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News However, modifying the URL runs a script which attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in various applications, including AOL, Microsoft Internet Explorer, MySpace and RealNetworks RealPlayer. Thakur noted that third-party applications rather than...
[07 May 2008]
News 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. G is for Google
[24 Apr 2008]
News 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, claimed...
[16 Apr 2008]
News 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 security...
[10 Apr 2008]
News One way in which Google tries to reduce the risk it's exposed to is to use an army of external testers who "hammer" code to turn up and report any vulnerabilities on new releases. Google also uses a neighbourhood watch approach asking people to...
[10 Apr 2008]
News The letter said: "Although adolescents are more sophisticated consumers than young children are, they face their own age-related vulnerabilities regarding privacy. G is for Google H is for Hackers The group - which includes the American Academy of...
[10 Apr 2008]
News The report also notes vulnerabilities in websites are increasingly popular malware vectors as they allow for more sophisticated and multi-stage attacks. G is for Google H is for Hackers The report reveals that, for the second half of 2007, there...
[09 Apr 2008]
Comment Tools exist to shore up those vulnerabilities, says Anthony Plewes. G is for Google Faizel Lakhani, vice president at Reconnex, likens the security firm's approach to Google's search indexing. H is for Hackers
[19 Mar 2008]
News 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 automatically...
[20 Feb 2008]
News 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 address the Office and...
[14 Feb 2008]
News 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 maintenance of the...
[07 Jan 2008]
News 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 the kind of vulnerabilities...
[12 Jul 2007]
News 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. Should the three Office bugs be new, the tally of zero-day...
[11 Apr 2007]
News 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 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 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 We've seen a lot of zero-day vulnerabilities this year. G is for Google H is for Hackers 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
[15 Nov 2006]
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