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Microsoft: BitLocker key to safe disk disposal
April 26, 2006
Says businesses using Vista with its hard drive encryption technology will have easy, safe way to dispose hard disks.
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Unpatched Firefox 1.5 exploit made public
December 8, 2005
A flaw in the open-source browser's history.dat file potentially puts users at risk of a DoS attack.
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Hackers probe Outlook Express flaw
June 24, 2005
Exploit published to Web aims at vulnerability in Microsoft newsgroup reader that could give attacker complete control over a PC.
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Adobe fixes PDF reader flaws
July 12, 2006
If left unpatched, vulnerabilities in Adobe Systems' PDF reader software could put Windows, Mac users at risk of cyberattack.
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Wide-ranging flaw crashes programs
July 7, 2005
Hole in a data compression technology used in both open-source and proprietary programs could also let intruders take over computers.
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Oracle works quietly with Mozilla
May 13, 2005
Joint venture is kept under wraps, leading to speculation that Oracle may be planning to release an open-source product.
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Microsoft plugs worm hole in Windows
July 11, 2006
"Critical" flaw could let worm spread, company says, as it sends updates addressing 18 problems in Windows, Office.
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First potential virus risk for Windows Vista found
August 5, 2005
New command-line shell that may be part of the new Windows OS is already being probed by a virus writer.
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Security pros provide interim IE patch
September 22, 2006
Third-party fix plugs a Microsoft browser hole that's increasingly being exploited in cyberattacks.
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Massachusetts assaults monoculture
November 29, 2005
Verdasys chief scientist Daniel Geer says Massachusetts' decision to go with OpenDocument Format comes not a moment too soon.
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DRM key to Linux's consumer success?
April 7, 2006
Yes, RealNetworks exec argues at LinuxWorld. But do consumers really want tech like FairPlay, PlaysForSure?
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