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- Free security tools: Secunia Personal Software Inspector
- Making sure applications in new or existing endpoint system images are free from unpatched vulnerabilities is not an easy task. Secunia provides a free utility to help identify and quickly remediate out-of-date or EOL programs. by Tom Olzak
- Tags: Software, Application, Adobe Acrobat, Image, Tool, Secunia, Security Tool, Personal Software Inspector, Security, Tom Olzak
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Secunia reports Red Hat and Firefox way buggier than Microsoft's products
- Danish security firm Secunia has reported that bugs in open-source code, such as Red Hat Linux and the Firefox browser, were way above those in Microsoft's products last year. An excerpt from TechWorld: Out of the operating systems monitored by Secunia - Windows (98 and onwards),...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Secunia, Web Browsers, Open Source, Internet, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-17
- CA products suffer inherent code problems
- Vulnerability-testing company Secunia has published its annual report pdf on security vulnerabilities earlier this week. In the report, Secunia noted that some CA products containing anti-virus components suffer from "inherent code problems." One CA product singled out for criticism was ARCserve Backup, which the security company says is...
- Tags: ARCserve, Vulnerability, Computer Associates International Inc., Secunia, It Management, Security, It service Management, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
- Security news roundup for the week: December 9
- Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which covers two security updates released by Novell, updates for avast! antivirus, Skype and Camino 1.5.4 for the Mac OS X, a DoS vulnerability in the Cisco 7940 SIP phone, vulnerability issues with Windows Media Player, a latest legal threat made...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Novell Inc., Avast!, Antivirus, Vulnerability, Skype Technologies S.A., Secunia, Media Player 6.4, Security, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-12-09
- Security news roundup: October 30
- Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which covers serious vulnerabilities found in Symantec Mail Security; the availability of TikiWiki 1.9.8.3, which resolves a number of earlier vulnerabilities; and a patch for buffer overflows in Nagios plug-ins. Serious flaws found in Symantec Mail Security ...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Secunia, Security, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-10-30
- Local util-linux vulnerability reported
- A vulnerability affecting the util-linux package has been reported on Secunia. It can potentially be exploited by malicious local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges. Util-linux is a suite of essential utilities that can be found in many Linux systems. While not particularly serious, especially...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Secunia, Privilege, Util-linux, Security, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-10-08
- New zero-day vulnerability in Windows XP
- Secunia has listed a new zero-day vulnerability involving Windows XP. This flaw could potentially allow a system to be remotely compromised. The culprit in this instance involves the implementation of the "FindFile" in the mfc42.dll and mfc42u.dll files bundled with the operating system. These...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Secunia, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-09-20
- Secunia Personal Software Inspector (exe)
- The Secunia Personal Software Inspector detects installed software and categorizes your software as either Insecure, End-of-Life, or Up-To-Date. Effectively enabling you to focus your attention on software installations where more secure versions are available from the vendors.
- Tags: Software, Secunia, Secunia Personal Software Inspector, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Software downloads 2007-07-28
- Firefox critical security vulnerability
- Security firm Secunia issued an alert today that open-source browser Firefox has a highly critical security vulnerability. Like the zero-day exploit of Safari for Windows noted last month and also discussed at MacOSXHints, the breach deals with a 'URL handler', which allows the extension of a browser...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Security Vulnerability, Secunia, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, John Bartley K7AAY
- Blog posts 2007-07-10
- Get up to speed on Microsoft's February security bulletins
- February was a busy month for Microsoft. The software giant released a dozen security bulletins, half of which it rated critical. Last time, John McCormick reviewed Microsoft's six critical security bulletins for February. This time, he'll bring you to speed on the remaining six bulletins, which address important threats. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., John McCormick, Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Security, Interactive Training Vulnerability, Microsoft Security Bulletin, important threat, security bulletin, exploit, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Version, Threat, Mozilla Corp., Secunia, February, Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 924667, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2007-02-26
- Secunia Vulnerability Study: Summary and Analysis
- This paper compares the security of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4, and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. Different aspects of operating system security, such as number of vulnerabilities and the time to resolve them, were analyzed as indicators of security for each...
- Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Inc., Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Analysis, Secunia, Open Source, Operating Systems, Security, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2007-01-15
- Zero-day threat persists for Microsoft Word
- Attackers are currently exploiting a flaw present in most versions of Microsoft Word, but don't look for Microsoft to address the vulnerability in this month's Patch Tuesday. John McCormick has the details on this threat as well as advice for how you can protect systems in the meantime in this...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., John McCormick, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Word processors, Office suites, Zero-Day threat, Apple QuickTime flaw, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Secunia, Software
- Technical articles 2006-12-11
- Don't let these browser threats ruin your online shopping
- Just in time for the year's busiest online shopping period, a new vulnerability has surfaced in popular Web browsers. In addition, a pair of threats has emerged in Mac OS X. John McCormick has the details about the latest security threats in this edition of the IT Locksmith. The...
- Tags: Secunia, John McCormick, Apple Mac OS X, Web browsers, SECURITY, Operating systems, vulnerability, Web browser, password, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Threat, CVE-2006-6061, Secunia Security Advisory 23012, Apple Mac OS, Software, Internet
- Technical articles 2006-11-27
- Linux expert warns of open source's growing appeal to hackers
- Alan Cox, a well-respected Linux developer, warned attendees of London's LinuxWorld that open source software is becoming more attractive to commercial hackers. In this edition of the IT Locksmith, John McCormick fills you in on Cox's statement and tells you about a new organization aiming to stop zero-day exploits. ...
- Tags: John McCormick, Linux, UNIX, Patches, Operating systems, Hacking, Zeroday Emergency Response Team, SQO-OSS, open source, hacker, security, Linux expert, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Information Technology, Patch Management, Secunia, Software
- Technical articles 2006-10-30
- Waiting for Patch Tuesday? Get up to speed on other security threats
- Microsoft is planning on a hefty Patch Tuesday this month, with up to a dozen security bulletins in the works. But before you get embroiled in applying all those patches, make sure you're up to date on the rest of the security threats out there. John McCormick's here to help...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., John McCormick, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, security, vulnerability, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Secunia, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Information Technology, Threat, Secunia Advisory 21910, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Software, Hardware
- Technical articles 2006-10-09
- Secunia rates Word 2000 flaw extremely critical
- two questionsFirst, I'm curious, do you still use Word and OS W2000 in your shop?Second, have you ever considered, recommended, or actually selected any of the Microsoft Viewers in lieu of paying big bucks for Office on systems which seldom if ever do any creative work (such as executives who...
- Tags: security, viewer, word 2000, Project, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., Tech Locksmith, hardware, Secunia, Microsoft Word 2000
- Discussion threads 2006-09-13
- Secunia rates Word 2000 flaw extremely critical
- Eight years after its release, Word 2000 is still extremely popular. In this edition of the IT Locksmith, John McCormick discusses an extremely critical Word 2000 flaw and how to protect yourself. Details Security firm Secunia reports that a recently disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, which...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Secunia, Microsoft Word 2000, John McCormick, Word Viewer 2003, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Word processors, Patches, SECURITY, patch, vulnerability, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Flaw, Office Suites, Software
- Technical articles 2006-09-11
- JavaScript vulnerabilities surface in multiple browsers
- A new browser threat isn't incredibly surprising, but this time around, there's a new twist—the threat affects most browsers, not just Microsoft's Internet Explorer. John McCormick has the details about the new JavaScript vulnerability in this edition of the IT Locksmith. It's an old story: Browser flaws make it...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Secunia, John McCormick, Web browsers, Scripting languages, SECURITY, vulnerability, Web browser, JavaScript vulnerability, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Agency, Information Technology, VA, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Technical articles 2006-06-12
- Critical new Internet Explorer vulnerability found
- Secunia has released a security advisory detailing a new vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 browser. John McCormick has the details in this edition of the IT Locksmith. A critical new threat has emerged in Internet Explorer 6, and no patch is yet available. At the other end...
- Tags: Gentoo, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Cisco Systems Inc., Secunia, John McCormick, Patches, Web browsers, SECURITY, vulnerability, patch management, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Information Technology, Threat, Internet
- Technical articles 2006-05-01
- Firefox harbors multiple critical vulnerabilities
- A slew of vulnerabilities has surfaced in the Mozilla Firefox browser, affecting versions 0.x and 1.x. John McCormick has the details in this edition of the IT Locksmith. The Firefox Web browser has apparently come of age, so to speak. The latest security advisory from Secunia lists a...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Secunia, John McCormick, Web browsers, SECURITY, vulnerability, Web browser, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Apple Inc., Internet
- Technical articles 2006-04-24
