Microsoft is warning that a Word flaw is being used for targeted attacks, and has also issued four 'important' patches, including one for a potentially serious DNS flaw in the latest Patch Tuesday bulletin.
Google is making its Google Talk instant-messaging application available for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, however these new applications come in light of new security scares.
An Australian man has discovered security holes in his internet-connected coffee maker that could allow a remote attacker to not only take over his Windows XP-based PC but also make his coffee too weak.
After suspecting a zero day exploit was being used to attack the latest version of Flash Player (9.0.124.0), Symantec says the call was a mistake - it was an older version, 9.0.115.0 and prior.
A possible zero day exploit has been discovered for a flaw in Flash thought to have been patched by Adobe a month ago.
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We sat down with security analyst Andrew Walls at Gartner ITExpo and asked him how Web 2.0 affects application security. He talked to us about how traditional desktop security measures are falling short in a Web 2.0 world and how developers need to take more personal responsibility for the security of their code.
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.
In August, Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins, rating nine as critical threats. (The remaining three are important threats.) With that many updates in a single month, how do you know which ones to concentrate on first?
HP is to launch a penetration-testing service for businesses in October using controlled exploit code.
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.
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Intel's latest Pentium 4 processors bring long-awaited 64-bit support to the desktop, along with -- in the 600 series -- notebook-style cooling technology.
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Recent flaws in the way Microsoft processes JPEG files and a decision to offer IE updates only to Windows XP users lead to just one logical conclusion: bail on Microsoft Internet Explorer.
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