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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, myth, vendor, financial reporting, vulnerability, fix, Oracle Corp., Black Hat, reality, threat, security, minute

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, attacker, vulnerability, protocol, researcher, 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: auction site, vulnerability, buyer, researcher, security company, founder, security, eBay Inc., value, London, CEO

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., McAfee Inc., researcher, security, organization

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

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, vulnerability, bug, 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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, researcher, Microsoft Corp.

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, vulnerability, researcher, flaw, security, GIF, format, JPEG, bug, Linux, Microsoft Windows

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, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, computer science, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., 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, Firefox, vulnerability, vendor, researcher, router, extension, phishing, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, printing, attack, server, security

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, flaw, vulnerability, security

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

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: vulnerability, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, researcher, flaw, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, security, blog, operating system, Web browser

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

Vulnerability hits Java for cell phones

October 23, 2004 Researcher finds two flaws that under unusual circumstances could let a malicious hacker read private data or render a phone unusable. TAGS: vulnerability, Java, J2ME, wireless e-mail, malicious program, cell phone, Qualcomm Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., researcher, Nokia Corp., mobile device, handset, conference, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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

Experts question Windows win in flaw tally

January 6, 2006 A US-CERT report that found Microsoft's OS had fewer vulnerabilities than Linux-Unix in 2005 is flawed itself, critics say. TAGS: LINUX/UNIX, vulnerability, flaw, researcher, open-source community, statistics, Linux, Unix, operating system, open source, platform, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Windows XP

Apple criticized for security advisories

May 5, 2004 A second researcher takes the Mac maker to task for not adequately labeling the seriousness of security flaws in its advisories. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, advisory, Apple Computer, Apple QuickTime, flaw, vulnerability, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, researcher, Apple Macintosh, movie, security

Outlook flaw riskier than thought

March 10, 2004 Microsoft has raised the severity rating of an Outlook 2002 security hole to "critical," the highest level, after its initial analysis was challenged. TAGS: Microsoft Outlook 2002, Stephen Toulouse, severity, security hole, Microsoft Outlook, vulnerability, flaw, patch, fix, researcher, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, analysis, PC
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