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  • 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.

  • IBM posts fix for DB2 Linux security flaw

    A security flaw in Linux editions of IBM's DB2 database could allow unauthorised users to seize control of a database's contents, Big Blue revealed.

  • PostgreSQL issues 'critical' update

    The developers of the open source PostgreSQL database have issued a "critical" update to the software, urging users to modify their installations immediately to protect themselves from exploits.

  • Holes found in Oracle8i database

    Two vulnerabilities have been discovered that could wreak havoc on the most widely used database software on the Internet, Oracle8i, according to security experts.

  • Oracle warns of three new flaws

    Database maker Oracle warned customers on Wednesday of three new flaws in its products, and reiterated its warning to businesses of a fourth flaw that uses the company's application server.

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  • 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.

  • IBM posts fix for DB2 Linux security flaw

    A security flaw in Linux editions of IBM's DB2 database could allow unauthorised users to seize control of a database's contents, Big Blue revealed.

  • Security pro zeroes in on Oracle bugs

    Bug hunter David Litchfield says the Oracle community shouldn't be so smug when it comes to database security. He represents NGS Software, which has serviced Oracle in the past and Microsoft at present.

  • Oracle warns of three new flaws

    Database maker Oracle warned customers on Wednesday of three new flaws in its products, and reiterated its warning to businesses of a fourth flaw that uses the company's application server.

  • 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.

Reviews (4)

  • 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 Windows XP SP2

    We recommend installing Windows XP SP2 but only after Microsoft has had a few weeks to work out the kinks.

  • Windows XP: Six months on

    Is Windows XP meeting your expectations or causing more exasperation than you bargained for?

  • Intruder alert

    Your data is important to you, but do you know if others are trying to get at it? ZDNet Australia investigates.

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