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10 Most Vulnerable Software Apps of 2009
According to whitelisting vendor Bit9, these are the most vulnerable software applications in 2009. The critical vulnerabilities found in these programs could be exploited by malicious hackers to...
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Open source software security improving
You cannot say something's good or bad unless you benchmark or compare it against something else. According to the Linus's Law, "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow", a mentality which...
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Apple releases OS X 10.7.4 addressing password security vulnerability
OS X Lion Updated 10.7.4, released today patches a critical password security vulnerability that was publicized earlier in the week.
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What Microsoft can teach Apple about security response
Microsoft just released seven security updates to fix 23 vulnerabilities in Windows and other products. In February, Apple released a massive update that covered 51 vulnerabilities and also...
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Microsoft patches 23 Windows flaws, warns of risk of code execution attacks
The Patch Tuesday batch for May 2012 covers at least 23 documented vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Silverlight.
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Apple releases iOS 5.1.1; addresses three Safari vulnerabilities
In addition convenience fixes, iOS 5.1.1 patches three critical vulnerabilities in Safari that can spoof the address in the location bar, execute arbitrary code and XSS attacks.
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Apple patches serious security holes in iOS devices
The iOS 5.1.1 update fixes four separate vulnerabilities, including one that could be used to take complete control of an affected device.
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Microsoft kicks Chinese company out of vulnerability sharing program
After an investigation into the embarrassing proof-of-concept leak, Microsoft said MAPP partner Hangzhou DPTech Technologies breached the strict non-disclosure agreement.
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MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 7 bulletins, 23 vulnerabilities
All versions of Microsoft's flagship Windows operating system are affected by this month's releases, including the newest Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
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Google fixes five flaws in Chrome 18
Google Chrome version 18.0.1025.168 is out, fixing five security vulnerabilities in the browser. This is a security update release, meaning no new features have been added. You should still update.
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Report says Hotmail exploit "spread like wild fire," is now fixed
Microsoft plugged a serious security hole in its Hotmail password reset service last week, after one report claims it was widely exploited.
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New Java trojan and old MS Word vulnerabilities need patching
According to fresh warnings by security vendor Intego, another Java vulnerability is attacking Macs that haven't been patched with Apple's Java for OS X Lion 2012-002 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6...
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HP: Fewer security vulnerabilities reported, but risk escalating
Cyber security threats are becoming more dangerous partially because they're now harder to predict, as seen with hacktivist group attacks from the likes of Anonymous and Lulz Security.
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Adobe warns of Reader X security holes
Adobe ships patches for flaws that could cause the application to crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
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Microsoft warns of 'limited, targeted attacks' against Windows vulnerability
The vulnerability under attack exists in Windows Common Controls and can be exploited to launch remote code execution attacks if a user simply surfs to a malicious website.
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New Mac malware epidemic exploits weaknesses in Apple ecosystem
The nightmare scenario for Mac owners is here. At least 600,000 Macs worldwide have been infected, silently, by the Flashback Trojan, with no user interaction required. Here's why this is just the...
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Study: More than 50% of Global 500 use vulnerable open source components
A joint study conducted by Sonatype and Aspect Security found that many open source components, security libraries and web frameworks contain vulnerabilities, and that many Fortune 500 companies...
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RDP exploit watch: 5 million RDP endpoints found on internet
Dan Kaminsky scans 300 million IP addresses (approximately 8.3% of the Internet) and finds about 415,000 "speaking the RDP protocol."
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Does one bad apple spoil Microsoft's vulnerability sharing program?
Andrew Storms: There will be people calling for Microsoft to scrap MAPP but considering the market value of the information shared with MAPP partners, one confirmed leak in four years is a pretty...
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Microsoft warns: Expect exploits for critical Windows worm hole
There's a remote, pre-authentication, network-accessible code execution vulnerability in Microsoft's implementation of the RDP protocol.
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