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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. TAGS: researcher, financial reporting, vulnerability, myth, Oracle Corp., Black Hat, vendor, reality, fix, threat, security

One IE flaw leads to another

May 2, 2006 Days after one vulnerability is found in Internet Explorer, researchers unearth a new one. TAGS: vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, researcher, Microsoft Corp.

Researcher launches Month of PHP Bugs

March 2, 2007 Initiative focuses on the widely used scripting language with the aim to improve security. TAGS: PHP, scripting language, researcher, project, bug, security, vulnerability

The hunt is on for file format bugs

July 28, 2005 New tools released on Thursday could help researchers pinpoint flaws in popular formats, like JPEG and GIF. TAGS: iDefense, Black Hat, researcher, vulnerability, flaw, format, bug, JPEG, security, Linux, Microsoft Windows

IBM: Public vulnerabilities are tip of the iceberg

June 1, 2007 But security experts point out that nondisclosure of flaws doesn't necessarily increase security risk. TAGS: vulnerability, IBM Corp., researcher, security, organization, McAfee Inc.

France puts a damper on flaw hunting

March 9, 2005 After court fines expert, researchers who reverse-engineer software to discover flaws can no longer legally publish their findings. TAGS: France, researcher, euro, court, fine, flaw, vulnerability, security

Auction site sells security exploits

July 6, 2007 Founder says WabiSabiLabi will improve security by ensuring researchers get fairly compensated, but security companies are split over its value. TAGS: vulnerability, buyer, researcher, security company, founder, London, security, value, eBay Inc., CEO

Attack code targets zero-day Mac OS X flaw

November 21, 2006 The unpatched security hole could be used by a remote attacker to compromise a vulnerable Mac, advisories say. TAGS: researcher, flaw, vulnerability, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, security, blog, Web browser, operating system

Security group voices concerns over VoIP

August 29, 2007 Following disclosure of an eavesdropping vulnerability, the Jericho Forum says VoIP tech is not ready for business deployment. TAGS: VoIP, corporate security, vulnerability, attacker, researcher, protocol, security

Kaspersky confirms antivirus software flaw

October 4, 2005 The problem affects Windows products only and preliminary protection was available last week. A permanent fix is in the works. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, flaw, security software company, antivirus software, vulnerability, antivirus, McAfee Inc., security, researcher, software company, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Exploit code released for Adobe Photoshop flaw

April 26, 2007 Security flaw is deemed "highly critical," but no malicious use of the code has been discovered so far, Secunia says. TAGS: Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Systems Inc., security flaw, buffer-overflow, researcher, vulnerability, flaw, security

Critical flaw found in Photoshop plug-in

April 30, 2007 Vulnerability in graphics-file format plug-in discovered in Adobe Systems' Photoshop Creative Suite. TAGS: Adobe PhotoShop, flaw, Adobe Systems Inc., PNG, vulnerability, researcher, security, Microsoft Windows

Flaw found in Office 2007

February 23, 2007 Despite Microsoft's efforts to lock down the update, eEye finds a hole that could let an outsider run malicious software on a PC. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Microsoft Office 2007, auditing, flaw, Microsoft Office, researcher, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

Apple fixes 26 Mac OS flaws

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

iDefense ups the bidding for bugs

July 27, 2005 One day after a rival announces it will pay for details on security bugs, iDefense says it will double its payouts. TAGS: TippingPoint Technologies, iDefense, payout, researcher, Black Hat, vulnerability, hacker, bug, security, security company, Las Vegas, e-mail

Cisco warns customers of site breach

August 3, 2005 Company sends e-mails to site's users and advises people to change their passwords. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., incident, vulnerability, password, researcher, security, e-mail

This week in security

July 29, 2005 Flaw researcher at Black Hat security conference gets into a legal dust up with Cisco. Also: Hunting for file format bugs. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Black Hat, researcher, Cisco IOS, vulnerability, presentation, conference, router, security

Unpatched flaw found in Microsoft software

April 12, 2005 Software maker investigates report of hole in Office and Access--and of published exploit code that could let attackers take control of PCs. TAGS: flaw, advisory, representative, Microsoft Access, vulnerability, software company, Microsoft Corp., researcher, Microsoft Office, security, database, PC

Exposing software flaws--no easy job

June 7, 2007 Security researcher Christopher Soghoian reflects on the hard work that comes after finding a vulnerability. TAGS: Christopher Soghoian, vulnerability, researcher, vendor, Firefox, attack, printing, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, security, router, server

Google thanks bug hunters

November 1, 2006 In the Web 2.0 world, a lack of traditional security alerts means companies have to find a new way to give credit where its due. TAGS: Web company, researcher, Web 2.0, Google Inc., flaw, vulnerability, security, Time Warner Inc., Web application, attack
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