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Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'
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.
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The Democratic Party's dangerous experiment
February 5, 2008
Computer scientists David Dill and Barbara Simons caution that the risks of Internet voting may outweigh any perceived benefits.
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QuickTime bugs open door to attack
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.
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Google admits Desktop security risk
February 20, 2006
Google Desktop 3 Beta contains a security risk for businesses, says Gartner, and Google agrees.
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Adobe fixes PDF reader flaws
July 12, 2006
If left unpatched, vulnerabilities in Adobe Systems' PDF reader software could put Windows, Mac users at risk of cyberattack.
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RealPlayer, Helix users at risk of attack
September 27, 2005
Media players running on Linux face a new security vulnerability that could leave users open to remote attacks, security experts say.
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Report: Sarbanes-Oxley could threaten security
July 11, 2005
Security group says law may lead to a "compliance-based approach rather than a risk-based approach," compromising information security.
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Sun's Solaris 10 at risk of zero-day exploit
February 13, 2007
Security bugs in Sun Microsystems' telnet service could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to a system.
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Apple flaws put both Macs and PCs at risk
May 12, 2006
Patches arrive for more than 40 holes affecting QuickTime, used by Apple and Windows systems, and Mac OS X.
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MasterCard: Risk is in the cards
June 11, 2004
Security exec weighs in on paper shredders, picture IDs and plain old communication.
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Surfing a bigger risk than spam to company networks
September 15, 2006
Businesses are more likely to pick up a virus via employee Web surfing than from e-mail attachments, study says.
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FedEx Kinko's payment card cracked
March 2, 2006
Anyone with some extra hardware and technical know-how could add value to the card, but FedEx says there's no risk.
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Plan lets users be the judge of flaws
September 17, 2005
Common Vulnerability Scoring System would let companies take their own systems into account in assessing the risk from a security bug.
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Hackers probe Outlook Express flaw
June 24, 2005
Exploit published to Web aims at vulnerability in Microsoft newsgroup reader that could give attacker complete control over a PC.
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VoIP could provoke 'electronic Pearl Harbor'
March 17, 2005
Leaping into cheap Internet telephony before looking at the security risks could create a lot of risk for companies.
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Stolen PC holds sensitive consumer data
November 9, 2005
Machine stolen in October from credit monitoring service has ID information on 3,600 consumers.
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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.
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Security firms squabble over mobile threats
July 24, 2006
CA says F-Secure is hyping smart-phone risks, but Finnish company insists threats are real--just not widespread.
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Unpatched Firefox 1.5 exploit made public
December 8, 2005
A flaw in the open-source browser's history.dat file potentially puts users at risk of a DoS attack.
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Oracle dragging heels on unfixed flaws, researcher says
July 20, 2005
Company has not patched several bugs despite being told about them two years ago, a researcher claims as he puts on pressure by publishing details.
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