Friday, March 30, 2012
Open source code libraries rife with vulnerabilities More than a third of the 1,261 versions of 31 popular open-source code libraries were found to have known vulnerabilities
Monday, February 28, 2011
Apple invites bug researchers to scrutinize Lion OS Several prominent Mac security researchers have reported that they received invitations to try out the Lion preview. But security experts who accept the challenge must keep their findings a secret
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Google bets $20K that Chrome can't be hacked The company adds prize money to this year's Pwn2Own browser hacking contest. The event will be held at next month's CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Oracle patching fewer database flaws, says researcher Researchers say increased emphasis on acquired products makes it harder for Oracle to stay on top of database flaws
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Google pays record bounty for Chrome bug The company patched 16 browser bugs, including one that earned a researcher US$3,133. Thirteen of the bugs were labeled as "high" threats
Thursday, December 16, 2010
SAP pushes out 'significant' patch update The major update affects SAP Business Suite and NetWeaver. SAP has been taking additional measures to improve the security of its software in light of increased cybercrime attacks against businesses
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Mafiaboy has 'serious concerns' with cloud security The reformed hacker doesn't carry a debit card or a credit card, and worries we're putting too much information out there without proper security
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Microsoft explains missing Mac Office patches The company defends the move, but won't say when it will fix Office for Mac 2004, 2008
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Apple smashes patch record with gigantic update The fix addresses 134 flaws with a Mac OS X update, including 55 in Flash alone
Monday, September 20, 2010
How to hack IP voice and video in real-time An expert from Sipera Systems Inc. demonstrated how hackers can eavesdrop on companies’ voice over IP calls. Find out how do defend your network
Monday, July 19, 2010
Many enterprises still on out-of-service XP SP2 A new poll from Fiberlink Communicaions suggests Microsoft no longer patches XP SP2 but many companies are still using the OS version
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
IBM releases security tool for ongoing app design Bolting on security after you’re finished designing an application doesn’t work, the company said at its Innovate 2010 conference in Orlando. Find out about the newest security products to come out of IBM’s laboratories
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Pwn2Own winner tells Apple, Microsoft to find their own bugs The only researcher to "three-peat" at the Pwn2Own hacking contest, Charlie Miller said that security is such a "broken record" that he won't hand over 20 vulnerabilities he's found in Apple's, Adobe's and Microsoft's software.
Friday, February 26, 2010
SQL Injection, Active X on decline: IBM X-Force report IBM’s X-Force 2009 Trend and Risk report shows a drop in some popular attacks, and a 345 per cent rise in others like new malicious Web links. Security consultant Brian O’Higgins said social engineering continues to be a useful tool for malware authors
Thursday, December 10, 2009
HP patches OpenView vulnerabilities Each of the vulnerabilities have been given a rating of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System scale, the most severe rating possible
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Amazon downplays cloud vulnerability report Hypothetical example described in report much harder to pull off in reality, company said
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Apple patches 18 Mac vulnerabilities Six of the vulnerabilities related to image file formats in Apple's smallest security update of the year
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Adobe promises patch for critical Flash, Reader flaw Adobe knew about the vulnerability since December but never got around to fix it 
Friday, July 10, 2009
Microsoft promises to stymie hackers with new patches The software giant is confirming fixes for bugs including Direct Show and ActiveX vulnerabilities. Two Windows fixes, also available July 14, will be labeled critical
Monday, May 25, 2009
Common sense will protect against Gumblar: Analyst Lost in the headlines of the new Gumblar attack and its astronomical growth is that malware is easily preventable with updated security software and some sensible patching. Find out what you should be doing to protect your company from the Web’s latest threat
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Slash Microsoft bugs by 92 % The vast majority of Microsoft vulnerabilities could be avoided by stripping users of administrative rights, according to a manufacturer of enterprise rights management software
Monday, January 12, 2009
Top 25 dangerous programming screw ups The U.S. National Security Agency and some 30 computer organizations have released a list of 25 programming errors that result in software vulnerabilities which could have serious security implications. One Canadian analyst lauds the effort but says that much like in the case of Vista, researchers missed one serious problem – "can the software actually do something useful?" 
Monday, January 12, 2009
How Gen Y workers turn CIOs into IT watchdogs When next-generation employees come into the enterprise, they have their own ideas about which usage policies should be obeyed. Harris/Decima explains how senior technology professionals can combat the insurgency. Part two of five
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Vendors fixing bug that could crash Internet systems Technical details on the vulnerabilities have not been released, but the security experts who discovered the problem say that they can knock Windows, Linux, embedded systems and even firewalls offline
Monday, April 21, 2008
One in 310 Canadian Windows PCs have malware Microsoft breaks out Canada-specific data from its Security Intelligence report for the first time, revealing the top unwanted software categories. Guess what topped the list?