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This week in security

 January 22, 2005 ISP gets hijacked, with all DNS records moved to the U.K. Plus, both Microsoft and Apple come under fire for holes in Office and Mac OS X. TAGS: domain name server, flaw, security company, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, domain name, Internet Service Provider, Apple Mac OS X, U.K., security, researcher, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, message, password, e-mail

Fixes in for Windows, Microsoft e-mail flaws

 January 10, 2006 Two "critical" security bugs in Windows, Outlook and Exchange could allow an attacker to hijack vulnerable PCs, company says. TAGS: attacker, flaw, Microsoft Outlook, vulnerability, security, service pack, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, server, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Microsoft reveals 'critical' flaw

 July 24, 2003 The software giant issues another passel of warnings about security holes, including a "critical" flaw that affects most Windows PCs. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, flaw, DirectX, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows PC, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, e-mail

Symantec flaw leaves opening for viruses

 February 9, 2005 Flaw in scanner in antivirus and antispam products could give viruses free rein; patch is issued. TAGS: Internet Security Systems Inc., Symantec Corp., flaw, anti-spam, advisory, vulnerability, patch management, attacker, security, virus, antivirus, scanner, Norton Co., e-mail, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Week in review: Doing the security dance

 December 2, 2005 Patches and exploits to software flaws led to a week of hackers and security managers playing a game of cat and mouse. TAGS: Sober worm, flaw, Sun Solaris, Week in review, security, vulnerability, attack, open source, e-mail, Firefox, Web browser, virus, operating system, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

U.S. mulls new digital-signature standard

 November 1, 2005 After a flaw was found in a decade-old algorithm used to create and verify digital signatures in e-mail and on the Web, the U.S. government is trying to find a solution. TAGS: SHA-1, algorithm, fingerprint, digital signature, data security, flaw, scientist, standard, professor, researcher, U.S., e-mail, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Cat-and-mouse games in security

 December 2, 2005 Is your PC a drug mule? Also: Keeping up with the latest flaws, hacker exploits and software patches. TAGS: flaw, security, media player, attack, patch management, Symantec Corp., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, firewall, e-mail, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., games

'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE

 April 11, 2006 Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software. TAGS: bulletin, vulnerability, cyberattack, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, bug, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows ME, attack, Microsoft Outlook Express, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Fix in for Windows flaw

 May 10, 2005 Microsoft patches "important" security hole in the OS and publishes two early alerts in its new advisory program. TAGS: attacker, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Intel Itanium, flaw, document, security, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp., service pack, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows, PC
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