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March 4, 2008 ATMs that rely on desktop PC technology--and that's a lot of them--are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks. TAGS: ATM, safe, bank, business development, denial of service, risk, patch management, U.K., security, desktop computer, researcher, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

January 11, 2006 Several security flaws in Apple Computer's media player could put computers running Windows and Mac OS X at risk of hijack. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, Apple Computer, risk, media player, security, attack, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

July 12, 2006 If left unpatched, vulnerabilities in Adobe Systems' PDF reader software could put Windows, Mac users at risk of cyberattack. TAGS: PDF reader, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat, buffer-overflow, vulnerability, cyberattack, flaw, risk, Apple Mac OS, operating system, Adobe PDF, security, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp.

July 11, 2006 "Critical" flaw could let worm spread, company says, as it sends updates addressing 18 problems in Windows, Office. TAGS: flaw, DHCP, vulnerability, patch management, Web server, worm, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, attacker, risk, service pack, security, Microsoft Windows Server, fix, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp.

May 12, 2006 Patches arrive for more than 40 holes affecting QuickTime, used by Apple and Windows systems, and Mac OS X. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, Apple Computer, advisory, flaw, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, risk, vulnerability, patch management, security, operating system, function, Microsoft Windows, PC

March 9, 2004 Microsoft reveals three vulnerabilities in its software, including the first to affect MSN Messenger 6.0. Attackers could also exploit chinks in Outlook and Windows Media Services. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, MSN Messenger, attacker, vulnerability, MSN, victim, Windows Media, Microsoft Outlook, caller, flaw, risk, Symantec Corp., hard drive, security, Microsoft Corp., server

September 22, 2006 Third-party fix plugs a Microsoft browser hole that's increasingly being exploited in cyberattacks. TAGS: patch, cyberattack, fix, iDefense, patch management, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, risk, security company, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

November 29, 2005 Verdasys chief scientist Daniel Geer says Massachusetts' decision to go with OpenDocument Format comes not a moment too soon. TAGS: monoculture, OpenDocument Format, diversification, Massachusetts, species, biology, word-processor, record, risk, barrier, spreadsheet, virus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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