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  • New IE bug crashes browsers

    A simple flaw in Internet Explorer 6.0 causes the browser to crash when it views pages containing malicious HTML code, a security researcher has found.

  • Denial of service glitch could threaten Windows

    Security researchers have published details of a denial-of-service vulnerability which could allow hackers to attack Microsoft Windows and spin computers into senseless processing loops.

  • Microsoft discloses denial of service bugs

    The software giant has alerted users to vulnerability in two of its leading Internet products. A flaw found in two major Microsoft business applications could allow a malicious computer hacker to crash a company's Web site or disable its email system.

  • Flaw finders to software makers: It's payback time

    Bug hunters are turning the tables on software makers in the debate over reporting flaws.

  • Cisco squashes VoIP, router bugs

    Flaws in Cisco Systems software for routers and IP telephony could be a conduit for attacks on enterprise networks, the company has warned.

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  • New IE bug crashes browsers

    A simple flaw in Internet Explorer 6.0 causes the browser to crash when it views pages containing malicious HTML code, a security researcher has found.

  • Cisco readies security product blitz

    Cisco is preparing to announce a major overhaul of its security portfolio next week, with upgrades to several of its existing products.

  • The eye of Oracle's security storm

    David Litchfield, the UK security expert at the centre of the current Oracle security scare, sets the record straight.

  • Windows: Walking on broken glass

    Microsoft has unveiled a flurry of critical security alerts for Windows. Get the details on Microsoft Security Bulletins MS04-029 through MS04-038 and learn what you need to do to protect your systems.

  • Fix two serious Apache flaws

    Apache is beginning to rival IIS as a popular Internet target, which means admins need to be vigilant in keeping it patched. This includes a new software revision that fixes two vulnerabilities.

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  • Apple updates Mac OS to squash bugs

    Apple Computer on Tuesday in the US released an update for its Mac OS X that repairs several security flaws and includes feature updates.

  • 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.

  • Netgear DG834G

    The DG834G combines five network functions in a single box — ADSL modem, router, switch, firewall and 802.11g wireless access point.

  • Microsoft's security chief gets serious

    Scott Charney's carreer has taken him from prosecutor in Bronx County to vice chairman of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. Now he's literally looking for trouble as Microsoft's chief security strategist.

  • Windows XP: Six months on

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

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