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TippingPoint: Our bounty squelched bug

October 14, 2005 Flaw in Veritas's NetBackup was found and patched through a rewards program for security researchers, company says. TAGS: TippingPoint Technologies, VERITAS NetBackup, VERITAS Software Corp., researcher, bug, security

Researcher launches Month of PHP Bugs

March 2, 2007 Initiative focuses on the widely used scripting language with the aim to improve security. TAGS: PHP, scripting language, researcher, project, bug, vulnerability, security

OpenOffice security is questioned

August 14, 2006 French researchers pinpoint security issues, but OpenOffice.org says only bug discovered has already been fixed. TAGS: OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, open-source community, security, researcher, bug, open source, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Bug hunter gets bounty from Mozilla

March 31, 2005 A Firefox guru receives a $2,500 reward for finding flaws in Mozilla's browser. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., bug, researcher, Web browser, Firefox, security, Microsoft Corp.

Black Hat: Hunting bugs, finding holes

July 30, 2005 At security conference, researchers dig into flaws and fixes--and one gets into a dust-up with Cisco. TAGS: Black Hat, Cisco Systems Inc., researcher, flaw, TippingPoint Technologies, PGP Corp., bug, conference, security, router

iDefense ups the bidding for bugs

July 27, 2005 One day after a rival announces it will pay for details on security bugs, iDefense says it will double its payouts. TAGS: TippingPoint Technologies, iDefense, payout, researcher, Black Hat, vulnerability, bug, Las Vegas, security company, security, hacker, e-mail

The hunt is on for file format bugs

July 28, 2005 New tools released on Thursday could help researchers pinpoint flaws in popular formats, like JPEG and GIF. TAGS: iDefense, Black Hat, researcher, vulnerability, flaw, bug, format, JPEG, security, Linux, Microsoft Windows

New Firefox, Mozilla releases to fix bugs

September 15, 2005 Mozilla Foundation plans to release new versions soon to deal with a recently disclosed serious security flaw and other problems. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox 1.5, Firefox, flaw, bug, buffer-overflow, beta, fix, security, vulnerability, Web browser, researcher, open source, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Oracle dragging heels on unfixed flaws, researcher says

July 20, 2005 Company has not patched several bugs despite being told about them two years ago, a researcher claims as he puts on pressure by publishing details. TAGS: Oracle Corp., eEye Digital Security, researcher, iDefense, reporting tool, vulnerability, software company, bug, flaw, risk, security

Researcher faces jail for finding bugs

January 11, 2005 Frenchman who published exploit codes that could take advantage of bugs in antivirus software allegedly violated copyright law. TAGS: copyright law, researcher, Paris, antivirus software, bug, intellectual property, trial, virus, security

Bugs bite into popular browsers

April 25, 2006 Unpatched flaws are discovered in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari that could cause problems for Web surfers. TAGS: Firefox, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, researcher, Apple Computer, Web browser, Symantec Corp., Mozilla Corp., security, Microsoft Corp.

Stanford project mixes Darwin with hydrogen

July 21, 2005 Can a microorganism help people create better cars? It may depend on how the bugs emerge from a selective breeding program. TAGS: hydrogen, Stanford, alternative energy, university, researcher, reaction, energy, GPS, bug, project, car

IE 7 bugs abound

February 1, 2006 Possible security flaw is found; preview release doesn't work with McAfee; and some security tools block browser installation. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, McAfee Inc., McAfee Internet Security, security flaw, tester, company representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, blog, Web browser, security, bug, researcher, Microsoft Corp.

Flaw hunters pick holes in Oracle patches

October 27, 2005 Software maker is coming under increased fire from security researchers who say its patch process is "years behind" other companies. TAGS: David Litchfield, Oracle Corp., researcher, patch management, enterprise software, security, software company, CEO, bug, Microsoft Corp., database

Bug hunting start-up: Pay up, or feel the pain

August 3, 2007 VDA Labs, which finds flaws in software, has a unique business model that's at the center of a debate over bug disclosure. TAGS: LinkedIn, extortion, business model, deadline, security flaw, bug, vendor, consulting, security, software company, researcher, attack, toolbar, e-mail

Unpatched Mac flaws may put users at risk

April 21, 2006 Security researcher publishes details of several unpatched, potentially serious flaws in OS X. Apple plans patch. TAGS: flaw, Apple Computer, attacker, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, TIFF, security, Apple Macintosh, researcher, bug, Web browser, Firefox, operating system

Bug hunter targets routers, other gadgets

April 19, 2007 Vulnerabilities abound in routers, cell phones and PDAs and could pose a serious threat, a security researcher warns. TAGS: hardware maker, gadget, router, researcher, D-Link Systems, attack, PDA, vulnerability, security, bug, cell phone, monitor, PC

Unpatched Firefox flaw may expose users

September 9, 2005 The problem lies in the way the browser handles Web links that are overly long and contain dashes, a researcher says. TAGS: flaw, Mozilla Corp., buffer-overflow, Firefox, malicious code, attacker, researcher, bug, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Windows

Mozilla: Hackers control bug disclosure

March 24, 2007 Software industry is still at the mercy of bug hunters when it comes to releasing security bugs, Mozilla executive says.Photo: Security researchers talk bugs TAGS: disclosure, TippingPoint Technologies, researcher, vendor, software company, Mozilla Corp., flaw, security, bug, threat, process, Microsoft Corp.

Squashing bugs with an Apple fix a day

January 12, 2007 Landon Fuller explains why he is devoting his time to patching flaws found by the Month of Apple Bugs project. TAGS: Landon Fuller, Apple Computer, vulnerability, patch, assistance, bug, code, researcher, security, patch management, Apple Macintosh, operating system
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