Security from A to Z Security vendor... [26 Sep 2007]
Microsoft warns of 'critical' Windows flaw
News Microsoft said in the advisory: "An anonymous attacker could try to exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted RPC packet to an affected system. Cyber crooks are using a yet-to-be-patched... [13 Apr 2007]
Warning over "critical" QuickTime hole
News LMH, the alias of one of the two security researchers behind the Month of the Apple Bugs, said: "The risk is having your system compromised by a remote attacker, who can perform any operation under... [03 Jan 2007]
Windows worm holes plugged
News Three of the security holes could be exploited remotely by an anonymous attacker without the user having to take any action, such as clicking on a link. Microsoft said in its security... [15 Nov 2006]
Microsoft and Apple 'must improve security patches'
News If exploited, the flaws could allow an attacker to break into a PC via wi-fi, according to security experts at F-Secure. Intel also recently issued fixes for flaws in its Centrino device drivers and... [03 Aug 2006]
Intel patches Centrino flaws
News One could allow an attacker to break into a PC via wi-fi or even create a worm that jumps from one wireless-enabled laptop to another, provided the computers are within each other's range. Intel has issued patches for... [03 Aug 2006]
Skype - is your version secure?
News A recent vulnerability in Skype for Windows allows an attacker to steal a file from a victim's PC, provided the victim has visited a malicious website and the attacker knows the file's location. The... [30 May 2006]
CA software poses "critical" security risk
News A remote attacker could gain complete control over systems on Windows platforms, and other platforms may allow for a denial of service attack, according to an advisory posted on Tuesday by security... [26 Jan 2006]
Two new WMF flaws emerge
News The issues do not allow an attacker to commandeer a Windows system, Microsoft noted. The representative added: "Microsoft's initial investigation has found that these are not security vulnerabilities but... [10 Jan 2006]
Sony's DRM woes grow as hackers say hello
News In the case of the US-hosted malicious site, the attacker may have compromised the site without the owner's knowledge, Websense's Hubbard said. Sony BMG took another blow on Wednesday, when a security... [17 Nov 2005]
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