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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.
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One IE flaw leads to another
May 2, 2006
Days after one vulnerability is found in Internet Explorer, researchers unearth a new one.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Critical flaw found in Photoshop plug-in
April 30, 2007
Vulnerability in graphics-file format plug-in discovered in Adobe Systems' Photoshop Creative Suite.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cisco warns customers of site breach
August 3, 2005
Company sends e-mails to site's users and advises people to change their passwords.
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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.
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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.
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Exposing software flaws--no easy job
June 7, 2007
Security researcher Christopher Soghoian reflects on the hard work that comes after finding a vulnerability.
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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.
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