Symantec vulnerability research founder joins Microsoft
Katie Moussouris, a pen testing specialist who founded and managed Symantec Vulnerability Research, has left 'Big Yellow' to join Microsoft as a security strategist.
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Do you know what's leaking out of your browser?
At the ToorCon Seattle (beta) conference, Web application security specialist Robert Hansen (RSnake) demoed Mr-T (Master Recon-Tool), a new utility that combines information disclosure bugs in Internet Explorer and Firefox to collect information on a target's computer system.
Pirate Bay hacked, database stolen
According to an alert posted on The Pirate Bay's blog, the stolen user credentials were encrypted but the site is still urging users to immediately change usernames and passwords to avoid the risk of identity theft.
Hacker demos how to defeat Citibank's virtual keyboard
A security researcher in India is warning that Citibank's new virtual keyboard anti-phishing mechanism can be easily defeated.
Apple plugs critical holes in Darwin Streaming Server
Apple has released a new version of the open-source Darwin Streaming Server to plug a pair of security flaws that could cause code execution attacks.
Hackers in Seattle for Microsoft's Blue Hat, ToorCon
White hat hackers have descended on Seattle for two semi-private security conferences where new attack and exploitation techniques are being discussed.
New MS tool isolates Office 2003 zero-day exploits
Microsoft plans to ship a file conversion tool to give Office 2003 users a chance to protect against exploits rigged into .doc, .xls, .ppt documents.
Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins, 19 flaws, all critical
Microsoft has released seven advisories -- all rated critical -- with patches for at least 19 vulnerabilities affecting the Windows operating system, the widely deployed Office productivity suite and the dominant Internet Explorer browser. Vista is affected by 6 of the 19 flaws.
Mac hack challenge sparks (another tired) debate
Like an old grandfather clock, the controversy surrounding last month's CanSecWest MacBook hijack contest just keeps on ticking, loud enough to stick in your ear but so monotonous and tiring that it's near impossible to perk up and listen.
Controversial 'month of bugs' getting security results
Say what you want about the ethics of the "month of bugs" phenomenon, these vulnerability disclosure projects are getting immediate -- and valuable -- results.