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OpenOffice security is questioned
August 14, 2006
French researchers pinpoint security issues, but OpenOffice.org says only bug discovered has already been fixed.
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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Corp.
When security researchers become the problem
July 27, 2005
Oracle's Mary Ann Davidson says myths have grown up around the role of security researchers who seek out software flaws.
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financial reporting
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Oracle Corp.
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Black Hat
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RFID passports arrive for Americans
August 14, 2006
State Department to begin handing out RFID-equipped passports despite lingering security, privacy concerns.
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agency
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digital signature
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Las Vegas
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researcher
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document
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security
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U.S.
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radio
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photograph
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laptop computer
Researcher launches Month of PHP Bugs
March 2, 2007
Initiative focuses on the widely used scripting language with the aim to improve security.
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PHP
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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.
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smart card
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security
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radio
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conference
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card
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U.S.
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video
TippingPoint: Our bounty squelched bug
October 14, 2005
Flaw in Veritas's NetBackup was found and patched through a rewards program for security researchers, company says.
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VERITAS Software Corp.
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Study: Billions of dollars spent on security
November 16, 2006
Large U.S. businesses will spend $61 billion on security by the end of this year, amounting to 7.3 percent of total IT budgets.
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The pros and cons of iPhone security
June 27, 2007
Neel Mehta, a researcher with IBM's ISS X-Force, talks about the good and the possible bad security that might face Apple's new smart phone.
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criminal
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smart phone
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Apple Computer
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IBM Corp.
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.
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WEP
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Confusion over Skype security threat clears up
December 20, 2006
Researchers now characterize threat to Skype IM tool as a Trojan horse, not a worm.
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Websense Inc.
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Year in review: Scams up, but big Net attack averted
December 23, 2008
The bad news: cybercriminals stepped up efforts to separate consumers from their money. The good news: a major flaw in Internet protocol got fixed.
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Flaw found in Kaspersky antivirus
October 3, 2005
A serious flaw could affect a whole range of Kaspersky's antivirus software--including third-party products, a researcher has warned.
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McAfee Inc.
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Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi
August 2, 2006
Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns.
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Apple Computer
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Intel
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PC
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Sony CD protection sparks security concerns
November 1, 2005
Anticopying tools used by SonyBMG could be adapted by virus writers, researchers say.
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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copy protection
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album
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digital-rights management
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protection
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CD
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Symantec Corp.
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security
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instruction
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Sony Corp.
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virus
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operating system
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hard drive
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Microsoft Windows
What threats does Skype face?
January 2, 2007
The Internet phone company's security chief takes stock of IM worms, encryption and other matters.
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Skype
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eBay Inc.
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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P2P
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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.
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JavaScript
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Microsoft probes report of IE flaw
September 28, 2005
"Moderately critical" flaw could let an outsider manipulate data on a PC or aid in spoof-based attacks, security experts say.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Corp.
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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.
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guideline
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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software company
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Web browser
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e-mail
This week in security
September 16, 2005
Security researchers say they have found ways to exploit a serious bug in Firefox and Mozilla Web browsers.
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Mozilla Corp.
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T-Mobile
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'Evil twin' could pose Wi-Fi threat
January 21, 2005
Wi-Fi hot-spot users should be on their guard for fake wireless access points used by hackers to steal data, researchers warn.
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