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iPhone update kills 12 security bugs

Apple has released iPhone OS 2.2 with patches for 12 documented security flaws, some very serious. The vulnerabilities covered by the patch which also affect iPod Touch could allow remote code execution, information theft, software crashes and weakened encryption settings. The skinny on this...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Issue, SMS, Arbitrary Code Execution, Security Bug, Application Termination, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Apple swats Airport Base Station security bugs

Apple has rolled out a firmware update to fix a pair of security vulnerabilities in the Airport Extreme Base Station.The most serious of the two -- a weakness in the way the default configuration of Airport Extreme handles IPv6 connections -- could allow remote hackers to bypass certain access restrictions."This...

Tags: Patch Watch, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Data theft, Browsers, Wireless, Wi-Fi security, Pen testing, Exploit code, Apple

Blog posts 2007-04-09

IE patch carries security bug

IE patch carries security bugO'Damn , againShelendrea , I need your help on this one . how does this go again . A patch to fix a patch that was supposed to fix a patch that was suppose to fix a flaw or something like that in nature . Well...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Corp., IE Patch, class action lawsuit, security bug, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2006-08-22

Firefox update kills security bugs, adds Mac support

Firefox update kills security bugs, adds Mac supportIt updated by itself?I would have hoped that it would have prompted you first.It will...Browser wars were fought once, don't get cocky young jedi...nice stuff..."includes an automated update mechanism to help people keep their systems up-to-date. "It was so simple to do. ...

Tags: Web browsers, security bug, security, Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2006-04-13

Cisco CallManager security bug alerts, fixes posted

Colleague Joris Evers reports today that Cisco has just issued a couple of fixes for two VoIP-related security flaws. Both flaws exist in Cisco's CallManager software, a screen of which is shown at the top. These flaws were referenced in separate advisories that warned one flaw could be conducive...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., TCP Connection

Blog posts 2006-01-18

Should security bugs be proprietary?

Should security bugs be proprietary?Cisco isn't the problem in this caseThe problem is the judge who issued the restraining order.Cisco is certainly within their legal rights to merely ASK for one. I don't see how any judge could justify their logic in granting one though.If Ford Motor had a problem...

Tags: security, security bug, Cisco Systems Inc., ISS

Discussion threads 2005-07-29

Should security bugs be proprietary?

After an extensive hullaballoo Cisco Systems has gotten former ISS employee Michael Lynn to shut up about a security flaw he found in its router software. Lynn said he found a buffer overflow in Cisco's software in April, alerted them to the problem, but they failed to fix it promptly....

Tags: Michael Lynn, Cisco Systems Inc.

Blog posts 2005-07-29

Offering a bounty for security bugs

Offering a bounty for security bugsHow about a $100 MILLION fine for BAD CODE ???Lets start with a million dollar fine for each of the first ten lines of code that causes an O/S security breach. Then we up the ante to $10 MILLION for each of the next ten...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, bounty, security, security bug, worker, Linux

Discussion threads 2005-07-24

Firefox update squashes security bugs

Firefox update squashes security bugsFirefox update squashes security bugsJust updated Firefox to 1.05. I'm the first kid on my block with the update and by the looks of it, on zdnet too :pNice titleIf microsoft fixes a bug... is "Another bug fixed for IE".... but if Firefox fixes a...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, rep, Firefox Update, security, security bug, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-07-12

Major browsers bitten by security bugs

Major browsers bitten by security bugsfirefoxi, for one, am a little disappointed in mozillas response to this:'Chris Hoffman, director of engineering for the Mozilla Foundation, said the flaws should be fixed in Firefox by the time Firefox 1.0 ships, in the next couple weeks.'they are usually so much better about...

Tags: Web browsers, IE exploit, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., security bug

Discussion threads 2004-10-20

Mozilla to squash security bugs

Mozilla to squash security bugsBefore the NBMers weigh inAt least Mozilla tells you and doesn't make you wait for the next scheduled patch...hmmmm"The security code has been around for six or seven years"6 or 7 years and you didnt see it? That sort of hurts the many eyes theory....

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Astro Boy, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, security bug

Discussion threads 2004-07-27

Linux Kernel do_brk() Vulnerability

A critical security bug has been found in the Linux kernel 2.4.22 and earlier memory management subsystem. This bug has been silently fixed for the 2.4.23 as well as in the 2.6.0-test6 release without any notice to the open source community. While performing a regular audit of the Linux kernel...

Tags: Linux Kernel, Vulnerability, Bug, Security Bug, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software

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Automating peer review may do much more

It's important to note that this is a process which, because of the need for security, and the lack of data format standards, has not been computerized before. Getting it into templates makes many important things possible by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Acesis, XML, Open Source, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-11-22

Why Apple and Google need to get into the Netbook business

This crappy photo-edit of a fairly standard netbook design illustrates the power of Apple branding. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook and pinged me for tech support questions regarding his new toy --...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple iPod, Operating System, Apple Inc., Wireless, Android, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-22

Microsoft is 5th most spam-friendly ISP

Spammers are abusing Microsoft's online services at such an alarming rate that a non-profit spam fighting group now lists Microsoft as the world's 5th most spam-friendly ISP Internet Service Provider. The latest update of Spamhaus.org's list of the world's worst spam networks shows Microsoft at #5 because...

Tags: Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-21

iTunes 8.0.2 out the door

iTunes 8.0.2 is out and waiting in your software update. The incremental update to Apple's venerable jukebox application "improves stability and performance" and provides a number of important bug fixes, including: Addresses a quality issue creating MP3s on some computers. Fixes a...

Tags: Jukebox, Apple iTunes, iTunes 8.0.2, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Verizon snoops peek at Obama's cell phone records

Nosy Verizon employees improperly accessed and peeked at Barack Obama's personal cell phone records, the company said in a statement acknowledging the privacy breach. In the statement, Verizon Wireless chief executive Lowell McAdam apologized to the President-elect and vowed that the errant employees will be disciplined.  The...

Tags: Employee, Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Cell Phone, E-mail, Cellular Phones, Security, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool

Two new pieces of malware affecting Mac OS X appeared this week, a Trojan horse and a hacker tool for creating backdoors. Two pieces of malicious software affecting Apple's Mac OS X appeared this week: a Trojan horse with the ability to download and install malicious code of an...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Trojan Horse, Tool, Hacker Tool, Intego, OSX.Lamzev.A, Lamzev, Spyware, Apple Mac OS X, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Mac OS X, malware, Trojan, backdoor, hacker, Adware & Malware, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk

News items 2008-11-21

Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks Customer

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Nick Portolese, Senior Manager of Data Center Operations for Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks customer. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with their software. Nick's comments follow. Please tell me who you are and what...

Tags: Network, Environment, Network Security, Server, Virtual Machine, Tool, VMWare ESX, Nielsen Mobile, Altor Networks, Nielsen, Productivity, Data Centers, Ip storage, Networking, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Under worm attack, US Army bans USB drives

Under sustained attack from what is described as a rapidly spreading network worm, the U.S. army has banned the use of USB sticks, CDs, flash media cards, and all other removable data storage devices, according to internal e-mail messages seen by Wired's Noah Shachtman. According to the...

Tags: Malware, USB Flash Drive, Worm Attack, USB, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-20