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News B is for Botnets However, modifying the URL runs a script which attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in various applications, including AOL, Microsoft Internet Explorer, MySpace and RealNetworks RealPlayer.
[07 May 2008]
News B is for Botnets He said: "I think that the fact that businesses depend on applications to make them successful, but they're also the biggest weaknesses because of the vulnerabilities that we have in applications.
[24 Apr 2008]
News B is for Botnets Infrastructure vulnerabilities introduced through misconfiguration should be a concern for IT professionals, according to Herrod. Stephen Herrod, chief technology officer for VMware, who was also speaking at the RSA Conference...
[16 Apr 2008]
News B is for Botnets Samar said the use of code-scanning technology to detect problems and the separation of approval roles so code is checked a number of times could iron out these vulnerabilities. Malicious Malfoy is the external hacker who exploits...
[10 Apr 2008]
News B is for Botnets Google also uses a neighbourhood watch approach asking people to confidentially report vulnerabilities they discover. One way in which Google tries to reduce the risk it's exposed to is to use an army of external testers who...
[10 Apr 2008]
News B is for Botnets The letter said: "Although adolescents are more sophisticated consumers than young children are, they face their own age-related vulnerabilities regarding privacy. C is for CMA Security from A to Z
[10 Apr 2008]
News B is for Botnets The report also notes vulnerabilities in websites are increasingly popular malware vectors as they allow for more sophisticated and multi-stage attacks. C is for CMA The report reveals that, for the second half of 2007, there were...
[09 Apr 2008]
Comment B is for Botnets Tools exist to shore up those vulnerabilities, says Anthony Plewes. C is for CMA Yet most firms don't know how sensitive data is getting out, let alone how to stop it. Ever-increasing email attachment file sizes and multi-gigabyte...
[19 Mar 2008]
News B is for Botnets Drive-by downloads, in which malicious websites exploit browser vulnerabilities to execute malicious code, have increased since April 2007, Google researchers have warned. The malicious sites target web-browser vulnerabilities to...
[20 Feb 2008]
News B is for Botnets Alan Bentley, Lumension's European vice president, said: "Attackers have shown in recent years that they'd rather target applications than go directly for the throat of the operating system, placing pressure on businesses to...
[14 Feb 2008]
News B is for Botnets Because of this new passenger connectivity, the proposed data network design and integration may result in security vulnerabilities from intentional or unintentional corruption of data and systems critical to the safety and...
[07 Jan 2008]
News B is for Botnets So far this year, Apple users have been exposed to the kind of vulnerabilities that are more commonly associated with Windows. Apple has plugged around 100 vulnerabilities in OS X so far this year but the malware threat to Mac...
[12 Jul 2007]
News B is for Botnets The vulnerabilities were reported in online security forums on Monday, according to a posting on the McAfee Avert Labs blog. McAfee is still investigating the security vulnerabilities.
[11 Apr 2007]
News B is for Botnets Microsoft Windows has the lowest number of vulnerabilities and the fastest turnaround time for patches of all commercial operating systems - but it also has the most serious flaws, according to Symantec.
[23 Mar 2007]
News B is for Botnets Apple has released a security update for Mac OS X to repair 31 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day wi-fi hijack flaw. Several of the vulnerabilities could allow full system compromises, according to Apple's security alert.
[29 Nov 2006]
News B is for Botnets Vulnerabilities in the Mac OS have been rising, leading some experts to note that the Macintosh platform is not impervious to security problems. The vast majority of security vulnerabilities affect computers running Microsoft Windows.
[22 Nov 2006]
News B is for Botnets We've seen a lot of zero-day vulnerabilities this year. C is for CMA Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus D is for DDoS E is for Extradition
[15 Nov 2006]
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