Three of the critical vulnerabilities Microsoft patched Tuesday in ActiveX controls for Office were first reported to the company two …
Adobe confirms Flash contains Microsoft dev code bug
Adobe stepped forward to acknowledge that it's the first major third-party vendor to have used Microsoft's flawed development code in …
iPhone SMS attack to be unleashed at Black Hat
Apple has just over a day left to patch a bug in it's iPhone software that could let hackers take …
Microsoft rushes to fix IE kill-bit bypass attack
Microsoft has been forced to issue emergency patches for its Windows operating system after researchers discovered a way to bypass …
Mozilla quashes first critical bug in Firefox 3.5
Mozilla on late Friday issued the first patch for Firefox 3.5, fixing a flaw that went public Monday. One noted …
Firefox 3.5’s first vulnerability ‘self-inflicted,’ says scientist
Mozilla confirmed the first security vulnerability in Firefox 3.5 and said that the bug could be used to hijack a …
Microsoft admits it knew of critical IE bug in early ’08
Microsoft, last week, confirmed it has known about a bug behind widespread Internet Explorer (IE) attacks for more than a …
Newest IE bug could be next Conficker
The critical bug that Microsoft confirmed but has yet to patch is a prime candidate for another Conficker-scale attack, a …
Microsoft backtracks, extends XP availability to 2011
Just hours after a noted research analyst criticized Microsoft's plans to limit sales of Windows XP PCs, the company said …
Microsoft update removes rogue antivirus program
Microsoft has taken aim at a rogue antivirus program called Internet Antivirus Pro. The company's latest update to its Windows …
Adobe snaps to attention over security vulnerabilities
Adobe Systems, whose applications have been hit hard by hackers, is combing through legacy code for bugs in its products …
Google’s Chrome was ‘hackable’ at Pwn2Own contest
Although Google's Chrome was the only browser left standing after March's Pwn2Own hacking contest, it was vulnerable to the same …
Microsoft plans 10 fake ‘updates’ for Windows 7
Microsoft plans to test Windows 7's update mechanism by feeding users of the just-issued Release Candidate as many as 10 …
‘Hacker’ threatens to expose health data, demands $10M
Days after a hacker claimed to have broken into a database and encrypted millions of prescription records at the Virginia …
Microsoft sets Office 2007 SP2 release for April 28
Microsoft Corp. has set April 28 as the release date for Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2), the first update …
In poor economy, IT pros could turn to e-crime
Enterprises increasingly worry that their employees may be more willing to steal data or sell insider knowledge because of the …
SaaS surprises: Broader appeal, customization and more
Think you know SaaS? There are a few things about the fast-evolving, on-demand software model that might surprise you. For …
Apple plans iPhone 3.0 preview next week
Apple announced Thursday that it will preview a new version of its iPhone software on Tuesday, March 17. “Get an …
Bad Symantec update leads to trouble
Symantec says a buggy diagnostic program spurred a rash of Norton antivirus user complaints late Monday and Tuesday morning. Problems …
Mozilla slates overdue Firefox 3.1 beta for March 10
After several delays, Mozilla is set a release schedule for Firefox 3.1 Beta 3, the next milestone on the road …