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Patched Oracle database still at risk, bughunter says

April 26, 2006 Latest updates don't sew up a hole exploited by attack code out on the Web, a security researcher has warned. TAGS: David Litchfield, Oracle Corp., Oracle Application Server 10g, DBMS, business software company, researcher, business software, flaw, software company, security, database

Bug hunters, software firms in uneasy alliance

September 6, 2005 Security researchers and companies that write commercial software seek common ground over how to report flaws. TAGS: researcher, flaw, disclosure, guideline, Cisco Systems Inc., security, alliance, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, e-mail

Researchers: E-passports pose security risk

August 5, 2006 New passports and ID cards with RFID are surprisingly easy to clone, researchers at Black Hat and Defcon say. TAGS: RFID, RFID tag, passport, e-passport, Black Hat, researcher, Defcon, RFID chip, smart card, security risk, security, conference, card, radio, U.S., video

Net threats hit servers, phones

June 16, 2004 Akamai confirms an attack on its network that took down Google, Yahoo and others. Also: Smart phones draw their first worm. TAGS: Akamai Technologies Inc., researcher, smart phone, worm, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., antivirus, virus, server, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Hack lets intruders sneak into home routers

February 15, 2007 Ability to change the settings of poorly configured home routers could put home networks at risk of serious attack. TAGS: researcher, DNS, attacker, Cisco Systems Inc., Linksys, password, router, Symantec Corp., attack, Netgear, JavaScript, D-Link Systems, setting, security

RFID passports arrive for Americans

August 14, 2006 State Department to begin handing out RFID-equipped passports despite lingering security, privacy concerns. TAGS: passport, RFID, e-passport, smart card, RFID chip, agency, digital signature, researcher, document, Las Vegas, U.S., security, radio, photograph, laptop computer

'Lucky' camera boosts telescope

September 4, 2007 Astronomers develop a cheap technique to improve ground-based telescope resolution to rival space-based telescopes.Images: Taking the blur out of heavenly pictures TAGS: researcher, imaging, image, camera

Researcher: Macs not as expensive as thought

May 16, 2006 A comparably equipped Windows-based computer is only about 13 percent less expensive than a Mac, says analyst. TAGS: Richard Shim, researcher, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Apple Computer, Apple MacBook, Apple Macintosh, widescreen, laptop computer, Dell, notebook computer, HP, Microsoft Windows, PC

Flaw finders to software makers: It's payback time

August 17, 2006 Bug hunters have listened to software firms about how to make flaws public. Now it's time for those companies to give them something back, they say. TAGS: disclosure, researcher, software company, Black Hat, vendor, TippingPoint Technologies, flaw, iDefense, VeriSign Inc., Gartner Inc., communication, vulnerability, security

Microsoft looks to foil Web spammers

July 13, 2006 Researchers at Microsoft have developed a tool to scrub search engines of major spam Web sites that pollute results. TAGS: spammer, spam, search engine, researcher, blogging, Microsoft Corp., blog, link

This is your brain on a Super Bowl ad

February 8, 2006 Researchers release brain scans that show what feelings--if any--this year's ads triggered in viewers. Photos: Your brain on ads TAGS: Super Bowl, Federal Express, emotion, brain, researcher, viewer, Disney Corp., activity, response

Paint-on lasers promise faster chip future

April 21, 2006 Quantum engineering with a hairdryer may prove the solution to a chip problem that's still 10 years away. TAGS: nanoparticle, laser, particle, researcher, frequency, color

Ask a question online, get an answer...sometimes

February 22, 2006 So-called answer Web sites provide a plethora of opinion and entertainment. The facts can be harder to come by. TAGS: researcher, expert, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., response, opinion

PARC eases communications between devices

March 2, 2004 The pioneering Palo Alto Research Center develops software designed to let all consumer electronics devices communicate with one another, making networked home devices easier to use. TAGS: Xerox PARC, consumer electronics, researcher, wireless networking, digital media, wireless network, key, notebook computer, connection, security

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

Stardust virus lands on OpenOffice

May 31, 2006 In a blast from the past, a new macro virus infects OpenOffice and StarOffice, open-source rivals to Microsoft's Office. TAGS: Stardust, macro virus, StarOffice, OpenOffice, Kaspersky Lab, researcher, macro, virus, Microsoft Office, open source, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail

Don't blare that MP3 player, researchers warn

March 14, 2006 New survey hints at links to hearing damage, sparking demands from politicians and researchers for further study. TAGS: Edward Markey, researcher, gadget, PMP, earbud, survey, MP3 player, Apple Computer, MP3, Apple iPod

Is tech injuring children?

May 19, 2006 Prolonged exposure to technology use by kids has many expecting a rash of new repetitive stress injuries. TAGS: therapist, margin, children, kid, boy, researcher

Study: Laser printers may pose health risks

August 1, 2007 Toner particle emissions from laser printers can be as unhealthy as cigarette smoke, according to Australian university research. TAGS: emission, particle, laser printer, laser, health, printer, university, professor, HP LaserJet, researcher, HP

Does Wi-Fi security matter?

June 28, 2006 A large number of Wi-Fi networks are "horribly insecure," researchers say, but what that means is up for debate. TAGS: Wi-Fi network, security expert, researcher, WEP, Wi-Fi, security, router
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