Items Tagged With security
Another month, another QuickTime vulnerability
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-01-13 16:01:29
Deliberately malformed media files and streams have proved successful ways of taking control of computers, so it's not surprising that malware writers and security researchers continue to target software involved in their playback.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-01-13 16:01:29
Deliberately malformed media files and streams have proved successful ways of taking control of computers, so it's not surprising that malware writers and security researchers continue to target software involved in their playback.
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30 months prison for logic bomber
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-01-09 15:38:58
A former systems administrator in the US has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for planting a logic bomb in his then employer's sytems.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-01-09 15:38:58
A former systems administrator in the US has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for planting a logic bomb in his then employer's sytems.
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Patch Tuesday brings quiet though serious start to 2008
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-01-08 16:17:28
Microsoft wasn't joking when it classified as critical one of the vulnerabilities addressed by this month's security updates. A flaw in TCP/IP processing can be exploited by sending maliciously crafted packets, giving the attacker complete control of the targeted system.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-01-08 16:17:28
Microsoft wasn't joking when it classified as critical one of the vulnerabilities addressed by this month's security updates. A flaw in TCP/IP processing can be exploited by sending maliciously crafted packets, giving the attacker complete control of the targeted system.
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Firefox authentication spoofing vulnerability
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-01-06 22:28:01
A researcher has identified a vulnerability in Firefox's basic authentication dialog that may help phishers fool users into false feelings of security.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-01-06 22:28:01
A researcher has identified a vulnerability in Firefox's basic authentication dialog that may help phishers fool users into false feelings of security.
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2008 kicks off with critical Vista/XP patch
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-01-03 15:47:39
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-01-03 15:47:39
Microsoft's first set of security bulletins for 2008 may be slim, but will include a fix for a critical vulnerability in XP and Vista.
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New Australian Government tries totalitarian Net censorship
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-01-02 19:48:40
Newly elected and thus hungry to be seen to be doing ‘something’ about ‘child pornography’ being accessible on Australian Internet connections, the new Rudd Government is cooking up a so-called ‘clean feed’ of Internet that’s actually a foul-tasting brew of censorship stew.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-01-02 19:48:40
Newly elected and thus hungry to be seen to be doing ‘something’ about ‘child pornography’ being accessible on Australian Internet connections, the new Rudd Government is cooking up a so-called ‘clean feed’ of Internet that’s actually a foul-tasting brew of censorship stew.
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Apple tries again with Safari patch
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-12-27 00:47:44
Apple has released a second version of its recent security updates to fix a bug that was causing its Safari web browser to crash.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-12-27 00:47:44
Apple has released a second version of its recent security updates to fix a bug that was causing its Safari web browser to crash.
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Major update to Safari for Windows
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-12-18 17:53:47
A new beta version of Apple's Safari browser for Windows delivers a laundry list of new features and other changes.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-12-18 17:53:47
A new beta version of Apple's Safari browser for Windows delivers a laundry list of new features and other changes.
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Bumper bundle of security patches for Mac OS X
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-12-18 15:23:29
Apple's Security Update 2007-009 delivers a wide-ranging set of fixes for Leopard and Tiger.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-12-18 15:23:29
Apple's Security Update 2007-009 delivers a wide-ranging set of fixes for Leopard and Tiger.
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The phishing was good in 2007: and it's getting better
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-12-17 14:12:32
Research firm Gartner estimates that some 3.6 million US citizens lost a record $US3.2 billion to phishers in the 12 months to August 2007, with debit cards the favourite target.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-12-17 14:12:32
Research firm Gartner estimates that some 3.6 million US citizens lost a record $US3.2 billion to phishers in the 12 months to August 2007, with debit cards the favourite target.
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