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Open-source bugs undermine digital signatures

March 10, 2006 Two flaws in open-source cryptography app could allow an attacker to add content to a digitally signed message or forge signatures. TAGS: digital signature, cryptography, Gentoo, Novell Inc., signature, flaw, open source, Linux, message, bug, security, e-mail

Bug may expose encrypted e-mail

March 7, 2007 Weakness in open-source GnuPG cryptography technology could let miscreants tamper with digitally signed, "secure" messages. TAGS: Core Security Technologies, cryptography, message, anti-spam, e-mail, open source, security

Image flaw pierces PC security

August 5, 2004 Six vulnerabilities in a common code that handles an open-source image format could open the doors to intruders. TAGS: PNG, vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Linux, Opera Software, open source, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Firefox, operating system, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, image, Apple Macintosh

Nessus security tool closes its source

October 6, 2005 Developer makes popular free scanner proprietary, saying competitors were taking advantage of its open-source status. TAGS: Tenable Network Security Inc., GPL, security tool, source code, open source, scanner, developer, e-mail, security

Linux developers create forum to air core flaws

February 2, 2005 The mailing list will aim to get flaws fixed quickly with as little politics as possible. TAGS: Linux kernel, disclosure, Linux, mailing list, flaw, security, fix, developer, open source, software company, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Week in review: Doing the security dance

December 2, 2005 Patches and exploits to software flaws led to a week of hackers and security managers playing a game of cat and mouse. TAGS: Sober worm, Sun Solaris, flaw, Week in review, vulnerability, security, antivirus, e-mail, Firefox, virus, attack, open source, operating system, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Network Associates builds a better SpamKiller

April 12, 2004 The security firm adds pattern recognition based on Bayesian principles to its latest version of antispam software SpamKiller. TAGS: SpamKiller, Bayesian, Networks Associates Technology Inc., pattern recognition, Bayesian filter, spam filter, spam, anti-spam, open source, security, e-mail

Wide-ranging flaw crashes programs

July 7, 2005 Hole in a data compression technology used in both open-source and proprietary programs could also let intruders take over computers. TAGS: Gentoo, data compression, vulnerability, flaw, risk, open source, security, Linux, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Firefox: When is a flaw not a flaw?

January 7, 2005 TalkBack: Fans and critics of the open-source browser give their two cents on reports of a phishing flaw. TAGS: Firefox, flaw, reader, phishing, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Web browser, London, security, electronics, open source, e-mail, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Novell announces new Windows, Linux tools

March 19, 2004 The company touts management products for both Linux and Windows systems, as it tries to balance its proprietary and open-source software portfolios. TAGS: Novell Inc., Novell ZENworks, Novell GroupWise, patch management, Ximian, Linux system, Linux, SuSE Linux, open source, SuSE, open-source software, IM, Microsoft Windows, e-mail, security, Microsoft Corp.

Sendmail flaw opens door to intruders

March 22, 2006 Unless people make recommended fixes, remote attackers could gain control to their systems. TAGS: Sendmail Inc., intruder, vulnerability, flaw, SMTP, attacker, fix, e-mail server, patch management, researcher, open source, e-mail, security, server

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: macro virus, Stardust, OpenOffice, StarOffice, Kaspersky Lab, virus, macro, Microsoft Office, researcher, open source, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail

Week in review: Firefox on the hunt

September 17, 2004 Web metrics suggest that Internet Explorer is losing a significant number of defectors to open-source browsers Mozilla and Firefox. TAGS: Web metrics, Samba, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, flaw, Week in review, worm, Microsoft Internet Explorer, open source, Web browser, Unix, Linux, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Firefox downloaded 75 million times

July 27, 2005 The open-source Mozilla Foundation project expands staff and tricks out its mobile browser amid download milestones. TAGS: Minimo, Mozilla Corp., XUL, milestone, Firefox, foundation, Mozilla Thunderbird, Pioneer Electronics, Microsoft Windows CE, Web browser, project, handheld, download, Apple Computer, open source, security
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