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Researchers hack Microsoft wireless keyboards

December 5, 2007 Security experts claim to have cracked the protocol for securing some of Microsoft's wireless keyboards, potentially allowing keystroke logging. TAGS: wireless keyboard, Mark Miller, keystroke logging, protocol, keyboard, researcher, signal, radio frequency, radio, Microsoft Corp., security

Security expert proposes hackers' union

November 20, 2003 A proposal to create an association to represent the interests of hackers and vulnerability researchers is gaining support. TAGS: Thor Larholm, researcher, vulnerability, hacker, disclosure, guideline, DMCA, interest, security, vendor, organization, software company, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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. TAGS: flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, researcher, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

Fixes coming for Windows flaws

December 8, 2005 Microsoft plans to release two security alerts with patches for an unspecified number of flaws in the operating system. TAGS: flaw, patch management, fix, malicious code, Microsoft Corp., researcher, security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft debates spoofing as security flaw

November 2, 2004 Microsoft rejects claims from security researchers that a spoofing technique discovered on Internet Explorer is a vulnerability. TAGS: BugTraq, security flaw, technique, Microsoft Internet Explorer, link, researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., HTML, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

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

More security hiccups for IE

November 17, 2004 Researchers have found a trio of flaws in Internet Explorer--making almost 20 in total. TAGS: vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, researcher, Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Another Internet Explorer flaw found

July 7, 2004 This is the third time in a month that Microsoft must play catch-up with researchers finding vulnerabilities in its browser. TAGS: vulnerability, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, computer science, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., PC

Microsoft nabs another McAfee virus expert

September 19, 2006 Jimmy Kuo, a former McAfee fellow, will join the security industry newcomer as senior security researcher. TAGS: McAfee Inc., security, researcher, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows

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, disclosure, Cisco Systems Inc., flaw, security, alliance, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, software company, Web browser, e-mail

Microsoft wants to meet more hackers

August 1, 2005 Software giant plans to invite hackers back for twice-annual meetings to show developers flaws discovered in Microsoft products. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, Black Hat, hacker, researcher, program manager, security, event, Microsoft Corp., Las Vegas, flaw, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

Drag-and-drop flaw mars Microsoft's latest update

August 20, 2004 Independent researcher finds an Internet Explorer vulnerability that could turn drag-and-drop into drag-and-infect. TAGS: Service Pack 2, flaw, researcher, attacker, patch, vulnerability, security, service pack, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Office zero-day bugs spoil Patch Tuesday

April 10, 2007 Report of three flaws in Microsoft Office comes as software maker releases April security updates; McAfee investigating whether flaws are new. TAGS: McAfee Inc., flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Office, blog, security, bug, researcher, Microsoft Corp., software company

Chills at Microsoft's security huddle

July 24, 2006 Microsoft has quietly held meetings with top antivirus researchers for almost 10 years, but there's some unease now that Redmond is a rival. TAGS: meeting, McAfee Inc., attendee, antivirus, researcher, event, Microsoft Windows Vista, Redmond, security company, security, anti-spyware, software company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Flaw hunters pick holes in Oracle patches

October 27, 2005 Software maker is coming under increased fire from security researchers who say its patch process is "years behind" other companies. TAGS: David Litchfield, Oracle Corp., patch management, researcher, security, enterprise software, bug, software company, CEO, Microsoft Corp., database

Source code opens window to old IE flaw

February 18, 2004 Security researchers confirm that leaked Windows source code can be used to find flaws in Microsoft's software. TAGS: Thor Larholm, vulnerability, Trustworthy Computing, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, code, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Symantec sees an Achilles' heel in Vista

July 18, 2006 New networking technologies in Windows Vista will be less stable and secure than in XP, at least in the short term, Symantec researchers say. TAGS: networking technology, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, researcher, networking, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

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, vulnerability, representative, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, researcher, software company, security, database, PC

Security pro: Windows easier to 'own'

August 13, 2004 Windows beats Linux in total cost of 'ownership.' Hold on, that's not a good thing. TAGS: paper, Linux, study, security, researcher, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Pros point to flaws in Windows security update

August 18, 2004 German security company says it found minor problems in SP2; researchers predict more critical issues will emerge. TAGS: Thor Larholm, Service Pack 2, flaw, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, firewall, researcher, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Web browser, e-mail
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