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News F is for Federated identity 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 F is for Federated identity 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 F is for Federated identity 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...
[16 Apr 2008]
News F is for Federated identity 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.
[10 Apr 2008]
News F is for Federated identity 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...
[10 Apr 2008]
News F is for Federated identity The letter said: "Although adolescents are more sophisticated consumers than young children are, they face their own age-related vulnerabilities regarding privacy. The group - which includes the American Academy of...
[10 Apr 2008]
News F is for Federated identity The report also notes vulnerabilities in websites are increasingly popular malware vectors as they allow for more sophisticated and multi-stage attacks. The report states "66 per cent of phishing attacks in the US were...
[09 Apr 2008]
Comment F is for Federated identity Tools exist to shore up those vulnerabilities, says Anthony Plewes. Data leaks are a growing problem. Yet most firms don't know how sensitive data is getting out, let alone how to stop it.
[19 Mar 2008]
News F is for Federated identity 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...
[20 Feb 2008]
News F is for Federated identity 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...
[14 Feb 2008]
News F is for Federated identity 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...
[07 Jan 2008]
News F is for Federated identity Apple has plugged around 100 vulnerabilities in OS X so far this year but the malware threat to Mac customers is insignificant compared to users of Microsoft Windows. So far this year, Apple users have been exposed to...
[12 Jul 2007]
News F is for Federated identity 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 F is for Federated identity Red Hat Linux had 208 vulnerabilities for the same period with an average patch time of 58 days, a huge increase on the 42 patched vulnerabilities for the first half of the year.
[23 Mar 2007]
News F is for Federated identity 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...
[29 Nov 2006]
News F is for Federated identity 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...
[22 Nov 2006]
News F is for Federated identity We've seen a lot of zero-day vulnerabilities this year. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets C is for CMA D is for DDoS
[15 Nov 2006]
whitepaper The federated identity system deployed by Sun allows enterprises, such as BIPAC's customers, to manage their own resources including employee and customer data. The vulnerabilities that were present in BIPAC's network no longer remain.
[21 Dec 2005]
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