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September 23, 2005 Ten new patches for the Macintosh operating system address myriad flaws that open systems to remote attacks, experts say. TAGS: Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, patch management, flaw, vulnerability, Apple Mac OS, Symantec Corp., Apple Macintosh, security, operating system

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

March 22, 2005 Symantec has warned that as Apple's market share rises, its operating system will come under increased attack. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, vulnerability, target, virus, platform, market share, hacker, Apple Mac OS, operating system, attack, security, Microsoft Corp.

August 2, 2006 Some of the vulnerabilities are serious and could be used in malicious attacks to commandeer Macs. TAGS: Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, flaw, Apple Macintosh, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, denial of service, file-sharing, researcher, security, operating system, Bluetooth, attack, networking, server

November 30, 2005 A type of security hole in applications written in the popular open-source scripting language may be much more serious than thought. TAGS: Perl, eEye Digital Security, Symantec Corp., attacker, vulnerability, Web application, string, flaw, denial of service, expert, security, server, operating system

September 7, 2005 Networking giant warns that a serious flaw in its software puts computer networks at risk of attack. TAGS: Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems Inc., vulnerability, Symantec Corp., computer network, flaw, threat, router, attack, researcher, firewall, FTP, security, operating system

October 23, 2003 A program that exploits a software vulnerability Microsoft recently described could spell trouble for companies that haven't quickly patched their systems, security experts say. TAGS: MSBlast worm, security expert, flaw, Microsoft Windows Messenger, worm, vulnerability, security, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

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

March 19, 2004 Virus writers produce four more versions of the Bagle worm: Q, R, S and T. The worms exploit an ActiveX vulnerability for those that haven't updated Windows. TAGS: Bagle virus, virus, writer, variant, worm, ActiveX, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

February 21, 2006 Apple is working to patch operating-system vulnerability that could be exploited to install rootkits, backdoors. TAGS: shell script, rootkit, back door, Apple Mac OS, Apple Safari, attacker, flaw, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, expert, malicious code, vulnerability, operating system, Symantec Corp., security

February 19, 2004 Three separate security bugs could be used by an ordinary user to gain total control of a Linux server or workstation, security researchers warn. TAGS: Linux server, kernel, Linux kernel, Linux, security hole, flaw, Debian, vulnerability, attacker, workstation, Symantec Corp., security, researcher, server, open source, Microsoft Corp.