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Secunia: CA backup product 'inherently insecure'

January 16, 2008 In annual report on security flaws, vulnerability-testing company strongly criticizes CA's ARCserve Backup product, as well as Symantec Mail Security. TAGS: ARCserve, Autonomy Corp. plc, Computer Associates International Inc., Symantec Corp., vulnerability, backup, buffer-overflow, code, antivirus, security, IBM Corp.

Attack code comes on heels of Microsoft patches

June 15, 2006 Just a day after patches for vulnerabilities are released, code designed to exploit those weaknesses appears on Net. TAGS: patch management, iDefense, security update, flaw, code, remote access, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp.

Attack code published for third Word flaw

December 14, 2006 Code could be used to crash or commandeer PCs, security firms warn. But Microsoft hasn't yet confirmed the vulnerability. TAGS: vulnerability, Microsoft Word, flaw, McAfee Inc., code, security, Microsoft Corp., attack, PC

Dangerous code on Net could be used to exploit IE hole

March 24, 2006 Microsoft, experts worried about e-mail virus or other attack that could put PCs and data at risk. TAGS: e-mail virus, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, code, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Code attacks Cisco vulnerabilities

March 29, 2004 The software code, written by a group of Italian teenagers, targets flaws in Cisco Systems' IOS software. TAGS: Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems Inc., software code, vulnerability, router, denial of service, software upgrade, code, attack, security

Attack code released for IE hole

November 21, 2005 Recently published code exploits new "extremely critical" flaw in the latest versions of Internet Explorer. TAGS: denial of service, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Service Pack 2, exploit, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, flaw, code, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, patch, representative, Microsoft Windows 2000, JavaScript, security, researcher, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft cracks down on source code traders

February 18, 2004 Microsoft has sent several letters to people known to have posted Windows source code on the Internet, warning them to stop offering the files and erase any copies. TAGS: source code, vulnerability, code, letter, copy, researcher, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system

Source code opens window to old IE flaw

February 18, 2004 Security researchers confirm that leaked Windows source code can be used to find flaws in Microsoft's software. TAGS: Thor Larholm, vulnerability, Trustworthy Computing, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, code, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Attack code out for Apple flaw

June 29, 2006 Exploit comes only a day after Apple released a patch for the bug. Plus: iTunes update plugs a security hole. TAGS: Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple iTunes, AAC, vulnerability, Apple Macintosh, flaw, code, operating system, security

Code exploits Windows flaw in image file handling

November 29, 2005 Code takes advantage of a "critical" vulnerability Microsoft provided a fix for earlier this month. TAGS: flaw, denial of service, imaging, vulnerability, patch, code, spokeswoman, Microsoft Corp., security, attack, Microsoft Windows

Cursor flaw gives Vista security a black eye

April 4, 2007 Tuesday's "critical" patch casts a shadow over the software giant's promises about the quality of the OS's defenses.Video: Hacking a Vista PC TAGS: vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista, Stephen Toulouse, buffer-overflow, flaw, hacking, bug, operating system, security, code, process, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, video

Code attacks Windows vulnerability

February 17, 2004 Code that exploits a critical vulnerability that Microsoft issued a patch for only last week has been posted online, raising fears of an imminent MSBlast-style attack. TAGS: payload, Richard Starnes, buffer-overflow, distributed denial of service, worm, denial of service, MSBlast worm, patch, vulnerability, attack, code, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Security experts play down Cisco leak

May 17, 2004 The leak of a significant amount of the company's latest source code will not result in a large number of vulnerabilities being found, security researchers say. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., leak, source code, code, vulnerability, security, denial of service, researcher, networking, Microsoft Windows, 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, assistance, vulnerability, patch, bug, patch management, security, code, researcher, Apple Macintosh, operating system

Exploit code raises Windows worm alarm

October 13, 2005 Code has been written to exploit the latest Windows flaws, but it isn't publicly available. Experts predict a public exploit and worm are near. TAGS: exploit, worm, flaw, expert, vulnerability, code, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

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