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Opera releases security update

October 19, 2006 Open-source browser maker addresses vulnerabilities that could lead to a buffer overflow. TAGS: Opera Software, security update, buffer-overflow, open source, security, Web browser

Gphone vs. iPhone: The security debate begins

November 8, 2007 Plans for Google's Android spark discussion about whether its Linux platform will prove more--or less--secure than Apple's proprietary iPhone. TAGS: Open Handset Alliance, source code, McAfee Inc., open source, vulnerability, Linux, security, Apple iPhone, Apple Computer, Google Inc.

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, bug, researcher, security, Microsoft Office, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Security from A to Z: Open source

November 27, 2006 Experts have issued warnings of complacency over security in open-source projects. Part of a series on hot security topics. TAGS: Coverity, open-source project, open source, open-source software, security, Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Bugs found in open-source antivirus tool

September 19, 2005 A pair of serious security flaws has been identified and fixed in Clam AntiVirus, a popular open-source antivirus application. TAGS: open source, security

Flaw fixed in open-source antivirus program

July 26, 2005 Clam, maker of the open-source security program Clam AntiVirus, releases an update designed to address a security flaw. TAGS: open source, flaw, security

Security start-up Untangle goes open-source

June 26, 2007 Company already uses others' open-source modules, but its own foundation follows suit in a bid to lure developers and customers. TAGS: open source, open-source software, network security, start-up, security

Homeland Security helps secure open-source code

January 11, 2006 The government department is giving millions of dollars to a project that will comb open-source software for security bugs. TAGS: Coverity, Stanford, open-source software, margin, security bug, open source, Symantec Corp., homeland security, Apache Software Foundation, project, security, Firefox, Linux, operating system

Firefox gets a fresh security update

May 3, 2006 Open-source browser gets tweaked just weeks after Mozilla released a large fix to address several vulnerabilities. TAGS: security update, flaw, attacker, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, vulnerability, security, Web browser, open source

Mozilla releases Firefox security update

May 12, 2005 Update follows public disclosure of exploit code for two "extremely critical" vulnerabilities in the open-source browser. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., vulnerability, Firefox, open source, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source battlegrounds heat up

February 2, 2005 Microsoft talks up security to counter Linux and company. Also: Torvalds trashes software patents. TAGS: software patent, Sun Solaris, open source, Sun Solaris 10, patent, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., security, Microsoft Corp.

MySQL issues security fix

May 4, 2006 Security patch is designed for the latest versions of MySQL's open-source database software. TAGS: MySQL, flaw, attacker, buffer-overflow, open source, security, database

Security update out for Firefox 1.5

February 2, 2006 Release fixes eight security flaws in the open-source Web browser and provides greater stability, support for Mac OS X. TAGS: Firefox 1.5, release notes, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., security, open source, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Linux guru warns on security of open-source code

October 26, 2006 Veteran developer Alan Cox cautions that hackers are trying hard to break open-source code and that many projects are far from secure. TAGS: delegate, metrics, open source, Linux kernel, Red Hat Inc., Linux, project, open-source software, London, security, analysis

Firefox update patches security holes

September 15, 2006 The update tackles seven flaws in the open-source Web browser, including four rated "critical." TAGS: flaw, patch management, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., open source, security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Critical flaws squashed in Firefox update

June 2, 2006 Update to popular open-source Web browser addresses a dozen security vulnerabilities, five of which are deemed critical. TAGS: Firefox, flaw, Mozilla Corp., security, open source, Web browser

Trend Micro: Open source is more secure

June 13, 2006 Antivirus vendor wades into the debate over the merits of open and closed code, while Red Hat takes a cautious approach. TAGS: Raimund Genes, Trend Micro Inc., open source, distribution, Linux, Red Hat Inc., antivirus company, vulnerability, open-source software, patch management, security, Unix, Microsoft Corp.

Sony's rootkit fiasco

November 21, 2005 The storm over the record label's antipiracy software raises questions about who owns the desktop and what exactly is a rootkit. TAGS: rootkit, Sony Corp., antipiracy, uninstaller, copy protection, CD, open source, security, spyware, MP3

Open-source security moves to next step

January 11, 2008 Eleven projects are certified as secure in government-backed initiative led by source code analysis specialist Coverity. TAGS: Coverity, open source, open-source software, project, analysis, security

Gosling looks down Sun's open road

March 19, 2007 The man behind Java offers his take on open source, security and why IT is always "on the edge of collapse." TAGS: James Gosling, GPL, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, platform, security, information technology
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