Under the dark cloud of recent zero-day attacks, Microsoft is quickly working to update its enterprise patching tools to incorporate …
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 …
Microsoft working on quick-fix capability for IT patch tools
Under the dark cloud of recent zero-day attacks, Microsoft is quickly working to update its enterprise patching tools to incorporate …
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 patches 9 bugs, leaves one open for hackers
Microsoft delivered six security updates that patch nine vulnerabilities, fixing two bugs already being used by hackers but leaving one …
Latest malware trick: outsourcing quality assurance
Creators of Waledac malware enlisted the Conficker botnet as a tool to spread malware of their own, marking the first …
Oracle issues big security patch update
Oracle released its latest quarterly patch update, which includes 10 security fixes for its database and also addresses a range …
Microsoft admits new ActiveX zero-day bug
For the second time in a week, Microsoft Corp. is warning users that hackers are exploiting an unpatched, critical bug …
How to use electrical outlets and cheap lasers to steal data
If attackers intent on data theft can tap into an electrical socket near a computer or if they can draw …
Microsoft promises to stymie hackers next week with new patches
Microsoft said it would deliver six security updates coming Tuesday, including two for holes that hackers have been using for …
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 …
Google OS may force Microsoft to reinvent Windows
Google's Chrome OS won't be an immediate threat to Windows, but it may force Microsoft to reinvent its operating system …
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 …
Web threats soars in Threatscape Report by Fortinet
Fortinet announced that its June 2009 Threatscape Report showed dominance and significant growth in Web threat traffic, marked by increased …
VMware offering ‘safe passage’ to Virtual Iron users
VMware is trying to exploit uncertainty among customers of Virtual Iron, the virtualization vendor recently acquired by Oracle Corp., with …
Microsoft may have known about critical IE bug for months
The vulnerability that sent Microsoft scrambling and is being used by hackers now to attack Internet Explorer (IE) users may …
Microsoft confirms attacks against IE6, IE7
For the second time in six weeks, Microsoft confirmed that hackers are exploiting an unpatched bug in DirectX, this time …
‘Jailbroken’ iPhones leave users more vulnerable
Jailbreaking an iPhone leaves users vulnerable to attack by stripping away most of the handset's security protections, a security researcher …
Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone
Apple is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software …
Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone
Apple may be working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could possibly allow an attacker to remotely install and run …