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- Just say no to WEP
- TKIP isn't much better.TKIP is based on RC4 as well.The way I understand it, TKIP is only harder to break because there are fewer packets with the individual cipher key. The security flaw is still present, it just takes more time.
- Tags: SECURITY, dalton.salisbury@..., TKIP, WEP
- Discussion threads 2007-07-18
- Don't let your network management process create your biggest security flaws
- It's one thing to secure the various components of the Windows Server 2003 infrastructure--but how do you secure the tools you're using to secure the network? This chapter from How to Cheat at Designing Security for a Windows Server 2003 Network details the steps you should take to make sure...
- Tags: attacker, cheat, credential, domain, Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, network, network administrator, network management, network security, security, security flaw, software, tool, vulnerability
- Download resources 2006-01-04
- Security flaw touches Windows Media Player, IE
- HelpIt would be nice if they listed a means to thwart the risk other than it's due to a default installation. Then again, I guess they want you to buy their Blink product.Holy CowQuote: "but noted that because details of the vulnerabilities were not made public, there haven't been...
- Tags: ChewyBass, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Media Player, security, Security Flaw, Windows Media, Windows Media Player IE
- Discussion threads 2005-10-19
- Expert: Hold developers liable for flaws
- Expert: Hold developers liable for flawsarticle rootNo, buyer beware rules!1. I can't afford to purchase software that is guaranteed free from security flaws. Even if it would only double the cost of software products, it would make equiping my PC an exorbitant cost that I can't afford.2. If coders were...
- Tags: developer, duncan.sherwin@..., guarantees, liiability, PC, safe, security, security flaw, software
- Discussion threads 2005-10-13
- Not surprised
- this is what hackers are doing, hacking into popular sites and adding spyware downloads. it happened on ads displayed on UK site a few months ago.Spyware, adware hide in BitTorrent downloadsMyCheckFree.com compromisedAfter their announcement of a "power outage", the MyCheckFree.com site will rapidly load your PC with spy/adware. ...
- Tags: adware, BitTorrent, samuel.custer@..., security, security flaw, spyware
- Discussion threads 2005-06-17
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- Exploit code makes IE flaw more dangerous
- The threat posed by a critical flaw in Internet Explorer has been ratcheted up by the release of a program designed to exploit the vulnerability, security researchers warned on Thursday. Security information provider Secunia raised the buffer overflow flaw to its highest rating in a new advisory. The vulnerability, which...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2004-11-07
- --Microsoft Denies IE Security Bypass Flaw
- --Microsoft Denies IE Security Bypass Flaw(14 January 2005)According to information posted on the Internet by a researcher, avulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer could be remotely exploitedto bypass security warnings and download malicious content. There isnot yet a patch for the flaw, and as yet, no exploit code to takeadvantage...
- Tags: flaw, Jaqui, LOL, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Denies, Microsoft Denies IE Security, Microsoft Denies IE Security Bypass Flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, off-topic, security
- Discussion threads 2005-01-19
- Google plugs 'obscure' phishing holes
- Google has fixed a security flaw that opened the door to phishing scams, account hijacks, and other attacks. Attackers could exploit the flaw, a cross-site scripting vulnerability, to launch phishing scams or steal a user's credentials.In the past, Google hasn't experienced as many security issues as other industry names--do you...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, phishing, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-12-22
- Data leak flaw confirmed in Mozilla
- Window Snyder, Mozilla's chief of security, confirmed a data leak vulnerability in Firefox's directory traversal mechanism. The flaw has been graded as low risk and was brought to light as a proof of concept. An excerpt from News.com: When a "flat" add-on is present, an extension...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Flaw, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- Firefox
- Security researcher Tom Ferris has posted this information concerning a buffer overflow flaw,he has found in Firefox.According to his article,he has in formed Mozilla org:http://news.com.com/Unpatched+Firefox+flaw+may+expose+users/2100-1002_3-5856201.html?tag=nefd.top
- Tags: firefox, Mozilla Firefox, Neil Higgins, security
- Discussion threads 2005-09-09
- Critical flaw in RealPlayer and Flash, warns US-CERT
- US-CERT has issued a warning concerning an unpatched vulnerability in RealPlayer and a flaw affecting Flash files. An excerpt from Register: A flaw in RealPlayer 11 build 6.0.14.748 might be used to inject hostile code onto Windows boxes running the software, security notification firm Secunia warns....
- Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Flaw, US-CERT, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-04
- Researchers discover buffer overflow flaw in IBM Lotus Notes
- Researchers at Core Security Technologies discovered a rare bug in IBM's Lotus Notes Software that allows attackers to run malicious software on users' PCs. An excerpt from PC World: The flaw lies in the Autonomy KeyView software used by Lotus Notes to process Lotus 1-2-3 files....
- Tags: IBM Lotus Notes, Bug, Buffer-overflow, IBM Corp., Core Security Technologies, Flaw, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Security, Software, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2007-11-28
- Word 97 Security Patch: KB830354 (exe)
- Word 97 Security Patch: KB830354 offers the highest levels of stability and security available for Microsoft Word 97. This update addresses a flaw when opening a document containing certain data values the names of macros in the document in Microsoft Word. This flaw could allow arbitrary code to run when...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Word 97, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2007-10-05
- OpenBSD DHCP vulnerability fixed
- A vulnerability in the OpenBSD's DHCP has been patched. This vulnerability could allow attackers on the local network to successfully launch a denial-of-service attack. Though unlikely, Core Security, which reported the vulnerability, warns that the possibility of arbitrary code execution stemming from this vulnerability should not be discounted....
- Tags: DHCP, Vulnerability, OpenBSD, Core Security, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Security, Networking, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-10-13
- Security news roundup: October 18
- Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which include two critical security flaw discovered in the Opera browser, various vulnerabilities across Avaya products, and a buffer overflow in the popular freeware Irfanview image viewer. Update for multiple vulnerabilities in Opera Opera Software...
- Tags: Opera Software, Vulnerability, Security Update, Avaya Inc., Security Administration, Security, Patches, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-10-18
- Hackers probe Outlook Express flaw
- ConfusingIn one section is states there must be user interactions in order to be exploited. In the last sentence it says that poeple don't even have to launch express. Which is it?I think they're both trueThe way I read it, you don't have to launch Outlook, you just...
- Tags: ChewyBass, flaw, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, security
- Discussion threads 2005-06-27
- Office 2000 Security Patch: KB822035 (exe)
- The Office 2000 Security Patch: KB822035 offers the highest levels of stability and security available for Microsoft Office XP. This update addresses a flaw in the way Microsoft Office uses Visual Basic for Applications VBA to check document properties when opening a maliciously crafted document. This flaw could allow arbitrary...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Scripting Languages, Office Suites, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2007-09-18
- Office XP Security Patch: KB822036 (exe)
- The Office XP Security Patch: KB822036 offers the highest levels of stability and security available for Microsoft Office XP. This update addresses a flaw in the way Microsoft Office uses Visual Basic for Applications VBA to check document properties when opening a maliciously crafted document. This flaw could allow arbitrary...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Scripting Languages, Office Suites, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2007-10-03
- Apple Airport Extreme Wi-Fi flaw triggers kernel panic
- A new vulnerability in Apples Airport Extreme dealing with 802.11 beacon frames has been partially disclosed by the MoKB project. The discovery was made by researcher LMH who started the MoKB on 11/6/2006 and was reported to Apple on 11/25/2006 with case number #4849XXX. ...
- Tags: Apple, Apple Computer Inc., flaw, Mobile/Wireless, Networking, Security, Wi-Fi
- Blog posts 2006-12-01
- The flaw that "Firefoxed" Internet Explorer
- Why would a Firefox user...be using Internet Explorer to browse? Unless it was a specific site that uses MS web extensions that don't render properly in FF or another browser, there is no need to do this. And if that was the case MS extensions, why would such a URL...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, RealAusTech, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
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