News (254)

  • Chinese security team becomes malware victim

    Even security groups are not immune to malware writers: the Chinese Internet Security Response Team has apologised for occasionally serving up malicious code to visitors to its Web site.

  • RealNetworks issues critical patch

    RealNetworks issued a critical patch last week to address three flaws that could allow a hacker to launch a remote attack to run malicious code on a user's computer.

  • Kerberos vulnerability hits Linux/UNIX versions

    The Kerberos Administration daemon (kadmind), which is used in connection with Kerberos authentication, contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in many implementations, mostly affecting Linux/UNIX.

  • IM client vulnerable to attack

    ZDNet Australia has been contacted with revelations users of messenger client Trillian are vulnerable to attack.

  • Secure Linux from buffer overflows

    Buffer overflow attacks are one of the more common types of attack against Linux systems, and also one of the hardest to guard against. Libsafe offers a way to protect your organisation.

Features and Case Studies (72)

  • Kerberos vulnerability hits Linux/UNIX versions

    The Kerberos Administration daemon (kadmind), which is used in connection with Kerberos authentication, contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in many implementations, mostly affecting Linux/UNIX.

  • Secure Linux from buffer overflows

    Buffer overflow attacks are one of the more common types of attack against Linux systems, and also one of the hardest to guard against. Libsafe offers a way to protect your organisation.

  • Microsoft issues server vulnerability warning

    Two vulnerabilities have been found in Microsoft's Biztalk server software, the most serious of which could allow an attacker to fully compromise a targeted Biztalk server.

  • OpenBSD 3.3 released despite funding cut

    The latest version of the popular OpenBSD (Berkley Software Distribution) was released today, and is available for download from FTP sites.

  • Yahoo issues IM, security patches

    Yahoo has issued security patches for its Yahoo Instant Messenger and Yahoo Chat clients in an effort to fix a buffer overflow vulnerability discovered in the software.

Videos (1)

  • NICTA bug killing tool heads for beta trials

    An updated version of the Goanna code scanning tool, which is capable of sniffing out buffer overflows and memory errors prior to code being compiled, was on display at the National ICT Australia Techfest in Melbourne this week.

Reviews (14)

  • Why you must install a firewall -- now

    Commentary: Anti-virus software won't protect you from the latest type of worm affecting Windows systems -- you need a personal firewall.

  • OpenBSD 3.3 released despite funding cut

    The latest version of the popular OpenBSD (Berkley Software Distribution) was released today, and is available for download from FTP sites.

  • Software tweak may make operating systems safer

    The OpenBSD project is making changes in its latest operating system release that it believes could eliminate a class of security bugs that has plagued computers for decades.

  • Microsoft stomps on swarm of bugs

    Microsoft has released four security advisories to fix security holes, the most serious of which could allow an attacker to take over the database functions of the company's SQL Server 2000.

  • Microsoft patches holes in IE, Outlook

    The software giant urges customers to apply updates for both applications to fix critical vulnerabilities that could let attackers run programs on a victim's PC.

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